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Membership certificate issued to William Wesley by Golden Gate Lodge, No. 2007, 1888 February 15

Item — Folder 1

Identifier: A2018-002-001

Content Description A membership certificate issued by Golden Gate Lodge, No. 2007, of San Francisco, California, to William Wesley. Dated February 15, 1888. Imprint under the graphic reads, "Entered according to Act of Congress 1878 by Wm. M. T. Forrester in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. A Hoen & Co. Richmond, VA." In 1843, Peter Ogden, "a person of color who traveled between New York and Liverpool, England," as a steward on a ship, founded the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, an...

Dates: 1888 February 15

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Mildred Weitzel Patriotic Order Sons of Americans collection, 1909-1992

Collection — Box 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: A2019-022-001

Dates: 1905-1992

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

National Temple Building for the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias postcard, 1927

Item — Box 1

Identifier: A1988-031-001

Content Description

Real photo postcard of the National Temple Building for the Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias in Chicago, Illinois, while under construction. Pictured on the bottom is S.W. Green, who was the Supreme Chancellor of Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Dates: 1927

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Oliver T. Barnes Prince Hall Masonic and fraternal collection, 1871-1939

Collection

Identifier: A2001-049-007

Scope and Contents

This collection contains programs and other ephemera from several masonic and fraternal organizations. Also included are bank notes and a newspaper clipping regarding the suicide of his sister-in-law, Ida H. Randall Barnes.

Dates: 1871-1939

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Panoramic photograph of the Knights of Pythias of North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1920 July

Item

Identifier: A2003-010-001

Scope and Contents Panorama photograph of members of the Knights of Pythias of North and South American, Europe, Asia, and Africa, taken at Zanesville, Ohio, July 25-30, 1920, at their state encampment. The image includes both Black men and women, and some young boys in regalia and uniforms. It includes the U.R.K.P. (Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias), No. 31; 2nd Regiment band of Columbus, Ohio; and the C.D.C. Band Co. No.5, also from Columbus, Ohio. The men in the front row are holding swords as well as their...

Dates: 1920 July

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Philomathian Lodge lady's invitation ticket, 1859 December 29

Item — Box 6, Folder: 1

Identifier: A2022-005-001

Content Description

Attributed to Philomathian Lodge, No. 645, New York City, the first U.S. lodge of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows.

Dates: 1859 December 29

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Pictorial review of East Rock Lodge, No. 141, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, 1957

Item — Box 4, Folder: 1

Identifier: A2023-154-001

Scope and Contents

Pictorial review of East Rock Lodge, No. 141, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, dated 1957, with numerous photographs and a history of the East Rock Lodge.

Dates: 1957

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library