Records, 1896-1971, 1960-1969.

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Records, 1896-1971, 1960-1969.

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Records (1896-1971; bulk 1960's) of the Croatian Fraternal Union of America, Lodge 530 (Melcher, Iowa) include an account book; life insurance records; miscellaneous lists of names and addresses; correspondence with members; transfers and membership payments from the Pittsburgh headquarters to members in Iowa; and mass cards. A few personal items of Frank Sepich are also included.

1 ledger and.1 envelope.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Croatian Fraternal Union of America. Lodge 530 (Melcher, Iowa).

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The Croatian Fraternal Union of America was organized in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1894 as the Croatian Union. Three years later, its name was changed to the National Croatian Society. In the 1920s, a movement began to unite all Croatian fraternal organizations. Subsequently, in 1924, the Croatian League of Illinois, the St. Joseph Society of Kansas City and the Young Croatian Society (Whiting, Ind.) merged with the National Croatian Society and adopted the name Croatian Fraternal Union. In 19...

Sepich, Frank.

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Croatian Fraternal Union of America

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The Croatian Fraternal Union of America was established as the Croatian Association in 1894 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a fraternal insurance benefit society to provide relief to Croatians in event of sickness or death. The organization changed its name in 1897 to the National Croatian Society, and adopted its present name in 1926. The Union began publishing a newspaper in 1904, issued monthly until 1909, when it began weekly publication. Membership totaled over 8,000 by 1900, o...