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Knights of Pythias

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Collection Overview

Collection Inventory+/-

Content Description

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Collection Overview +/-

Title: Knights of Pythias
Dates: 1864-1982 (inclusive)
Collection Number: MS 220
Summary: 3 linear feet
Repository: Stewart Library Special Collections
Address:
Weber State University
2901 University Circle
Ogden UT 84408

Collection Inventory +/-

Box 1: Sisters of Pythias Ceremonial Items
item 1.: White veil
item 2.: Blue satin crown with handmade decorations
item 3.: Red sash with gold fringe
item 4.: Red and orange collar
Box 2: Ceremonial Robes
item 1.: Yellow
item 2.: Red
item 3.: Yellow
item 4.: Violet
item 5.: Yellow
Box 3: Ceremonial Robes
item 1.: Orange
item 2.: Purple
item 3.: Purple
item 4.: Red
item 5.: Yellow
item 6.: Yellow
Box 4: Ceremonial Robes
item 1.: Purple
item 2.: Orange
item 3.: Red
item 4.: Black
item 5.: Purple
Box 5: Shields
item 1.: Red Shield for Knights
item 2.: Yellow Shield for Esquires
item 3.: Blue Shield for Pages
item 4.: Bronze Spire
item 5.: Photograph of Dr. Ida M. Jayne Weaver
Box 6: Artifacts
item 1.: Bronze Stand
item 2.: Drum
Box 7: Jewels
item 1.: White Satin Mask
item 2.: Blue "Page" Ribbons
item 3.: Yellow "Esquire" Ribbons
item 4.: Red "Knight" Ribbons
item 5.: White Ribbons
item 6.: Ribbon for Grand Lodge 27 th Annual Session, Kansas City, MO.: October 17, 1911
item 7.: Ribbon in Memoriam Ogden Lodge No. 2
item 8.: White Cloth Jewel Bag for Ogden Lodge No. 2
item 9.: Page Jewel (5)
item 10.: Esquire Jewel (4)
item 11.: Outer Guard Jewel
item 12.: Inner Guard Jewel
item 13.: Master-at-Arms Jewel
item 14.: Keeper of Records and Seal Jewel
item 15.: Master of Finance Jewel
item 16.: Master of Exchequer Jewel
item 17.: Attendant Jewel
item 18.: Prelate Jewel
Box 8: Voting
item 1.: White Voting Balls
item 2.: Black Voting Balls
item 3.: Ballot Box
Box 9: Voting
item 1.: White Voting Balls
item 2.: Black Voting Balls
item 3.: Ballot Box
Box 10: Jewel Box
item 1.: Red Jewel Box for Ogden Lodge No. 2
Box 11: Books
item 1.: Receipt Book
item 2.: Annual Roll Call Service
item 3.: Letter from Walter Johnson to Lodge #16: June 18, 1916
item 4.: Photocopy of Ritual of the Order of Pythian Sisters
item 5.: Knights of Pythias Ritual : 1924
item 6.: Book of Forms for the Floor Work, Order of Pythian Sisters
item 7.: Official Pythian Lodge Directory: 1907
item 8.: Official Pythian Lodge Directory: 1911
item 9.: Official Pythian Lodge Directory: 1914
item 10.: Roll of Membership: 1917
Box 12: Ledgers
item 1.: Treasurer's Cash Book, Knights of Pythias: 1910-1914
item 2.: Account Ledger, Calanthe Temple, Rathbone Sisters: 1896-1909
item 3.: Minute Book, Calanthe Temple: 1924-1926
item 4.: Membership Ledger, Calanthe Temple: 1891-1909
item 5.: Membership Ledger, Calanthe Temple: 1893-1895
item 6.: Membership Ledger, Calanthe Temple: 1909-1916
Box 13: Minute Book, Membership Roll
item 1.: Membership Roll, Knights of Pythias: 1897-1909
item 2.: Minute Book, Knights of Pythias: 1910-1916
Folder 1: Mapcase Folder
item 1.: Certificate from the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, recognizing Ogden Lodge Number 2: November 10, 1884

Content Description +/-

The Knights of Pythias is a secret fraternal organization or order founded in Washington D. C. in 1864. The purpose of the order was social and charitable service. The order was founded upon the legend of Pythias, a 4 th century B.C. Pythagorean philosopher and his devotion to friend Damon. The Sisters of Pythias was established to allow women into the order. The order is divided into ranks of page, esquire, and knight. Each rank is given a color and symbol. Pages are blue and "F" for fraternity. Esquires are yellow and "C" for charity. Knights are red and "B" for benevolence. Marco L. Huddleston and Marco L. Prothero donated the collection in 1982.

Collection Use +/-

Restrictions on Access:

Open to public research.

Administrative Information +/-

Arrangement:

This collection is arrranged by subject group.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Processing Note:

This collection was processed by a Special Collections processor.

Creator:

Knights of Pythias

Language:

Collection materials are in English.

Sponsor:

Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Quantity:

13 boxes

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding guide is in English in Latin script.

Author of the Finding Aid:

Sarah Langsdon

EAD Creation Date:

2011

Standard:

Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).

Subjects +/-

Corporate Names:

Knights of Pythias

Subject Terms:

Sisters of Pythias
Fraternal organizations
Fraternal organizations--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Geographical Names:

Ogden, Utah
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