Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection deals mainly with the social groups that William Earl Pay and his father William Horatio Pay were involved in. Included in these groups are the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Mankato Cemetery Association, the Territorial Old Settlers Association, the Blue Earth County Historical Society, the Minnesota Historical Society, and the First Presbyterian Church of Mankato and covers approximately 1888 to 1968. Published and unpublished records of these organizations are both...

Abstract This collection consists of items belonging to William Earl Pay of Mankato. The items included were collected by William Pay and his father, William Horatio Pay, who served as the president of the Blue Earth County Historical Society. The collection includes information on the various groups that the two Pays were involved in, including the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Mankato Cemetery Association, the Territorial Old Settlers Association, the First Presbyterian Church, the Blue...