- yuk yuk-985
- Fonds
- 1887-1996
The fonds consists of textual records and photographs described in four (4) series. The series are Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) (82/454), Grand Lodge (82/454, 83/31, 90/55), Dawson Lodge #1 (82/2, 82/454, 85/47, 86/92) and Whitehorse Lodge #2 (84/40). The series Yukon Order of Pioneers consists of membership accounts, applications, registers and index 1894-1958. The Grand Lodge series consists of by-laws, minutes, correspondence, financial records, membership accounts and applications dating 1887-1986. The series Dawson Lodge #1 consists of minutes of 1972-1977, membership list 1943-1962, and photographs. The series Whitehorse Lodge #2 consists of application for membership 1966-1972 and minutes and attendance 1967-1980. The fonds also consists of eight b&w photographs of Dawson City residents, members of the YOOP, and Orr & Tukey freight building in Dawson City (1900-1940). There is a printed program titled "Yukon Order of Pioneers. Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Klondike Gold Rush of '98 and Fifty-Second Anniversary of Discovery Day 1896 - Tuesday, Aug. 17 - 1948". There are records of the Yukon Order of Pioneers Ladies Auxilliary that are unprocessed (97/59). A second unprocessed accession (2000/47R) consists of records from the Grand Lodge and Whitehorse Lodge #2. They include a History Scrapbook 1966-1996, minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs and membership lists.
Yukon Order of Pioneers