Finding aid for the Improved Order of Red Men, Hockhocking Tribe No. 58 Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Improved Order of Red Men, Hockhocking Tribe No. 58
Title: Improved Order of Red Men, Hockhocking Tribe No. 58 Records
Dates: 1908-1920
Extent: 0.40 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Improved Order of Red Men, Hockhocking Tribe No. 58, was a Cambridge, Ohio chapter of a secret, fraternal and benevolent society which sought to commemorate the nature and history of the American Indian. The collection consists of minutes of weekly meetings, price lists of tribal supplies, and financial records.
MS Number MS 1885
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Improved Order of Red Men, Hockhocking Tribe No. 58 Records, 1908-1920, consist of minutes of weekly meetings, price lists of tribal supplies, and financial records.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cambridge, Ohio, and secret societies there in the early nineteenth century. Those studying efforts to commemorate the culture, history, and tradition of the American Indian will find this collection useful.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Clubs -- Ohio -- Cambridge.
Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cambridge.
Improved Order of Red Men. Hockhocking Tribe No. 58 (Cambridge, Ohio)
Indians of North America -- Societies, etc.
Secret societies -- Ohio -- Cambridge.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1885 Improved Order of Red Men, Hockhocking Tribe No. 58 Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Purchased in 1934.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Improved Order of Red Men, Hockhocking Tribe No. 58 Records 1908-1920

Box Folder
1 1 Volume of minutes and accounts 1908-1911
1 2 Volume of minutes and accounts 1911-1914
1 3 Volume of minutes and accounts 1917-1920