Manuscript Database

Creator/Title

B'nai B'rith. Louisville Lodge No. 14 (Louisville, Ky.). Records, 1860-1921. 6 volumes.

Call No.

Mss. BD B661 / 1-6

Content

The six volumes in this collection are organizational records of two Jewish fraternal lodges in Louisville, both independent orders of B'nai B'rith: the Har Moriah Lodge No. 14 and the Mendelssohn Lodge No. 40. In 1904 these two organizations merged under the name the Louisville Lodge No. 14. These records document the early Jewish community in Louisville, Kentucky. The five bound volumes are: 1) membership register for the Mendelssohn Lodge (1860-1921), which includes members names, occupations and family information as well as date they were inducted; 2) the official minute book for Mendelssohn Lodge (1860-1870), which documents organizational procedures, dues and fine structures, charitable projects, member disputes, and news from other B'nai B'rith lodges; 3) a ledger book for Har Moriah Lodge (circa 1860-1870), which logs dues, fines, and other financial information for each lodge member; 4) official minute book for Mendelssohn Lodge, 1876-1888; 5) official minute book for Har-Moriah Lodge, 1876-June 7, 1890; Volume 6 consists of collected loose papers from volume 5, mostly correspondence and receipts managed by Har Moriah Lodge secretary, Gabe Felsenthal.

Subject Heading

B'nai B'rith. Louisville Lodge No. 14 (Louisville, Ky.) Records, 1860-1921. 6 volumes.