Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Massachusetts
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Prince Hall Affiliation United Supreme Council, 1947-1949
File
Scope and Contents
Correspondence relating to Black Freemasonry and Prince Hall recognition, which was considered by the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts.
Dates:
1947-1949
Reading of the original charter 459, 1958
Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2001-089-005
Content Description
A 1958 printed transcription and facsimile of the 1784 charter issued by the Grand Lodge of England to African Lodge, No. 459, the first African American or Prince Hall Masonic lodge in America. The document is hand-signed by Grand Master James R. Leseuer, M.D., the forty-sixth Grand Master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Massachusetts.
Dates:
1958
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library