Scandinavian Fraternity of America Records
Scope and Contents
The records of the Scandinavian Fraternity of America are organized by lodge, and include meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, membership and financial records, correspondence, and programs. Also included are officer’s reports to the Fraternity’s annual district conventions.
Dates
- 1904 - 1995
Creator
- Scandinavian Fraternity of America (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright that may be involved in the use of this collection.
Biographical / Historical
The Scandinavian Fraternity of America was founded on August 12, 1884, in Warren, Pennsylvania. It was one of the oldest Swedish fraternal organizations in America, whose members were men and women of Scandinavian birth or descent, and their non-Scandinavian spouses, between the ages of sixteen and fifty. As with similar organizations of its time, the Scandinavian Fraternity of America formed in order to bring Scandinavian-Americans together for social events, and to provide assistance for sick benefits for its members. The society had no one founder, and its formation was a consolidation of three Swedish societies: the Odin Lodge from Warren, Pennsylvania, Norden Lodge of Ridgeway, Pennsylvania, and the Swedish Brotherhood of Sheffield, Pennsylvania. More societies with similar names from Montana, Minnesota, and Michigan consolidated with the Scandinavian Fraternity Society in the early 1900s.
Based on these records, the last recorded activity of the Scandinavian Fraternity Society was in September 1995.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (5 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by lodge then topic and then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance is unknown, but may have been received in 1966 from Stella Nelson.
Processing Information
Janet Leu, July 2013.
Creator
- Scandinavian Fraternity of America (Organization)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- Funding to migrate and update this finding aid was provided by the Swedish Council of America through the 2019 grant "Improving and Expanding Access to the Swedish–American Archives of Greater Chicago."
Repository Details
Part of the Swedish-American Archives of Greater Chicago Repository
3225 W Foster Ave
Box 38
Chicago IL 60625 USA
773-583-5722