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Patriotic Order of Americans 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

1107 THL

Scope and Content: This collection contains membership and financial records of the Patriotic Order of Americans Camp #5 of Winchester, VA from 1916 to 1936. Also included are minutes, receipt books, and a question book.
(1 box) Last updated 1/04.

Biographical/Historical: The Patriotic Order of Americans Camp #5 was a women’s group organized in 1916 by Ella Lloyd and instituted by Adaluie E. Wellstood.

Cite As: Patriotic Order of Americans Records, 1107 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

Organization:

Box 1

Changes in rites, 1934, 1 item, 12 pages, printed

Financial records, 5 books
1916-1921, manuscript
1916-1926, manuscript on printed form
1921-1925, manuscript
1925-1932, manuscript
1925-1936, manuscript

Membership records, 3 books, manuscript on printed form

1916
1916-1927
1917-1927

Minutes, 3 books, manuscript
1916-1920
1920-1926
1926-1931

Question book, 1923-1927, 1 item, manuscript on printed form

Receipt books, 2 books, manuscript on printed form
1928-1935
1935-1942