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Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2006-057
 

Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2006-057

This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes and convention information from the LAOH. The bulk of the records come from the national office, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Michigan, with lesser amounts from other state divisions. Newspaper clippings and photographs included are from all of the aforementioned offices as are awards and other LAOH-related artifacts. Financial records and annual reports are from the central office.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research. Financial and personnel records are closed.

Dates
Creation: 1836 - 2014
Extent
54 Linear Feet (54 boxes)
Related Names
Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians
Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians
Language of Materials
English

National office, 1862 - 2014

 Series
Identifier: I
Dates
Creation: 1862 - 2014
Extent
21.75 Linear Feet (19 containers)

General files, 1909-2006, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: A

This series consists of materials from the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernian’s national office and is divided into six subseries. Items of interest in this series consist of an LAOH constitution printed in 1919, the LAOH Ritual Manual from 1916 and the Odes or a new Ritual Manual from 1909. Included in this series are national constitutions and bylaws, degree work and officer’s information, ritual manuals, charter applications, historical information, and blank forms.

Dates
Creation: 1909-2006, undated
Extent
3.25 Linear Feet (3 containers)

This subseries consists of the original LAOH constitution and bylaws that were amended at conventions, then recorded and reproduced.

Dates
Creation: 1919 - 1998
Extent
1.0 Linear Feet (1 container)

LAOH official constitution, 1919

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1919

LAOH official constitution, 1931

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1931

LAOH official constitution, 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1939

LAOH official constitution, 1952

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1952

LAOH official constitution, 1954

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1954

LAOH official constitution, 1956

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1956

LAOH official constitution, 1960

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1960

LAOH official constitution, 1964

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1964

LAOH official constitution, 1974

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1974

LAOH official constitution, 1985

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1985

LAOH official constitution, 1994 - 1996

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1994 - 1996

LAOH official constitution, 1996

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1996

This subseries consists of copies of degree work manuals, duties of officers and installation of officers' information. The degree manual describes the different degrees attainable by LAOH members and how to go about obtaining them. The duties of national officers information explains what is expected of the members who hold various LAOH national offices. The installation of officers information describes how to properly install new officers to the national board of officers.

Dates
Creation: undated
Extent
1.0 Linear Feet (1 container)

Degree work manual, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: undated
 

Duties of national officers, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: undated

National installation of officers, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: undated

Ritual manuals, 1909-1998, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: 3

This subseries contains updated ritual manuals. The manuals describe the rituals of LAOH that are to be observed at conventions, and meetings. They include a seating floor plan, order in which meetings should be conducted, and proper wording of the LAOH mottos for various officers to recite.

Dates
Creation: 1909-1998, undated
Extent
1.0 Linear Feet (1 container)

National ritual manual, 1916

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1916

National ritual manual, 1949

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1949

National ritual manual, 1976

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1976

National ritual manual, 1986

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1986

National ritual manual, 1998

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1998
Dates
Creation: 1998 - 2004

National ritual manual, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24-25
Dates
Creation: undated

Odes for new ritual, 1909

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: 1909

Charter applications, 1913 - 1991

 Sub-Series
Identifier: 4

This subseries consists of original charter applications submitted to the national office. The applications are from both states and individual divisions requesting an LAOH division in their state or area.

Dates
Creation: 1913 - 1991
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet (2 containers)
Dates
Creation: 1929 - 1941

CA-NJ charter applications, 1913 - 1974

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Dates
Creation: 1913 - 1974

NY-VA charter applications, 1945 - 1973

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
Dates
Creation: 1945 - 1973

VA charter applications, 1981 - 1991

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Dates
Creation: 1981 - 1991

This subseries contains information regarding the history of LAOH. The information consists of lists of past national presidents, summaries of the start of LAOH on a national level, and its spread throughout the United States.

Dates
Creation: 1946-2006, undated
Extent
1.0 Linear Feet (1 container)

Historical information, 1986

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Dates
Creation: 1986

National history, 1994

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Dates
Creation: 1994

LAOH history handbook, 2006

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 32
Dates
Creation: 2006