Scottish Rite (Masonic order)
Organization
Found in 508 Collections and/or Records:
Ray Marriott Sharpe Panama Canal Masonic collection, 1924-1954
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: A2023-160-001
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a 32° certificate issued to Ray Marriott Sharpe in 1924, Noble of Mystic Shrine certificate issued to Sharpe in 1925, four Masonic demits from 1939, two copies of a photograph of a group of Shriners on a ship (Sharpe is identified), photograph of Shriners in one row attached to black paper, 3 Masonic membership cards issued to Sharpe for a New York lodge, two dues card issued to Edith M. Walsh in 1952 and 1954, an eastern star booklet and a Masonic membership...
Dates:
1924-1954
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Real photo postcards of a Filipino Scottish Rite Freemason, 1925-1949
Item
Identifier: A2021-038
Records for the Valley of Rochester, 1866-2005
Collection
Identifier: A2007-044
Scope and Contents
The collection contains: meeting minutes of the Rochester Lodge of Perfection, Council Princes of Jerusalem, Chapter of Rose Croix, and Consistory, as well as Germania Lodge of Perfection. Also included are ledgers of death, suspensions, withdrawals, and dues of active members, committee meetings, memorial book, Oath of Fealty Book, bylaws, and legal papers of the Scottish Rite Valley of Rochester from 1866-2005.The collection is arranged in 7 series and totals approximately 18...
Dates:
1866-2005
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Records of Leon M. Abbott, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1908-1932
Collection
Identifier: A2021-074
Abstract
Leon Martin Abbott (1867-1932) was a prominent and influential Freemason, lawyer, and philanthropist. He was born on August 28, 1867, to Joseph Brown Abbott (1835-1892) and Lydia Cole Martin (1838-1893). Educated in Keene, New Hampshire, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1891. Abbott practiced law in Boston, turning down offers of judgeships and political office to remain a private citizen. He became Sovereign Grand Commander of...
Dates:
1908-1932; Majority of material found within 1921-1932
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Records of Melvin M. Johnson, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1915-1979
Collection
Identifier: A2019-001
Abstract
Melvin Maynard Johnson (1871-1957) was a prominent and influential Freemason, lawyer and academic. Johnson was born on May 11, 1871, in Waltham Massachusetts. He attended Tufts College and Boston University School of Law (BUSL). Following a successful career as an attorney, he returned to BUSL as a professor in 1918. He was Dean of the Law School from 1935 to1942. Johnson was the first full-time Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, a position he held...
Dates:
1915-1979; Majority of material found within 1933-1953
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Resolution concerning the relationship between the Grand Lodge of Ohio and Supreme Council of Ancient and Accepted Rite of Louisiana, 1869 October 28
Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2002-118-055
Scope and Contents
Resolution between the Grand Lodge of Ohio and the Supreme Council of Ancient and Accepted Rite of Louisiana, stating that members in Ohio are prohibited from receiving Symbolic Degree through the Lousiana Supreme Council. It is signed (printed signature) by John D. Caldwell, Grand Secretary of Ohio.
Dates:
1869 October 28
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Rhode Island Council of Princes of Jerusalem charter, 1879-1909
Item
Identifier: A2022-103
Richard H. Curtis Scottish Rite collection, 1876-1947
Collection
Identifier: A2000-033
Robert D. Pederson scrapbook, 2004-2006
Item
Identifier: A2007-009-001
Scope and Contents
Scottish Rite scrapbook made by Robert D. Pederson, the Commander-In-Chief of the Valley of Rochester. The scrapbook focuses on the years 2004-2006 and contains various Northern Light magazine covers, copies of the Scottish Rite News, Scottish Rite calenders, event and meeting notices, a list of members of the Valley of Rochester, lists of activities appropriate for Masons, explanations of how Masons should act, and information about receiving Masonic degrees.
Dates:
2004-2006
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Roger Keith Masonic collection, 1827-1949
Collection
Identifier: A2017-032
Dates:
1827-1949; Majority of material found within 1911-1914
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library