Order of the Eastern Star, Coldwater, Michigan, Collection
Scope and Contents
The scrapbooks range in age from 1947 until 1977. The newsletters are from 1955 to 1977. The Tyre Lodge newsletters are from 1997-2000. The Coldwater Chapter, Number 1, Order of the Eastern Star is noted as the "Oldest Chapter in the World."
Dates
- Creation: 1947-2000
Creator
- Order of the Eastern Star. Coldwater Chapter No. 1 (Coldwater, Mich.) (Creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection is filled with scrapbooks documenting the activities of the Coldwater, Michigan Chapter, Number 1 of the Order of the Eastern Star (OES). Also included are newsletters from the Chapter along with newsletters from the Tyre Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons also from Coldwater.
Physical Description
The collection amounts to 1.0 cubic feet. There are three scrapbooks from 1947 until 1977. They are filled with newspaper clippings, photographs and other memorabilia. The three scrapbooks are in a large box. Additionally there are eight folders filled with mimeographed newsletters. The condition of the collection varies. The newspaper articles in the scrapbooks are yellowed and brittle but the other items are in good condition. Photographs for the most part are identified. All items are adhered to the scrapbook either by tape or photo corners. The paper they are mounted on is thin and yellowed. Acid-free paper has been placed between pages. The newsletters are yellowed but in good condition.
Subject
- Freemasons. Tyre Lodge (Coldwater, Mich.) (Organization)
- Title
- Order of the Eastern Star, Coldwater, Michigan, Collection Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lynn Houghton
- Date
- 2011-08-03
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu