Digitized Content from Sodus Bay Phalanx Records | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

The digitized content of the Sodus Bay Phalanx Records, 1844-1846 (Digitized Microfilm) consists of legal and organizational records by the Sodus Bay Phalanx in Rochester, N. Y. This collection contains copies of their legal and organizational records, volumes of meeting minutes in 1844, data on individual members, stock certificates, and various loose receipts and agreements.

The Sodus Bay Phalanx was communitarian experiment based on Fourierist principles, following the utopian system of Charles Fourier (1772-1837), under which society was to be organized into self-sufficient cooperatives. The phalanx occupied a domain on Sodus Bay and lasted two years.

The digitized content contains copies of organizational and legal records of the phalanx. The content covers subjects including Communitarianism, Fourierism, New York, and farming.

The Sodus Bay Phalanx Records were completely digitized in 2024. Items are available online at the University of Illinois Digital Library. A preservation copy of the items is available to IHLC and digital preservation staff at the Library Digital Repository: https://medusa.library.illinois.edu/collections/2344.