Knights Templar (Masonic order)

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Itinerary and Arrangements for Visit of the Grand Master and his office Staff to the 29th Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar, Knights Templar of England and Wales, dated September 4-9, 1904. It includes boat and train schedule from London to San Francisco.

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Collection (over 30) of Masonic Dance Cards from both Symbolic lodges and Knight Templar Commanderies in the United States (particularly Massachusetts and New York); collection includes ladies night dance cards, banquet menus, and concert programs.

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Includes postcards, brochures, regalia catalogs, certificates, member directories, programs, and summons for Masonic and fraternal organizations, as well as postcards and first day covers for the Eastern States Exposition (also known as The Big E).

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Certificate issued by The Presiding Officers of DeWitt Clinton Commandery of the Knights Templar to Robert Herne. Herne was appointed a Knight of the Red Cross, a Knight Templar, and a Knight of Malta. The certificate, issued on June 27, 1884 in New Hampshire, is written in black ink with a background of Templarian images around the sides.

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A Knight Templar certificate issued by Boston Commandery, No. 2, to Frederick Peter Wahlgren and dated December 16, 1903. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "Stillings Press, Boston. Copyright, 1900, by B. W. Rowell, Masonic Temple, Boston, for Grand Commandery, K. T. of Mass. & R.I."

Scope and Contents A Knight Templar certificate issued by the Grand Commandery for Massachusetts to Richard S. Spofford and dated 1856. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1841, by Chas. W. Moore, John B. Hammatt, & John J. Loring (Committee) in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. Published under the sanction of the Grand Encampment of Mass. & R. Island." At the top of the certificate is a Christian cross. On the left and...

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A Knight Templar traveling certificate issued by Boston Commandery (Boston, Massachusetts) to Frederick Peter Wahlgren and dated January 3, 1911. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads "Copyright, 1900, by B.W. Rowell, Masonic Temple, Boston, for Grand Commandery, K.T. of Mass. & R.I." Included is a statement from J. Gilman Waite, the Recorder of Boston Commandery, No. 2, confirming Wahlgren’s lifetime membership.