- unitid
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{"value"=>"21064", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 504", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b20883804", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1903-1974", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1903/1974"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Knights of Pythias files"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"21 boxes, 1 oversize folder", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"18.63 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Dr. Thomas W. Stringer was the founder of the first Black Order of the fraternal organization, Knights of Pythias, known as the \"Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias of North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa\" (KPNSAEAA). This collection is primarily comprised of ledgers containing financial records, minutes, and annual reports for the various lodges."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Knights of Pythias", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>In 1869, the Knights of Pythias Supreme Lodge held a meeting in Richmond, Virginia, to discuss instituting a charter for an African American lodge. Although the charter was denied, it prompted Black men to create their own fraternal lodge. Dr. Thomas W. Stringer was the founder of the Black Order known as the \"Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias of North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa\" (KPNSAEAA). Around 1880, the first Black Orders were established in Mississippi: Lightfoot Lodge No. 1, Meridian Lodge No. 2, and Damon Lodge No. 3. KPNSAEAA's membership grew steadily. By 1897, 40,000 men had been initiated, including those in the West Indies and Central America; however, the majority of members were in the United States.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is primarily comprised of ledgers containing financial records, minutes, and annual reports for the various lodges. The ledgers are organized by lodge, except for several oversized ledgers from different lodges that are housed together due to their size.</p> <p>Of particular note are the death claim files and beneficiary applications, which hold membership information across all lodges, including the Sojourna Household of Ruth, an auxiliary of the Order. Additionally, there are administrative documents belonging to the governing bodies, i.e., the Master of Works Council #1 and the Pycal Holding Corporation; publications created by the different lodges and the Sojourna Household of Ruth; and as well as miscellaneous paraphernalia.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Knights of Pythias files are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/21064#c1672092'>Administrative</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/21064#c1672426'>Lodges</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged into 2 series: I. Administrative and II. Lodges.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Denise Lamaute, 1988.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Miranda-Tarisa Mims, November 2014.</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2022 January 14"}
- date_start
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1903
- keydate
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1903
- date_end
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1974
- date_inclusive_start
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1903
- date_inclusive_end
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1974
- extent_statement
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18.63 linear feet (21 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Knights of Pythias files, Sc MG 504, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}