Freemasonry

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Certificates from NEMA (New England Museum Association) for an award for the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library's Annual Report, 2000 and American Freemasons: Three Centuries of Building Communities. Also includes correspondence.

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Includes a draft and final copy of a proclamation issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through the office of Governor Dukakis, contragulating the Scottish Rite Freemasons, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the museum (referred to as The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum of Our National Heritage).

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Photocopy of a map of trees on the property of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, and now, Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library. The trees were donated by Scottish Rite Valleys and Councils of Deliberation.

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These calling cards were donated by individuals during the 2015 Masonic Emblem Cards: Victorian Tradition in a Fraternal World exhibit in the reading room of the Library.

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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Brochure describing the exhibitions on view during the 2012 Scottish Rite Meeting, including "Treasures from the Van Gorden-Williams Library & Archives," "Illustrating Freemasonry: Masonic Prints," "With Banners Waving," as well as the hallway cases and lobby exhibitions.