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Order of the Eastern Star

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54514

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of various documents, handouts and organization records pertaining to the Order of the Eastern Star in Calgary and Banff. 22 membership certificates in Maud Kidney's name; booklets and programmes for Installation of Officers events, a 1952 meeting in Banff, and a list of by-laws; a ne…

Date Range: 1941; 1947; 1950 - 1953; 1955; 1956; 1958; 1960 - 1966; 1968 - 1975

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record; Private record

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970

Accession Number: 3109; 2780

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 4

GMD: Textual record; Organization record; Private record

Responsibility: Produced by Grand Chapter of Alberta Order of the Eastern Star

Date Range: 1941; 1947; 1950 - 1953; 1955; 1956; 1958; 1960 - 1966; 1968 - 1975

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (ca. 40 pages)

History / Biographical: The Alberta Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star is a charitable foundation based in Alberta which was first formed in 1912. The organization supports various local, national and international causes through fundraising initiatives, and draws inspiration for this work through biblical teachings. Current initiatives as of 2019 include scholarship programs for the University of Lethbridge and the University of Calgary. Membership is restricted to masons by trade [males] and to female spouses or family members of masons.

Scope & Content: File consists of various documents, handouts and organization records pertaining to the Order of the Eastern Star in Calgary and Banff. 22 membership certificates in Maud Kidney's name; booklets and programmes for Installation of Officers events, a 1952 meeting in Banff, and a list of by-laws; a news article discussing the installation of officers in 1950, including Maud Kidney's installation as Matron; a small booklet containing organization notes; a letter to Maud Kidney from Bessie Bloom; edited drafts of a speech, hymns and songs, and a typed draft of an initiation speech script for new members; and a blank "petition for initiation" form to join the organization.

Notes: Some items up to 5 years outside of dates specified in subseries M74 / IV / C [1946 - 1970] have been kept in this subseries with similar materials, which fall within the specified dates, for context.; Some dates are estimates made by the Processing Archivist based on context of topics and written content, physical formatting of documents, etc.

Name Access: Kidney, Maude; Bloom, Bessie

Subject Access: Community events; Club; Organizations; Membership; Order of the Eastern Star; Poetry; Administration

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Edmonton; Calgary; Banff

Access Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Communications

Biographical Source Notes: http://www.easternstar.ab.ca/; https://ecareview.com/mission-of-the-order-of-the-eastern-star/

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal correspondence and community events

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54511

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 Christmas and holiday cards, 4 letters, one postcard and 4 invitations sent to the Kidney family; 1 blank postcard; an inscribed wedding napkin; 2 news clippings and one scanned article from the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald; a pamphlet for Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; two hand-wr…

Date Range: 1946; [ca. 1950]; 1952; 1955; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1965]; 1961; 1963 - 1965; 1967; 1968

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record; Newspaper clipping

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970

Accession Number: 3109; 2016.8581

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 1

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record; Newspaper clipping

Responsibility: Some items published by the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald

Date Range: 1946; [ca. 1950]; 1952; 1955; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1965]; 1961; 1963 - 1965; 1967; 1968

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 Christmas and holiday cards, 4 letters, one postcard and 4 invitations sent to the Kidney family; 1 blank postcard; an inscribed wedding napkin; 2 news clippings and one scanned article from the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald; a pamphlet for Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; two hand-written recipes; 8 notes, poems and other writings; and 4 event programmes. Content pertains to family and friends of the Kidneys (including the Hobkirk family, Mona and Gordon Houghton, the Meeker family, Tom Lonsdale, and Catharine Whyte), community events in Banff (including an open house at the Summit Tea House on Sulphur Mountain, the 25th anniversary of the Rundle Memorial Church and the opening of the Mineral Springs Hospital), local marriages, Mac's Sport Shop in Banff, correspondence between Maud Kidney and other former members of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club, and Canadian centennial celebrations.