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Johnson, Melvin Maynard, 1871-1957

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Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Johnson, Melvin Maynard, 1923

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Scope and Contents From the Series: The records in this series document Abbott's years as Sovereign Grand Commander for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. The bulk of the records are in the form of correspondence from state Deputies and other Freemasons relating to the business of the Supreme Council, the Scottish Rite, and fraternal relations with Freemasons in other countries. This series documents the grandiose building projects and rapid growth of the 1920s and the beginning of the Great Depression. Other topics include...
Dates: 1923
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 / Carriage House Records

Miscellaneous correspondence re conference at Lausanne, Switzerland, 1922

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The following topics are mentioned: James Isaac Buchanan, Leroy A. Goddard, Thomas R. Marshall, Robert E. Ramsdell, Arthur D. Prince, Melvin M. Johnson, Barton Smith, Southern Jurisdiction, John Henry Cowles

Dates: 1922
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 / Carriage House Records

Photos, Bust of Melvin M. Johnson, 1950

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Seven photos depicting a bust of Melvin Maynard Johnson, all undated.

Dates: 1950
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 / Papers of Melvin M. Johnson, SGC

Photos, Johnson Speaking at Unveiling of Statue, 1950 February 22

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Two copies of a photograph featuring Johnson addressing a crowd at the unveiling of the Washington statue by Bryant Baker in 1950.

Dates: 1950 February 22
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 / Papers of Melvin M. Johnson, SGC

Photos, M. M. Johnson (wingtip collar), 1935

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Portrait photographs of Melvin Maynard Johnson, neither dated, one labeled as Sovereign Grand Commander.

Dates: 1935
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 / Papers of Melvin M. Johnson, SGC

Photos, Melvin M. Johnson (glasses), 1940

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Portrait photograph of Melvin Maynard Johnson, undated, Conway Studios, N.Y.

Dates: 1940
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 / Papers of Melvin M. Johnson, SGC

Portraits, Melvin M. Johnson, 1915

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Portrait photographs of Melvin Maynard Johnson, one dated February 20, 1915.

Dates: 1915
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 / Papers of Melvin M. Johnson, SGC

Program for 128th Annual Convocation, Supreme Council 33°, circa 1940

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Identifier: A1992-061-006
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Program for 128th Annual Convocation, Supreme Council 33°, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, on Cincinnati, Ohio in Sept. 21-26, 1940. It includes biography and photo of Melvin M. Johnson, program day by day of meetings, committees, official tableau, photographs of the Cincinnati Masonic Temple

Dates: circa 1940
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Melvin L. Pfankuche Scottish Rite programs, 1882-1963

Records of Melvin M. Johnson, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1915-1979

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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

Southern, SC (3), 1931-1932

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The following topics are mentioned: John H. Cowles, the Great Depression, Melvin M. Johnson, anti-semitism, cerneau bodies, DeMolay, anti-catholicism

Dates: 1931-1932
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 / Carriage House Records

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