Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1000.02.02 |
Collection |
The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States(MOLLUS) Records |
Object Name |
Records |
Title |
Group II: Pennsylvania commandery, Series 02: Correspondence |
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 "II. Pennsylvania commandery" dates from 1861 to 1977 and is divided into twelve series: "II.1. Meetings," "II.2. Correspondence," "II.3. Financial records," "II.4. Membership," "II.5. Publications," "II.6. United Service Club," "II.7. The Soldier's Home of Philadelphia," "II.8. Gettysburg," "II.9. Scrapbooks," "II.10. In memoriam," "II.11. Miscellaneous," and "II.12. Photographs." The series "II.2. Correspondence" dates from 1863 to 1951 and is divided into four subseries: "II.2.1. Officers," "II.2.2. General," "II.2.3. Membership committee," and "II.2.4. Correspondence with Samuel B. Wylie Mitchell." |
Dates of Creation |
1863-1951 |
Year Range from |
1863 |
Year Range to |
1951 |
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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