Certificate of endowment for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
date: label: Date
content: October 15, 1908
name: label: Created by
content: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American, founded 1843
label: Owned by
content: Edgar Leroy Boyd, American, 1882 - 1953
notes: label: Description
content: A certificate of endowment made out to Edgar Leroy Boyd by the Mutual Endowment Association of the District Grand Lodge of Ohio of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. A foil seal is affixed to the document in the bottom left. The certificate has red and black print as well has red and black handwriting.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.89.8ab
objectType: label: Type
content: certificates
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, foil, wood, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (certificate): 21 x 16 in. (53.3 x 40.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (frame): 26 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (66.7 x 76.8 x 5.7 cm)