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Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association fonds
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Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association fonds

  • F-192
  • Fonds
  • 1895 - 1998

Fonds consists of records relating to the organization and activities of the Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association, particularly District No. 16 (British Columbia), and several of its subordinate camps, including Glamis Camp No. 210, Glengarry Camp No. 212, Lord Tweedsmuir Camp No. 209, Murray Camp No. 215, and Royal Scot Camp No. 172. Activities, events, and topics documented include the rules, rituals, and organization of the Association; the founding and development of some of the subordinate camps; meetings, activities, events, finances, and membership of District No. 16, its subordinate camps and, to a lesser degree, the Grand Camp; and correspondence and interaction among subordinate camps, as well as between subordinate camps, District No. 16, and the Grand Camp.

Records include minutes, minute books, and related papers; financial ledgers, cash books, financial statements, and financial reports; record books and note books; correspondence, reports, newsletters, and directories; constitutions and bylaws; lists; and programmes and promotional material.

Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association

Glamis Camp, No. 210 minute books

Series consists of records relating to meetings and activities of the Glamis Camp. Records include minute books, with related correspondence and other papers, dating from the Camp's establishment in June 1937 until 1998. Minute books include lists of new members and rolls of camp officers. Correspondence is mainly with other camps.

Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association. Glamis Camp, No. 210

Lord Tweedsmuir Camp, No. 209 minute books

Series consists of records relating to meetings and activities of the Lord Tweedsmuir Camp. Records include minute books with related papers, such as financial statements, District No. 16 Committee minutes (1951-1960), and Grand Camp minutes (June 1942). Minute books also include new member lists and rolls of camp officers. Minutes for the years 1947 to 1950 are missing.

Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association. Lord Tweedsmuir Camp, No. 209

Directories

Sub-series consists of directories listing information about District No. 16 and all of the camps in the District. Directories include contact information for district, camp and also Grand Camp officers; meeting places and times; dates that camps were instituted; and a list of camp events. Includes directories for 1946, 1948, 1950 to 1962, and 1964-1991.

Glengarry Camp, No. 212 records

Series consists of records relating to the Glengarry Camp. Activities, events and topics documented include meetings and other activities of the Camp, its Executive Committee, Entertainment Committee, and Ladies Auxiliary; joint meetings with Montrose Camp, and activities and events of Montrose Camp during that period; the financial management of the Camp; and its relations with other District No. 16 camps. Records include minutes and minute books; financial statements, balance sheets, and financial reports; record books and note books; bylaws; correspondence, reports, and newletters; and lists.

Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association. Glengarry Camp, No. 212

Committee and general meeting minutes and related records

Sub-series consists of records relating to meetings and activities of the Glengarry Camp and its Entertainment and Executive Committees, including joint meetings held with Montrose Camp. Includes minutes and related papers and notations, as well as lists of members, officers, and visitors. Records include minutes and minute books; record books and note books; bylaws; correspondence; and financial statements and reports.

General meeting minutes and related records

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to Glengarry Camp general meetings and activities. Includes minutes and related papers; notations pertaining to Camp members and events; and books recording the names of visitors and members attending meetings. Minute books date back to the inaugural meeting, and include rolls of officers and new member lists. Includes minutes of joint meetings of the Glengarry and Montrose camps held between May 8, 1975 and the Montrose Camp's dissolution in May 1981. Related papers include 1944 Camp bylaws; correspondence with District No. 16 and Grand Camp secretaries; financial statements and reports; and District Committee minutes (1954, 1981). Records include minutes and minute books; record books and note books; bylaws; correspondence; financial statements and reports; and programmes.

Executive Committee minutes

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to meetings and activities of the Glengarry Camp Executive Committee. Includes minutes of Executive Committee meetings (1958-1986), and notes taken at meetings, circa 1943 to 1949, regarding member information, Executive recommendations and motions, and other topics discussed at meetings. Records include minutes, minute books, and a note book.

Newsletters, correspondence, reports and other records

Sub-series consists of newsletters, correspondence, reports and other records documenting the Glengarry Camp's and, to a lesser degree, the Montrose Camp's activities, histories and traditions. Activities, events and topics documented include general Camp activities and special events; Glengarry Camp membership (1943-1946) and the names of past Chiefs for both camps; relations with other camps; and instructions for Marshall Openings. Includes a history of the Glengarry Camp for the period 1937 to 1957; Recording Secretary reports of Glengarry Camp activities, 1943 to 1968; a "Five Year History" of joint meetings with Montrose Camp, 1975 to 1980; Glengarry Camp newsletters (1968-1970); and joint Glengarry and Montrose Camp newsletters (circa 1980-1981). Also included are District No. 16 Committee by-laws (1971) and some newsletters of United Scottish Societies Auditorium Ltd. (1974-1981), a Vancouver company that the Glengarry Camp had shares in. Records include record books; reports, newletters, and correspondence; lists; by-laws; and balance sheets.

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