Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1000.01.05.01 |
Collection |
The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States(MOLLUS) Records |
Object Name |
Records |
Title |
Group I: Commandery-in-chief, Series 5: Correspondence, Subseries 01: Officers |
Scope & Content |
The MOLLUS collection dates from 1857 to 2012. The majority of the collection consists of record books, meeting records, scrapbooks, correspondence, financial records, registers, published addresses, membership records, photograph books, photographs of members, and songbooks. The collection documents the administration and membership of MOLLUS since its creation, focusing primarily on the Commandery-in-Chief and the Pennsylvania Commandery, but also covering other states, as well as the sister organization Dames of the Loyal Legion of the United States (DOLLUS). The group "I. Commandery-in-chief" dates from 1865 to 2012 and is divided into ten series: "I.1. Constitutions and bylaws," "I.2. Annual meetings," "I.3. Quadrennial congresses," "I.4. Anniversary meetings," "I.5. Correspondence," "I.6. Financial records," "I.7. Membership," "I.8. Publications," "I.9. Scrapbooks," and "I.10. Miscellaneous." The series "I.5. Correspondence" dates from 1866 to 2000 and is divided into four subseries: "I.5.1. Officers," "I.5.2. General correspondence," "I.5.3. State commanderies," and "I.5.4. Individuals and organizations." The subseries "I.5.1. Officers" dates from 1886 to 1995, with the majority of these records dating from 1886 to 1913, and contains correspondence from Commanders-in-chief Rutherford B. Hayes and Scott Wallace Stucky, and Recorder-in-chief John P. Nicholson. This subseries is arranged chronologically. |
Dates of Creation |
1886-1995 |
Year Range from |
1886 |
Year Range to |
1995 |
Relation |
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Legal Status |
On loan from The Military Order of The Loyal Legion of The United States (MOLLUS). |
Multimedia Files |
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Containers |
Commander-in-chief Rutherford B. Hayes Recorder-in-chief John P. Nicholson Commander-in-chief Scott Wallace Stucky |