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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks pamphlets
- Date Range
- 1980-1990
- Collection
- BVM discrete item collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains three pamphlets related to the Elks: 50- and 60-year anniversary pamphlets for Lodge 240, and a smaller pamphlet entitled How the Elks Began in Canada.
- Collection
- BVM discrete item collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual record
- Creator
- Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
- Fonds No.
- C1
- Accession No.
- 2020.34.22
- 2020.34.23
- 2020.34.24
- Physical Description
- 0.4 cm textual records (3 pamphlets)
- Date Range
- 1980-1990
- History / Biographical
- The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks (BPOE) is a fraternal organization which was founded in the United States in 1868 and in Canada in 1912. Its Smithers Branch, Lodge 240, was founded in 1930.
- Custodial History
- These items were kept in the museum's reference files for an unknown period of time before being removed and accessioned in August 2020.
- Scope and Content
- File contains three pamphlets related to the Elks: 50- and 60-year anniversary pamphlets for Lodge 240, and a smaller pamphlet entitled How the Elks Began in Canada.
- Geographic Access
- Smithers, B.C.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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