Ancient Order of United Workmen Benefit Certificate
date: label: signed
content: 1888
notes: label: Description
content: The Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW) was one of the first fraternal associations to provide mutual insurance policies for its members. Founded in 1868, the AOUW was organized in a similar fashion to the Odd Fellows and Freemasons, providing mutual assistance, support, and organization for working men in a community. During this time, insurance was mainly available to commercial interests, but the AOUW and other labor-associated groups provided a financial safety net for its individual members in the occurrence of illness or death.
label: Description
content: Albert H. Fowler bequeathed his Ancient Order of United Workmen $2,000 death benefit to his son, Clarence Fowler, upon his death September 30, 1888. Fowler served as the recorder for the lodge in Carroll County, New Hampshire which was governed by the Grand Lodge in Massachusetts. The Death Certificate is number 688 and bears a blue seal from the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and a red seal from the Carroll Lodge No. 7.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: used
content: Fraternal Associations
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: American Enterprise
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1992.0021.01
label: catalog number
content: 1992.0021.01
label: accession number
content: 1992.0021
objectType: label: Object Name
content: certificate, benefit
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 3/4 in x 11 1/2 in; 42.545 cm x 29.21 cm