Bound Editions of 'Doings' of the Elks Club (BPOE), 1908-1918

Name/Title

Bound Editions of 'Doings' of the Elks Club (BPOE), 1908-1918

Entry/Object ID

1997.551.1

Description

ACC. NO. 97.551.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: FRATERNAL; ELKS (BPOE) DATE OR PERIOD: 1908 - 1918 OBJECT: NEWSLETTERS DESCRIPTION: COLLECTION OF NEWSLETTERS, HARD-BOUND, WITH COVER OF BLACKCOLORED BUCKRAM TRIMMED IN BLACK-COLORED LEATHER. SPINE HAS CAPTION, "DOINGS, VOLUME NO. 1, MARCH 1908 TO JUNE 1918," IN INCISED GOLD. SIZE: L 9-1/2" X W 6-1/2" HISTORY OF OBJECT: BOUND COPIES OF A WEEKLY PUBLICATION ENTITLED, "DOINGS," ISSUED BY THE ALAMEDA BRANCH, ELKS CLUB, FROM MARCH 1908 TO JUNE 1918. THE VOLUME WAS ORIGINALLY PROPERTY OF AL LATHAM. THE VOLUME, NUMBERED "1000," WAS GIVEN TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN 1956 AND HERETOFORE NOT OFFICIALLY CATALOGED. ACQUIRED FROM: MRS MARIAN MITCHELL HINTZ CATALOGED: OCTOBER 4, 1997