The fonds consists of administrative and other records of the various Hamilton chapters of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE) from 1900 to 2012. The fonds is arranged chronologically by the date of the chapter’s foundation.
The subfonds consists of minute books, a chapter history for the Princess Margaret Rose Chapter (1936-1986), correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs.
The subfonds contains a chapter history for the Stanley Baldwin Chapter (1937-1962), a scrapbook (1973-1990) and a photograph of Stanley Baldwin (1938).
The subfonds consists of minute books, which include meeting minutes and membership lists; by-laws and operational records; annual reports; correspondence; and scrapbooks.
Subfonds consists of a minute book for meetings of the General Sir Archibald Wavell Chapter. A membership book is included as an insert within the minute book.
The subfonds consists of records documenting the activities of the Municipal Chapter of the IODE, arranged in the following series: minute books; annual meeting minutes and reports; treasurer's book and reports; special committee reports; membership applications and other material; attendance records; war service records; photographs; scrapbooks; maps; books and pamphlets; correspondence; financial records; periodicals; awards and ephemera; and chapter histories.
Subfonds consists of minute books for meetings of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Chapter as well as a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, correspondence, thank you cards and photographs pertaining to the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire.
This subfonds consists of minute books and scrapbooks pertaining to the activities of the St. Elizabeth Chapter, as well as records of military service, some of which include photographs, for relatives of members of the St. Elizabeth Chapter.
Subfonds consists of minute books, agenda books, war service records, scrapbooks, and photographs, documenting the activities of the Paardeburg Chapter of the IODE.