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African American freemasonry

 Subject

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:

Souvenir birthdate calendar of the Most Royal Grand Court Order of Cyrene, 1974

 Item
Identifier: A2022-191-001
Dates: 1974
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Souvenir Merger Journal issued by the United Supreme Council, 1962 August 19

 Item
Identifier: A2024-056-001
Dates: 1962 August 19
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Souvenir program of 59th Annual Session Imperial Grand Council of Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and Imperial Court of Daughters of Isis, 1960

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1999-057-002
Dates: 1960
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Souvenir program of the 65th Biennial Session of the United Supreme Council, Southern and Western Jurisdiction, 1950 August

 Item
Identifier: A2023-159-001
Dates: 1950 August
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

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
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 (F) Clandestine Masonry Files

Stanley F. Maxwell correspondence on clandestine bodies, 1976-1978

 File — Box 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

This file contains correspondence with Stanley F. Maxwell and others on and with clandestine Masonic organizations. The majority of the folder contains correspondence with and about the Supreme Council, Atlantic Masonic Jurisdiction, Grand Orient of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Raymond A. Martinez, Sovereign Grand Commander, has been writing the Supreme Council about this organization from Bushnell to Maxwell seeking recognition.

Dates: 1976-1978
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, clandestine Masonry files, 1927-1988

Stanley F. Maxwell correspondence on clandestine bodies, 1980-1984

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

This file contains correspondence with Stanley F. Maxwell and others on and with clandestine Masonic organizations. The majority of the folder contains correspondence with and about the Supreme Council, Atlantic Masonic Jurisdiction, Grand Orient of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Raymond A. Martinez, Sovereign Grand Commander, has been writing the Supreme Council about this organization from Bushnell to Maxwell seeking recognition.

Dates: 1980-1984
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, clandestine Masonry files, 1927-1988

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
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Subject Files (F) Clandestine Masonry Files, 1943-1950

 Series
Scope and Contents There are only six folders filed under Subject Files (F), though there are other records throughout the collection that document various aspects of clandestine Masonry. The folders are arranged in original order. The records in this series document cases of clandestine organizations, or spurious bodies, which are not recognized by the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. There is also some correspondence relating to the Prince Hall Affiliation and the history and legitimacy of Black...
Dates: 1943-1950
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 (G) Fraternal Relations, 1934-1957

 Series
Scope and Contents The records in this series are organized by time period, and then alphabetically within each period. The folders are arranged in original order. The majority of the records in this series document the fraternal relationships that the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, had with various Masonic organizations around the world. It includes Johnson's correspondence with other Sovereign Grand Commanders, as well as correspondence with other American organizations, such as the Grand...
Dates: 1934-1957
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

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