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Clandestine Masonry

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:

Spurious Colored Masonry, 1945

 File
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to questionable charter application in Wisconsin. George W. Crawford, Grand Commander (Prince Hall) advised that they should not be recognized.

Dates: 1945

State Grand Lodge : violation of occupied territory by Theodore S. Houston, 1955

 Item
Identifier: A2019-156-001
Content Description

This document purports that African-American State Grand Lodges are in open violation of Masonic law. Houston, an African-American, was the Sovereign Grand Master of Lodges of the U. S. A.

Dates: 1955

Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, clandestine Masonry files, 1927-1988

 Collection
Identifier: A1992-105
Scope and Contents This collection, spanning from 1927-1988, contains correspondence by the Sovereign Grand Commanders of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdicition, with and about what they consider clandestine, or illegitimate, Masonic organizations. The majority of the collection is on African American Masonic organizations that the United Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliation do not consider legitimate. There is correspondence between the United Supreme Council...
Dates: 1927-1988

Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, documents concerning Prince Hall organizations and other groups considered to be clandestine collection, 1919-1927

 Collection — Box 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1996-015
Scope and Contents

Documents concerning Prince Hall organizations and other groups considered by the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to be clandestine. The bulk of the correspondence concerns N. N. Boozier and his claim to be Grand Master of King Solomon Lodge in Texas. Also includes court decrees regarding these claims.

Dates: 1919-1927

Thompson-Folger Supreme Council records, 1883-1914

 Collection
Identifier: A2012-002
Scope and Contents

Collection of minute books and one signature book created by the Thompson-Folger Council, an early Scottish rite organization

Dates: 1883-1914

Valley of New York letterhead, undated

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2016-047-001
Content Description

An unused sheet of stationery created by a group of Cerneau inspired Freemasons from the Valley of New York.

Dates: undated

Wheeler Cable Cerneau Masonic collection, 1891-1897

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: A2002-018
Scope and Contents Folders 1-7: Wheeler Cable Cerneau Masonic collection, 1891-1897. This collection of correspondence was found at the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and was taken to the Supreme Council archives in May, 193[?]. The bulk of the letters were sent from various Cerneau bodies to Wheeler Cable, Grand Secretary and later, Sovereign Grand Commander, Massachusetts body. Several notable members of the Cerneauites are represented, including William H. Peckham, M. W. Bayliss, P.F.D. Hibbs, James McGrath,...
Dates: 1891-1897