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Scottish Rite (Masonic order)

 Organization

Found in 1332 Collections and/or Records:

Engrossed copy of the Letters of Constitution for the Supreme Council for the Northern District of the United States of America, 1813 August 5

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2010-020-001
Scope and Contents This charter, sometimes called the "birth certificate" of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction (SC, NMJ) was created by De La Motta. It made the NMJ a legitimate Supreme Council (separate from the Southern District at Charleston, South Carolina) and gave authority to: Daniel D. Tompkins, Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, Sampson Simson, Ill. Inspector Lieutenant Grand Commander, John Gabriel Tardy, Ill. Grand Treasurer, General of the Holy Empire, John James Joseph...
Dates: 1813 August 5

Engrossed Scottish Rite 33° certificate for Edmund B. Hays, issued by St. John's Grand Lodge, 1848 September 9

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2015-108
Content Description

A certifiate issued to Edmund B. Hays of New York, New York, for the position of Sovereign Grand Inspector General, signed by Henry C. Atwood.

Dates: 1848 September 09

Facsimile of Francken Manuscript, undated

 Item
Identifier: A1978-007-001
Scope and Contents

This is a complete photocopy, bound, of the Francken Manuscript, 1771, held by the Supreme Council of England & Wales. It contains the Rite of Perfection for Scottish Rite, 15th degree through the 25th degree and more.

Dates: undated

Fall Reunion, Valley of Chicago, program, 1983 November

 Item
Identifier: A1994-039-017
Dates: 1983 November

Feast of the Paschal Lamb brochures, 1909-1964

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2012-057-002
Scope and Contents

Brochures (3) concerning the Feast of the Pascal Lamb in Rhode Island. The Feast of the Paschal Lamb, or Mystic Banquet, is an annual ceremony by the Chapter of the Rose Croix celebrating fraternal bonds. The Feast of the Paschal Lamb traditionally was held on Christianity’s Maundy Thursday, but has been since deferred to alternative dates in deference to the rites of churches.

Dates: 1909-1964

Finney Family Masonic collection, 1943-1946

 Collection
Identifier: A2022-246
Dates: 1943-1946

First Day Covers from the Valley of Northern New Jersey, circa 1977

 Collection — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1995-064
Scope and Contents

First Day Cover for Valley of Northern New Jersey in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. It includes decorative image of Scottish Rite Temple which was dedicated May 8, 1977.

Dates: circa 1977