Scope and arrangement
The Boyer Lodge No. 1 records consist primarily of ledger books, but also include some administrative information. The first series, Boyer Lodge No. 1, includes correspondence files, 1908-1980, which discuss those who were accepted for membership or dropped from the rosters; invitations to events sponsored by Boyer Lodge; reelection of officers; financial donations made to needy members; and notices of meetings, 1908-1980. Other materials include a manuscript entitled "History of Boyer Lodge No. 1" by Harold A. Wilson (ca. 1962); official proceedings (1947, 1953-1954 and 1958); and printers' blocks.
Series two, Ledgers, includes four membership ledgers, 1863-1957, which list member's name, age, birthplace, residence, occupation, name of person who proposed membership, date joined or elected, date of initiation, dates passed and raised, and dues paid. The oldest membership ledger in the collection, the "Registry of United Grand Lodges of Various Lodges" (1863-1875), adds the name of the lodge in which the member was initiated. The lodges included in this registry are: Boyer Lodge No. 1, Celestial Lodge No. 2, Rising Sun Lodge No. 3, Hiram Lodge No. 4, Adelphic Union Lodge No. 7, Stone Square Lodge No. 6, and Olive Branch Lodge No. 5. For Boyer Lodge No. 1, there are also several minutes books, 1889-1959; members' ledgers, 1866-1960; a financial treasurer's book listing monthly balances and expenditures, 1849-1855; and additional financial records dated to 1956. Meridian Lodge No. 3 is represented by minute books and membership records, 1849-1887; Meridian Lodge No. 5 records consist of minutes, 1849 and 1883.
The Boyer Lodge No. 1 records are arranged in two series:
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1908-1980
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1844-1964