Knights of the Maccabees, Morgantown Tent No. 8, Charter, 1894 A&M 4164

Knights of the Maccabees, Morgantown Tent No. 8, Charter, 1894 A&M 4164


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 4164
Title
Knights of the Maccabees, Morgantown Tent No. 8, Charter 1894
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197454
Quantity
.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 in. (newspaper box, 3 in.); (unboxed frame)
Creator
Knights of the Maccabees
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Charter for the Morgantown, West Virginia "tent" of the Knights of the Maccabees, a fraternal organization which provided life insurance and other benefits to its members. The charter is dated 20 December 1894 and is 22 1/2 in. X 28 1/2 in. The charter was signed by members of the "tent", including an "A. Dayton", assumed to be Alston Gordon Dayton, alumnus of West Virginia University and West Virginia Federal Court Judge. For more information concerning Dayton, please see A&M 52. For more information regarding the Morgantown Ladies Auxilliary of the Knights of the Maccabees, please see A&M 1687. Also includes original frame that the charter was displayed in.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Knights of the Maccabees, Morgantown Tent No. 8, Charter, A&M 4164, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Related Material

52, 1687

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Dayton, Alston Gordon
  • Fraternal organizations - West Virginia.
  • Knights of the Maccabees
  • Morgantown (W. Va.)