B'nai B'rith Baron De Hirsch Lodge No. 420 (Butte, Mont.) records 1892-1986

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B'nai B'rith Baron De Hirsch Lodge No. 420 (Butte, Mont.) records 1892-1986

Baron De Hirsch Lodge No. 420 of the B'nai B'rith was formed in Butte, Montana, in 1892. B'nai B'rith is an international Jewish fraternal order. These records (1892-1986) consist of correspondence, financial records, minutes, membership and organizational records, legal documents, and miscellany of the B'nai B'rith Baron De Hirsch lodge; Congregation Adath Israel, Congregation B'Nai Israel; and Sisterhood B'nai Israel.

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