Fraternal organizations / Alvin J. Schmidt ; advisory editor, Nicholas Babchuk.

Author
Schmidt, Alvin J. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1980.
Description
xxxiii, 410 pages ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    • Greenwood encyclopedia of American institutions ; 3. [More in this series]
    • The Greenwood encyclopedia of American institutions ; 3
    Summary note
    This book covers fraternal organizations in the United States and Canada; entries include the founding date and place, history and development, goals and activities, membership requirements and size, organizationsl characteristics such as ritual and emblems, and publications of each society.
    Notes
    Includes index.
    Contents
    • The fraternal context
    • Sketches of fraternal organizations
    • Zivena beneficial society
    • Appendix 1: Chronology
    • Appendix 2. Geographic headquarters
    • Appendix 3. Fraternal organization by ethnic affiliation
    • Appendix 4. Fraternal organizations religious affiliation
    • Appendix 5. Interrelated fraternal organizations.
    ISBN
    • 0313214360
    • 9780313214363
    LCCN
    79006187
    OCLC
    6015026
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