Committee of Ritualistic Matters working file records, 1925-1985
Scope and Contents
This is the collection of working records for the Committee of Ritualistic Matters. Materials are largely textual, mainly booklets and research pertaining to degrees from 1° to 33° and used as reference material. Collection contents range in date from 1925-1985. The bulk of the collection contains McIlyar Hamilton Lichliter's research into the Scottish Rite Degrees which he was tasked with by Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin Maynard Johnson. There are also suggested revised scripts for numerous degrees sent from various Scottish Rite Masons in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.
Dates
- Creation: 1925-1985
Creator
- Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Committee on Rituals and Ritualistic Matter (Organization)
- Lichliter, McIlyar Hamilton, 1877-1961 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is restricted. See Archivist for more details.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in this collection may be governed by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Please contact the Archivist regarding permission to publish material.
Full Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
French
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Extended Loan from Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
Subject
- Scottish Rite (Masonic order) (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library Repository
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