Box 3

Traveling certificate with wallet labeled "FOLD SAMPLE" at the top

Signatures of Robert O. Ralston, Francis G. Paul, Philip L. Hall, and Winthrop L. Hall on Supreme Council letterhead

Facsimile certificate, "A Mason's Thoughts," which concerns the relationship between United States and Canada post-September 11th attacks, submitted by Brother Edward Jakubowsky, September 8, 2005.

Brochures (3) concerning the Feast of the Pascal Lamb in Rhode Island. The Feast of the Paschal Lamb, or Mystic Banquet, is an annual ceremony by the Chapter of the Rose Croix celebrating fraternal bonds. The Feast of the Paschal Lamb traditionally was held on Christianity’s Maundy Thursday, but has been since deferred to alternative dates in deference to the rites of churches.

Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Committee on Ritualistic Matters of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, which includes updates on each of the 33 degrees, information about the Manual for Degree Directors, publications, selection of members, and the committee's strategic plan.

Includes 9 photographs of Richard "Dick" Curtis while working as editor of The Northern Light. Views include Curtis at the typewriter, doing research, with Stanley Maxwell, working on layout design, talking on the phone, and several others.

Typescript letter from Grand Commander, Southern Jurisdisction, John H. Cowles to Norris G. Abbott, Deputy for Rhode Island. Letter concerns whether or not the "Maundy Thursday" service should be part of the ritual for their Chapter degrees (15th degree through 18th degree) or a separate public service for Masons and their wives to celebrate with the Scottish Rite Masons.

Manuscript French Dictionary of Symbols and People Symbolic in Allegories of the Ancients, includes long essays on the symbolism of the earth (la Terre), water (de l'Eau), air (l'Air), animals (les Animaux), and man (l'Homme)