Fonds 020 - Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, Duncan Lawson Chapter fonds

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Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, Duncan Lawson Chapter fonds

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CA WVAN 020

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  • 1940-1978 (Creation)
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    Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. Duncan Lawson Chapter (West Vancouver, B.C.)

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45 cm of textual records
9 photographs

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Administrative history

The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, Duncan Lawson Chapter was formed on April 22, 1920 at a meeting in Ambleside Hall. An application to become a chapter within the National Chapter of Canada was sent to IODE headquarters, and the affiliation certificate was signed on May 13, 1920.

The West Vancouver chapter was named after Duncan Lawson (1897-1918), the son of West Vancouver pioneers John Lawson (1860-1954) and Christina Lawson (1866-1955). Duncan Lawson was killed in action during World War I. Christina Lawson and Duncan Lawson's sister, Gertrude Lawson (1892-1989), were among the founding members of the Chapter.

The Duncan Lawson Chapter's motto was "Loyal Service", and it worked with schools and community groups to provide service and assistance.

The last meeting of the Duncan Lawson Chapter was held on February 13, 1978. The membership had been declining, and it was decided that there no longer was a sufficient basis for the continuation of the Chapter.

Custodial history

Some of the records included in the fonds were found in the home of Gertrude Lawson when it was purchased by the Corporation of the District of West Vancouver to become the site of the West Vancouver Museum and Archives. The records were originally part of the Lawson family fonds, but were separated in 1992 to become a separate fonds. The binder with the history of the Chapter was donated separately and included in the fonds. It was transferred from the Provincial Chapter (British Columbia) of the I.O.D.E. Additional records may have been donated by Gertrude (Pixie) Wilson.

Scope and content

The fonds consists of material relating to the history, development, and activities of the Duncan Lawson Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. The material includes financial records, policies, correspondence, reports, speeches, minutes, agendas, historical information, magazines, brochures, certificates, greeting cards, booklets, and photographs.

The fonds is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Financial records
Series 2: Policies and procedures
Series 3: Correspondence
Series 4: Reports
Series 5: Speeches and history
Series 6: Membership information
Series 7: Minutes and agendas
Series 8: Echoes magazine
Series 9: Ephemera

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  • English

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    BCAUL control number: WVAN-244

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    Final

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    Full

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    Revised March 2010

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