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African American freemasonry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

Prince Hall Master Mason certificate issued to Russell L. Randolph, 1962 May 10

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2018-006-001
Content Description

A Prince Hall Master Mason certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of New York to Russell L. Randolph of Lebanon Lodge, No. 54. Dated May 10, 1962. Signed by both the Grand Master for New York, Dr. Richard H. Stitt, and the Grand Secretary, Alton L. Haywood, Sr. Imprint at the bottom reads, "Designed by R.H. Lewis."

Dates: 1962 May 10

Prince Hall military lodge program, 1970 December 12

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Identifier: A2022-239-001
Dates: 1970 December 12

Prince Hall military lodge program, 1970 September 12

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Identifier: A2022-233-001
Dates: 1970 September 12

Reading of the original charter 459, 1958

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2001-089-005
Content Description

A 1958 printed transcription and facsimile of the 1784 charter issued by the Grand Lodge of England to African Lodge, No. 459, the first African American or Prince Hall Masonic lodge in America. The document is hand-signed by Grand Master James R. Leseuer, M.D., the forty-sixth Grand Master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Massachusetts.

Dates: 1958

Records of Leon M. Abbott, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1908-1932

 Collection
Identifier: A2021-074
Abstract Leon Martin Abbott (1867-1932) was a prominent and influential Freemason, lawyer, and philanthropist. He was born on August 28, 1867, to Joseph Brown Abbott (1835-1892) and Lydia Cole Martin (1838-1893). Educated in Keene, New Hampshire, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1891. Abbott practiced law in Boston, turning down offers of judgeships and political office to remain a private citizen. He became Sovereign Grand Commander of...
Dates: 1908-1932; Majority of material found within 1921-1932

Unissued International F. & A.M. Masons application, 1975

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Identifier: A2018-153-001
Content Description

An unissued membership application for the International Free & Accepted Modern Masons dated about 1975.

Dates: 1975