X Reunion of the Sovereign Grand Commanders of the Americas, Boston, 1975-1983
Scope and Contents
Series contains the records for planning, attending, and managing international conferences of the Supreme Councils and Sovereign Grand Commanders in Scottish Rite Freemasonry. Arranged chronologically, the conferences include the International Conference of Supreme Councils, Conference of European Sovereign Grand Commanders, Conference of Sovereign Grand Commanders of the Americas, Conference of English-Speaking Supreme Councils in Amity, and anniversary celebrations of Supreme Councils for various countries. Included in the international conference records are “European Trips” where the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of America visited Sovereign Grand Commanders of Supreme Councils in European countries, often in conjunction with attending the International Conference of European Sovereign Grand Commanders. Most of the conferences involve travel to Europe and South America. The series is further arranged by subseries based on year that conferences were held, from 1922 to 1999.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-1983
Creator
- Maxwell, Stanley F. (Stanley Fielding), 1910-1997 (Person)
- Baxter, Sidney R., 1920-2010 (Person)
- Reunion of the Sovereign Grand Commanders of the Americas, X (May 23-27, 1982) (Boston, Massachusetts) (Organization)
- Bustos, Alejandro Garcia (Person)
- Clausen, Henry C., 1905-1992 (Person)
- Mattei, Raoul L. (Person)
- Glaser, Rodolfo (Person)
Language of Materials
Much of the materials are translated into or from Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Dutch, and Italian. Some of the correspondence is also in these languages, with translations created near the time of creation.
Conditions Governing Access
File is open for research, except for items created 50 years earlier than current year.
Extent
From the Series: 15.85 Linear Feet (38 boxes, 4 oversize folders)
Arrangement
Box 26 Folder 9-12; Box 27 Folder 1-15; Box 28 Folder 1-6
Separated Materials
Items removed. (1) Duplicative: International Conference of Supreme Councils, Paris. Bulletin of the International Conference. No. 31, Juin 1982. Shelf location: Masonic Serial Bulletin (International Conference) or International Conference of Supreme Councils Bulletin (2) Collections: Metal book imprint and film for printing of "Proceedings of the X Reunion of the Sovereign Grand Commanders of the Americas", 1982. (3) Duplicative: V Conference of English-Speaking Supreme Councils-In-Amity: Held at Boston, Massachusetts, June 1978: Condensed report compiled by the Secretary to the Conference, 1978. Shelf location: Masonic Backlog 92-199SC (4) Duplicative: Freemasons. Supreme Council. Proceedings of the X reunion of the Sovereign Grand Commanders of the Americas. Boston: Sovereign Grand Commanders of the Americas, 1982. Shelf location: Masonic Monograph 14.61 .A512 1982
Repository Details
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