SC 069. Sovereign Grand Commander papers
Record Group
Identifier: SC 069
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
David A. Glattly certificates and other materials, 1993-2021
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: A2022-358-001
Scope and Contents
Collection includes certificates and diplomas that are mounted on plaques, encased in leather and velvet folios, previously framed, and loose. Also includes announcement poster, personalized notecards for David A. Glattly, and a photograph of a group of people. The photograph is from 1990s, while the bulk of the collection is from 2017-2021, while Glattly was Sovereign Grand Commander.
Dates:
1993-2021; Majority of material found within 2017-2021
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library