Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Missouri, Records
Scope and Contents
Collection consists primarily of circulars, memorial sketches, memorial cards, and correspondence of the Commandery of the State of Missouri.
Dates
- 1885-1931
Creator
- Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Missouri Commandery (Creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.
Historical Sketch
The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States was a Civil War veterans organization founded in Philadelphia at the close of the war. The Missouri department of the Loyal Legion, known as the Commandery of the State of Missouri, was instituted in 1885. The members (or “companions” as they were known) of the Loyal Legion were commissioned officers and honorably discharged commissioned officers of the U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps, who served in the Civil War. Descendants of eligible officers were eligible for membership as hereditary companions.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet ( (3 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in four series. The Memorial Sketches Series consists of circulars issued by the commandery that solely contain memorial sketches of members. The series also contains some memorial cards. The series is arranged alphabetically. The Circulars Series contains circulars, some of which contain memorial sketches in addition to announcements. The series is arranged chronologically. The Record Books Series includes four disbound record books of the commandery that consist primarily of circulars, memorial cards, and announcements. (These four records books, arranged largely chronologically, were disbound for preservation reasons, and the items were retained in their original order.) The Correspondence Series is arranged chronologically.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
Donor information is noted in this inventory when available. Much of the material in this collection was transferred to the archives from the library, ca. 2000.
Processing Information
Processed by Dennis Northcott, 2003.
Creator
- Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Missouri Commandery (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Missouri, Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository