Box 1

Advertising card for A.W. Pollard, Merchant Tailor, at No. 6 Court St. in Boston. He was a dealer in cloths, cassimeres, vestings, and also a costume and regalia manufacturer. The card includes a border composed of Masonic symbols and a schedule of Masonic meetings in the Boston area on the back of the card.

William G. Mintzer Co. Bill of Sale for fraternal regalia: 1 gilt Fraternal belt ($5.00); 1 pair gold passants ($3.00) sold to Mr. Goebel April 24, 1861. Wm. G. Mintzer Co. located 131 North Third St., Philadelphia, PA.

A two-hundred-dollar bond issued by the Northampton Masonic Hall Association of Northampton, Massachusetts. Signed by the president of the company, Jairus E. Clark, attested by the company's treasurer, Henry A. Kimball

The Buzz Aldrin ephemera collection of Ben B. Lipset spans the years 1969-1975. The collection features 7 items produced and collected by Lipset and includes an autographed photo of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin; "Mission Accomplished," a poem written by Lipset and sent to Aldrin, Armstrong, and Collins; two letters written by officials at the John F. Kennedy Space Center to Lipset; and two first day covers of Apollo 11.

Broadside soliciting agents to sell book entitled Scarlet Book of Free Masonry. It contains endorsements from Daniel Sickels, 33°, and John W. Simons, 33°, and others. The Scarlet Book of Free Masonry was first published by Redding & Co. in 1879. This solicitation likely refers to the 1885 edition, based on date of endorsements.

Print (reproduction) of the FreeMasons Surpriz'd or the Secret Discover'd, A True Tale from a Masons Lodge in Canterbury

This manuscript booklet, issued by the Order of the Eastern Star, includes instructions and diagrams for rituals. The diagrams show the positions for members and directions for movements of various rituals. The paper has a watermark for Crane's paper with a bird and "1896".

A broadside for a Masonic celebration (i.e. St. John's Day) to be held at Manchester, New Hampshire, on June 24, 1854. The event included a procession by the Trinity Encampment of Knights Templar, an address delivered by William Flint of Charlestown, Massachusetts, and a dinner served at a tent on Orange Street.

Broadside dated Manchester, June 19, 1854 at bottom.

Engraved invitation with image of Capitol building, with an inserted image of the laying of the first cornerstone of the Capitol with George Washington wearing a Masonic apron.