Series VII: Unidentified Ohio Lodges, 1885-1915

Series I contains the records of Gem City Dayton Lodge #785 in five ledgers and a file folder. The contents of the ledgers deal with Memberships, Dismissals and Reinstatements, Minutes, Withdrawals and Transfers, and a file folder of Ephemera; with dates running from 1891-1945.

Series 2 contains the records of the International Association of Machinists #608 in three file folders, two of which hold Financial Reports, and the other has Miscellaneous Correspondence. There are also seven ledgers mainly concerned with Membership, Dues, Roll Call and Minutes.

Rebekah Lodges, #342 and #397 takes up Series III with three ledgers that contain Membership Attendance, Dues, Roll of Officers, and a file of correspondence which date from 1892-1917. In addition, there is a Proceedings Catalogue of an Ohio Rebekah Assembly, held at Portsmouth, Ohio, May 9th-10th., 1917 .

The Lodges #375 and #273 of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen makes up Series IV with certificates of Examination and Audit files, and Attendance and Dues ledgers dating from 1905-1946.

Series V is entirely devoted to the Annual Proceedings of the Ohio Grand Lodge. The contents of this series are hardbound copies of the Grand Lodge meetings in various Ohio cities dating from 1896-1932, plus a large volume of Laws and Decisions of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, Constitution By-laws Rules of Order, and Analytical Index.

Single Items from various lodges are contained in Series VI. There is a Log Book from St. Paris Lodge #40, Cash Ledger from Hope Lodge #16, By-laws, Membership Dues from Lodge #19, Receipts, By-laws from Fraternal Lodge #510, and Loans and Membership Dues Ledgers belonging to Lodge #253.

Unidentified Ohio Lodges are contained in Series VII; and dating from 18851915 are Members Attendance, Dues, Funeral Book of Dues, and a Double-entry Cash Ledger.

Almost all of the ledgers in this collection are in some stage of deterioration, especially in their covers and bindings, and would have to be handled with care.