American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company Records

Collection

Identifier: WH870

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains company's constitution; bylaws; correspondence; membership lists; meeting minutes; financial papers; newsletters; clippings; corporate records; annual statements; ledgers of issued insurance policies. Photographic prints: portraits and images of members of the Supreme Camp of the American Woodmen (later American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company); photographs of new buildings; views of buildings, parades, meetings, conventions, and camps (includes panoramic, col., b&w, photographic prints on card mounts : albumen, negatives : col., b&w).

Dates

1901-1990

Creator

Phillips, Mary M (Person)
Jacobs, Harold (Person)
American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company. (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Organization founded in Denver, Colo. in 1901 as a fraternal benefit society. Established to provide life insurance and home mortgages to African Americans. Ceased operation in 1993.