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Knights of Pythias Records

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society

P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

1106 THL

Scope and Content: This collection is comprised of ledger books, VA convention proceedings, attendance, and expense records of the Knights of Pythias with some loose papers and pamphlets. These records span from the late 1800s to the late 1900s.
(1 box) Last updated 2/04.

Biographical/Historical: Knights of Pythias was a fraternal organization established in the 19th century.

Cite As: Knights of Pythias, 1106 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

Organization:

Box 1

Records, 1891-1986: Loose papers
Virginia Convention programs:

1906 1913-1914 1927 1933-1936
1907 1917 1929  
1910 1923 1931  

Virginia Convention proceedings:

1887-1888 1910
1891-1892 1812

Knights of Pythias ledgers:

1887-1890 1895-1911
1891-1892 1912-1923

Dues ledgers:

1896-1901
1901-1906
1906-1909

Expense accounts:

1909-1912
1935-1940
1941-1945

Attendance notebook and loose sheets, no dates
Rebeckah Degree odes cards

"First Virginia Battalion Uniform Rank: Knights of Pythias," pamphlet, no date