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Burlesque and Side Degree Paraphernalia Catalog, No. 256, 1915

 Item
Identifier: A1979-023

Scope and Contents

This catalog is not specific to a particular fraternal organization, but rather contains all sorts of tricks, practical jokes, and hazing tools for candidates and initiates. This includes things such as the electric carpet, deceptive glasses, trick guns, invisible paddle machine, costumes (some of which romanticizes and appropriate non-white cultural heritage by using stereotypes and/or caricatures), and more.

Dates

  • Creation: 1915

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

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

1 item/s

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

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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