Series 6: Fraternal Files, 1926-1950 (continued)
Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F)
F 1 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Apr. 1-11, 1935).
List of officers, Lawton Lodge No. 71; Program, Washita Valley Association (I.O.O.F.) meeting; includes correspondence with J.M. Blalock and F.L. Flynn.
F 2 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Apr. 12-30, 1935).
Transcript of trial proceedings against G.A Surber (Perry Lodge No. 27) for bootlegging alcohol; Brochure advertising 116th anniversary, Central District Association I.O.O.F.
F 3 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (May 1935).
Flyer advertising W.C. speaking engagement; District Deputy Grand Master recommendation; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce and J.E. Kroh.
F 4 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (June 1935).
Petition for redress of election issue from Lodge No. 314, signed by ten members; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce, Sam C. Massingale (M.C., 7th district OK), and W.A. Pittenger.
F 5 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (July 1935).
Requests to various state I.O.O.F. organizations for printed proceedings; Program, Central District Association, Third Quarterly Session, Schoolton, OK; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce
F 6 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Aug. 1935).
Form letters to various Rotary and Lions Clubs, introducing W.C. and agenda; reference to W.C. trip to the Far East; Proclamation changing date of Grand Lodge session. Reason: W.C. trip to the Far East; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce, David Logan (State Senator, OK), and W.A. Pittenger.
F 7 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Sept. 1935).
Flyer advertising W.C. speech at Ardmore Lodge No. 6; Program, Washita Valley Association meeting, w/ W.C. as guest speaker; Program, Third Annual I.O.O.F. Kansas-Oklahoma Conclave, Ponca City, September 5-6, 1935; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce.
F 8 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Oct. - Nov. 1935).
Includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce.
F 9 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Dec. 1935).
Includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce.
F 10 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Jan. - Feb. 1936).
Letter discussing W.A. Pittenger loss of congressional seat and M.C. that replaced him; Postcard picturing the Hotel Ansley, Atlanta, GA; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce and W.A. Pittenger.
F 11 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Mar. - May 1936).
Blank postcard picturing Park Lodge No. 203, Hyde Park, NY (where F.D.R. was initiated into I.O.O.F., 24 Jan. 1912); Facsimile letter from F.D.R. to Parke P. Deans (in I.O.O.F., VA), sent to W.C. by G.W. Bruce; Letter outlining the situation of an orphan being ousted from the Checotah Home, and seeking redress; Letters touching on direct relief for the aged from the Federal Govt., and the W.P.A. response outlining federal guidelines; small newspaper,"The ALP" (The Agriculturalist, Labor, the Physician), of Kansas City, MO; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce and W.A. Pittenger.
F 12 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (July - Sept. 1936).
Letter outlining the conversion of the aged and the orphans of I.O.O.F. homes to the use of benefits from Social Security; pamphlet for Jackson Co., MO quarterly meeting, Aug. 29, 1936; card advertising election of Walter W. Millan to post of Deputy Grand Sire; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce and W.A. Pittenger.
F 13 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Oct. - Dec. 1936).
Includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce.
F 14 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Jan.-Apr. 1937).
Proclamation for special session of OK Grand Lodge to investigate conduct and management of Checotah Home by C.F. McElvina and Beulah McElvina; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce, W.A. Pittenger, and R.O. Wilson (Grand Master replacing W.C.).
F 15 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (May - July 1937).
Reprints (3) of newspaper about W.C. from the Winchester Evening Star VA; newsletter, Federal City Lodge No. 20 for June 1937; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce, James J. Davis (Senator, PA), A.N. Leecraft, and R.O. Wilson.
F 16 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Aug. - Dec. 1937).
Commission as Special District Deputy Grand Master for the state of OK, given to W.C.; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce, S.R. Cunningham, A.N. Leecraft, and R.O. Wilson.
F 17 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (1938).
Reference to death of OK Governor J.B.A. Robertson; list of reception committee members for 1938 Sovereign Grand Lodge meeting, Oklahoma City; program, special session, Grand Lodge; reference to invitation of OK Governor E.W. Marland into I.O.O.F; negative reply from F.D.R. press secretary, re: invitation to attend OK I.O.O.F. meeting; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce, S.R. Cunningham, A.N. Leecraft, and R.O. Wilson.
F 18 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Jan. - Mar. 1939).
Includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce, William Noble, and W.A. Pittenger.
F 19 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (Apr. - Dec. 1939).
Card advertising the Virginia Odd Fellow magazine; includes correspondence with R.O. Black, G.W. Bruce, Thomas G. Burch, Parke P. Deans, A.N. Leecraft, and W.A. Pittenger.
F 20 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (1940).
Includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce.
F 21 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (1941).
Flyer announcing meetings from Patriarchs Militant I.O.O.F.; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce.
F 22 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (1942).
Programs, Covenant Lodge No. 13 and Potomac Lodge No. 38, Washington, DC.; includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce and C.F. McElvina.
F 23 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (1943-1945).
Includes correspondence with G.W. Bruce.
F 24 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (1946).
Pamphlet describing upper levels of leadership in I.O.O.F.; includes correspondence with E. Russell Holland, C. Everett Murphy, and Earl Ward.
F 25 I.O.O.F Correspondence. (1947-48).
Two telegrams relating to the death and funeral of Past Grand Master, I.R. Mason; includes correspondence with L.O. Grim.
F 26 I.O.O.F. Correspondence. (1950).
Undated card of Odd Fellow "Things to Remember"; Two business cards, W.C. Grand Master I.O.O.F.
F 27 Speech: "Odd Fellows." (n.d.).
Discussion of responsibilities for members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
F 28 Speech: "Fraternalism." (n.d.).
Discussion of values of fraternal membership.
F 29 Speech: "Fraternal Cooperation." (n.d.).
Discussion of cooperation and "teamwork."
F 30 Speech: "The Other Side of the Street." (n.d.).
Discussion of "the two-fold relationship . . . related to God and our fellow men."
F 31 Speech: "Friendship Talk." (n.d.).
Discussion of the need for friendship. (contained in cloth pouch).
F 32 Speech: "Friendship." (n.d.).
Discussion of friendship throughout history.
F 33 Speech: "The Triple Links of Odd Fellowship." (n.d.).
Includes handwritten introduction.
F 34 Speech: "Opening Ode." (n.d.).
Written on stationery from Krebs City Schools listing Wilburn Cartwright as Superintendent. Opening for Odd Fellow meeting.
F 35 Speech: "Odd Fellowship Is a Power for Good." (n.d.).
Includes a brief history of Odd Fellowship.
F 36 Speech: "Thomas Wildey." (n.d.).
Includes history of Thomas Wildey's efforts in founding the I.O.O.F.
F 37 Speech: "Friendship Initiatory." (n.d.).
Includes a speech fragment entitled "Love."
F 38 Speech: "The Honest Woodman (A Fair Story)." (n.d.).
Includes an allegory about "truth."
F 39 Speech: "Love." (n.d.).
Includes a discussion of the merits of love.
F 40 Speech: "Love." (n.d.).
Love as a commandment from Jesus.
F 41 Speech: "Love." (n.d.).
Lists various acts of love.
F 42 Speeches: "Thought of Initiation." (n.d.)., "This Home is an Honor to Odd Fellowship." (n.d.)., "Address by Public Official at Laying of Cornerstone for I.O.O.F. Building." (n.d.).
F 43 Speeches: "Address For Odd Fellows Anniversary." (n.d.)., "Odd Fellowship and Its Value to the State." (n.d.)., "Odd Fellowship and the Scriptures." (n.d.)., "Three Cardinal Virtues." (n.d.)., "Truth, The Third or Crowning Link of Odd Fellowship." (n.d.)., "The Prison of the Soul (Self)." (n.d.). copyrighted., "Our Homes, The Great Monument of Our Order." (n.d.)., "The Care of the Orphan By I.O.O.F." (n.d.)., "Higher Degrees in Odd Fellowship." (n.d.)., "Memorial Address - - I.O.O.F." (n.d.)., "Service - An I.O.O.F. Talk." (n.d.)., "Lodges are What Their Leaders Make Them - - I.O.O.F. Talk." (n.d.)., "Odd Fellowship and American Institutions." (n.d.)., "The Three Links of Odd Fellowship - - Friendship, Love and Truth." (n.d.)., "Some Points on Odd Fellowship For Young Men." (n.d.)., "The Work of Schuyler Colfax." (n.d.)., "Founders Day Address for I.O.O.F." (n.d.).
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Wilburn Cartwright Collection Box List
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