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Letter from Thomas Wildey to H. M. Brown. Dated April 6, 1839. In this letter, Thomas Wildey, the founder of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in North America, reports to Brown, the Scribe of Dayton Encampment, No. 2, that he has received the…

Truth is mighty, the South to the rescue card. Dated 1861. This pro-Confederate trading card depicts a patriotic shield emblazoned with a portrait of Jefferson Davis, above the state seal of Virginia. The shield is decorated with eleven stars, the…

A letter from Grand Master Joseph P. Evans of Maryland. Dated January 11, 1921. In this letter, Grand Master Joseph P. Evans of Maryland describes the funeral arrangements for William Tillman of Baltimore, a member of Jephtha Lodge, No. 11.

A letter from William Tillman to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11. Dated August 14, 1920. In this letter, Tillman provides his account of Reverend B. T. Perkins’ sermon at the seventy-second annual St. John’s Day service, held at the Lyric Auditorium in…

A handbill for the seventy-second annual St. John's Day service of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge. Dated June 27, 1920. In this handbill, the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge advertises its seventy-second annual St. John’s Day service, held at the Lyric…

Storming the ramparts. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War era envelope depicts American soldiers bravely storming the ramparts of Chapultepec during the Mexican War.

Note: Title devised by cataloger.

A colorful postcard illustration of the Scottish Rite Cathedral of Baltimore, Maryland. Publication date 1917. The caption on the front of the postcard reads, “Scottish Rites Temple, Baltimore, Md.”

Master Mason certificate issued by Concordia Lodge, No. 13 (Baltimore, Maryland), to Samuel Arnold and dated December 21, 1797.

Certificate in manuscript.