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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 09:58:08 -0700 Reply-To: Legal History discussion list <H-LAW@UICVM.BITNET> Sender: Legal History discussion list <H-LAW@UICVM.BITNET> From: Elizabeth Brandt <ebrandt@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu> Subject: frateral societies and organizations
For the last several years, I have been conducting biographical research on lawyers who have been professionally disciplined. I would like to identify the religious, ethnic and political backgrounds and affiliations of these lawyers where possible. The most significant clue I have to this information is lists of fraternal organizations to which the lawyers belonged such as the Knights of Pythias, Oddfellows, etc. I am looking for information about these organizations particularly with respect to whether they were identified with particular groups or ideologies. Some, such as the Knights of Columbus, are obvious. However, I have found little or no information on some of the other groups that keep popping up. Is anyone familiar with research on these organizations? I'd appreciate any suggestions!
Liz Brandt
ebrandt@uidaho.edu
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 12:48:56 -0700 Reply-To: Legal History discussion list <H-LAW@UICVM.BITNET> Sender: Legal History discussion list <H-LAW@UICVM.BITNET> From: Elizabeth Brandt <ebrandt@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu> Subject: fraternal societies and organizations (fwd)
In response to Elizabeth Brandt's query on fraternal organizations. I found Mark Carnes work on the Masons very interesting. Here is the cite. I also found lots of other titles under these subject headings.
Mark Carnes. Secret Ritual and Manhood in Victorian America. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989
Subjects- Secret Societies - U.S.
Friendly Societies - U.S.
Fraternally, Seth Wigderson
[which is how I have taken to ending posts since I became
H-Labor moderator, it is typical in the Union movement]