Collection search - Grand Lodge of the Order of Knights of St. Crispin fonds [textual record (microform)]

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Grand Lodge of the Order of Knights of St. Crispin fonds [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1869-1873, 1906-1908.

Reference:

R3405-0-3-E, MG28-I333

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100029

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Grand Lodge of the Order of Knights of St. Crispin fonds
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Fonds includes:

5 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1869-1873, 1906-1908.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 microfilm reel negative and positive.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of the following microfilmed records: annual meetings of the International Grand Lodge of the Order of Knights of St. Crispin, 1869, 1870, 1872; Knights of St. Crispin Monthly Journal, January 1873; proceedings of the Second Annual Session of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, Knights of St. Crispin, 1870; list of lodges, 1870; letters, n.d., 1906, 1908. This material is located on microfilm reel M-6686.

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Grand Lodge of the Order of Knights of St. Crispin

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Grand Lodge of the Order of Knights of St. Crispin : The Knights of St. Crispin, trade union, was a secret labour organization, which combined the skills of the traditional shoemaker with the new methods of factory production. It was founded in Milwaukee, Wis. in 1867. Growth was slow but by 1870, there were 327 lodges and perhaps 50,000 members. Eighteen lodges existed in Canada in 1871. The Knights of St. Crispin were primarily interested in wage levels and employee rights. The order lost important strikes in the early 1870s and suffered in the depression of the 1870s. Though their organization rapidly declined, it provided a basis of support of the growing Knights of Labour.

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General note:

Received in 1980 from Senator Eugene Forsey; microfilmed from originals held by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.

Location of originals note:

The originals are held by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at Madison, Wisconsin.

Related material:

For related materials, see: Knights of Labour collection (R2872 / MG28-I54, Mikan catalogue no. 100119).
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Labour movement - Canada, 1869-1873, 1906-1908 The Knights of St. Crispin Monthly Journal, 1973

Trade-unions - Shoemakers - Canada, 1869-1873, 1906-1908

Labour - unions and organizations - archival fonds
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MG28-I333
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Textual records: microform

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Microfilm reel M-6686

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