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Freemasonry -- Religious aspects

 Subject

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Chicago inharmonics, 1929-1930

 File
Scope and Contents

The following topics are mentioned: J. Lester Williams, anti-catholicism, antisemitism, Ku Klux Klan, DeMolay, Arthur Johnson, William A. Theobald, Arthur M. Millard, Sylvester O. Spring, Robert J. Daly, Order of the Builders

Dates: 1929-1930
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Records of Leon M. Abbott, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1908-1932 / Carriage House Records

(F), 1927

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Scope and Contents

The following topics are mentioned: Simon Feder, anti-semitism, George N. Foster, Herbert F. French, finances

Dates: 1927
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Records of Leon M. Abbott, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1908-1932 / Carriage House Records

Freemasonry & Catholicism pamphlet collection, 1959-1960

 Collection — Box 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2010-002
Dates: 1959-1960
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Jacob Norton papers, 1844-1897

 Collection
Identifier: A2011-017
Abstract This collection includes correspondence sent to Jacob Norton, and a small number of letters that were sent by Norton. The correspondence provide insight into the lives of American Masons all over the United States in various positions of importance in Masonry. The collection also reveals the nature of relationships between American Masons and, especially, between these Masons and Norton himself. Norton’s collecting of research into American Masonic practices and early American Masonic...
Dates: 1844-1897
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

M (1), 1924-1927

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Scope and Contents

The following topics are mentioned: Leo G. MacLaughlin, Wilmot L. Marden, John P. McCune, H. A. M'Killip, finances, Arthur M. Millard, Catholicism, Order of the Builders, Helen MacLellan, Daniel MacLellan

Dates: 1924-1927
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Records of Leon M. Abbott, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1908-1932 / Carriage House Records

Non-Christian Candidates, 1936-1947

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Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to allowing non-Christian candidates to petition for the Scottish Rite.

Dates: 1936-1947
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Records of Melvin M. Johnson, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1915-1979 / Subject Files, Miscellaneous

Pennsylvania Clergymen 18°, 1937-1941

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Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to protests by clergymen against changes in the Eighteenth Degree.

Dates: 1937-1941
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Records of Melvin M. Johnson, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1915-1979 / Subject Files, Miscellaneous

Pittsburgh re: Hehurs 18°, Lathwood, 1940

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Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Pennsylvania bodies relating to allowing non-Christian candidates to petition for the Scottish Rite.

Dates: 1940
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Records of Melvin M. Johnson, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1915-1979 / Subject Files, Miscellaneous

Religion and Politics, 1946-1947

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Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous correspondence relating to religion and politics.

Dates: 1946-1947
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Records of Melvin M. Johnson, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1915-1979 / Subject Files, Miscellaneous

Scrapbook of news clippings regarding Masons and Catholic Church, 1924-1969

 Item
Identifier: A1993-003-001
Scope and Contents Clippings are from papers throughout the United States, such as the San Francisco Chronicle, Buffalo Evening News, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, and the New York Times, and are dated from 1924-1969. The bulk of the articles are from the 1960s. The collection focuses on the relationship of Freemasonry, religion and politics. Several articles report Sovereign Grand Commander Bushnell's strong statements banning the discussion of religion and politics at lodge meetings. During the Kennedy...
Dates: 1924-1969
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

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