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Elks (Fraternal order)

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Leon Nowitzky's 1920s Passes and Tickets

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2023-026
Scope and Contents

Fourteen passes, ticket stubs, and membership cards to various venues and organizations in Norfolk and Virginia Beach dating between the late 1910s to early 1930s.  These venues and organizations included are Seaside Park, Auspices Norfolk Sleuth Club, Norva Theatre, Coral Gables Kennel Club, Ocean View Park, Virginia Electric and Power Company, Woodmen of the World Club, Loyal Order of Moose, B.P.O. Elks, and Norfolk Fair.

Dates: created: 1910s-1930s; Other: Majority of material found in 1928; Other: Date acquired: 08/27/2024

Norfolk Lodge, No. 38, B. P. O. E. Newsletters

 Collection — 6 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2015-046
Scope and Contents

Monthly newsletters from 1936-1962 of Elks Gavel, published by Norfolk Lodge No. 38 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes 1950-1952 correspondence to Sgt. William T. Prince at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri concerning club membership and a minstrel show, and a 1974-1975 membership card belonging to James E. Prince of Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1936-1947, 1950-1957, 1961-1962, 1973; Other: Date acquired: 11/00/2015