Freemasonry -- France

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ralph B. Duncan postcard collection consists of postcards with a Masonic connection, either a building used for Masonic purposes, a person connected to Freemasonry, or a subject concerning Freemasonry. Mostly made during 1907-1940s, there are some that are both earlier and later, which can be determined by changes in postcard conventions. Included are portraits, views of buildings, cartoons, among other subjects. Most of the postcards of buildings are in the United States, with some from...

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Correspondence relating to the state of Freemasonry in France during World War Two.

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Correspondence to and from Rene Raymond, Sovereign Grand Commander, Supreme Council for France, as well as other French Masons during World War Two.

Scope and Contents From the Series: When the Office of the Sovereign Grand Commander moved out of the Statler Building in Boston in the late 1960's, many of the older records were stored in the “Carriage House,” an outbuilding near the new headquarters in Lexington, Massachusetts. It was not until the mid-1990's, when the Carriage House was repurposed, that these records were moved to storage at the Museum & Library. The records were in poor condition, many of them loose and unfiled, with no way to discern original order....

Content Description Collection includes records for event planning and attending conferences; correspondence between Supreme Councils, Sovereign Grand Commanders, Secretaries, and Masonic members; drafts and translations of speeches, reports, and publications; programs, handouts, menus, agendas, proposals, and other conference materials; tourist books and conference activity brochures; final copies of publications various Supreme Councils related to international conferences; mailing lists, invoices, and proofs...

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Please note that early Masonic rituals and especially French rituals have slightly different names for each degree.

Scope and Contents Handwritten portions of addresses by the Grand Orient of France and Supreme Council of Belgium, regarding the tolerance of Masonic institutions. Includees an address by Deguaire-Grobel, member of the Council of the Order and of the Grand College of the Rites of the Grand Orient of France. Deguaire-Grobel states that the Grand Orient of France has been often misunderstood, claiming that the aim of Freemasonry is to assure the acceptance or denial of belief in God. He closes by asking for...