Section

Military

American Woodmen Uniform Ranks, 1924

Curator Information

Reinette F. Jones, University of KentuckyFollow

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Description

4^th District Encampment at Camp Nicholas Biddle, Louisville, KY
American Woodmen - benevolent organization, 1901-1994

The American Woodmen started as a white organization in Colorado in 1901, but became a black organization in 1910, founded by Cassius M. White and Granville W. Norman, both from Austin, TX [source: "History of American Woodmen - the Supreme Camp of the American Woodmen (AWSC)" in Fraternal Organizations by Alvin J. Schmidt]. Members were from 16 states (including Kentucky). Read more

Curation Date

2-2014

Photo Source

Collection on African Americans in Kentucky, Explore UK

Accession Number in UK Libraries Special Collections

2007av036 \ box 2, folder 5, item 25 \ 1924