Flower Cactus Lodge records, ca. 1927-1981.

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Flower Cactus Lodge records, ca. 1927-1981.

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Summary: Organizational records in the form of membership listings, meeting minutes, correspondence, and photographs documeting Flower Cactus lodge members and activities. Programs for two state conventions and one tri-state convention are also present. Photographs depict lodge members and formal activities conducted by the organization with many names of members inscribed on the backs. One folder contains a history of the organization and a listing of the 10 charter members who founded the organization in 1884. In addition to the Flower Cactus Lodge records there are also present membership listings and meeting notes for an affiliated group called the Past Presidents Association.

2 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7965604

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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