Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians records
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
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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
- Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 2014
- Extent
- 21.75 Linear Feet (19 containers)
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)
- Dates
- Creation: 1919
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- Creation: 1931
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- Creation: 1939
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- Creation: 1952
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- Creation: 1954
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- Creation: 1956
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- Creation: 1960
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- Creation: 1962
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- Creation: 1964
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- Creation: 1974
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- Creation: 1985
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- Creation: 1994 - 1996
- Dates
- Creation: 1996
- Dates
- Creation: 1996 - 1998
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)
- Dates
- Creation: undated
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- Creation: undated
- Dates
- Creation: undated
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)
- Dates
- Creation: 1916
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- Creation: 1949
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- Creation: 1976
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- Creation: 1986
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- Creation: 1998
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- Creation: 1998 - 2004
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- Creation: undated
- Dates
- Creation: 1909
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
- Dates
- Creation: 1913 - 1974
- Dates
- Creation: 1945 - 1973
- 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)
- Dates
- Creation: 1986
- Dates
- Creation: 1994
- Dates
- Creation: 2006