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  • Collection: Selections from the Van Gorden-Williams Library & Archives

Tokyo Bay Masonic Club membership Card for Charles R. Hustead, Jr.

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Tokyo Bay Masonic Club membership card issued to United States service member Charles R. Hustead, Jr. Signed by Hustead and dated December 13, 1945. The Masonic symbols of the square and compasses adorn the front of the card, and a Japanese mountain…

Wayfarer's Club Membership Card for Charles R. Hustead, Jr.

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Wayfarer’s Club (Philippine Islands) membership card issued to United States service member Charles R. Hustead, Jr. Signed by Hustead and dated May 1, 1945. Top of the card reads, "Masons in the Allied Military Forces."

Mecca Temple officers tableau, 1883

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Tableau of officers of Mecca Temple, New York City in 1883.

"Masonic Notice. - Those members of Congress who belong to the Masonic Fraternity..."

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Circular from appointed committee of eleven members submitted to several Grand Lodges and distributed among Masons concerning the establishment of a General Grand Lodge of the United States.

Circular contains report of meeting held on March 9,…

Letter from Isaac Parker to Jonathan Greenwood

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Manuscript letter to Jonathan Greenwood, Master of Middlesex Lodge (Framingham, Massachusetts) from Isaac Parker, Master of Monitor Lodge (Waltham, Massachusetts), dated January 8, 1848.

Parker requests Greenwood to come to Waltham to install the…

Letter from William Barry to Jonathan Greenwood

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Manuscript letter to Jonathan Greenwood of Middlesex Lodge (Framingham, Massachusetts) from William Barry of Chicago, Illinois, and dated June 17, 1854. A former member of Middlesex Lodge, Barry declines Greenwood's invitation to join the lodge on…

Letter from Elisha Thayer to the Officers and Members of Middlesex Lodge (Framingham, Mass.)

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Manuscript letter addressed to "Rt. Worshipful Master, Wardens & Brethren of Middlesex Lodge" from Elisha Thayer, dated June 22, 1842. Thayer mentions the survival of Middlesex Lodge during the Anti-Masonic period and offers his congratulations…

Invitation to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of DeMolay Commandery, No. 7

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Invitation to celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of DeMolay Commandery, No. 7, Boston; includes reception for Grand Commandery of Mass. and Rhode Island. Dated January 13, 1900.

Circular regarding the official action of M. W. Grand Lodge of Ohio at recent Grand Communication held at Cleveland Ohio, October 19th-21st, 1869

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Resolution by the Grand Lodge of Ohio recognizing that the Grand Lodge of Louisiana is the "supreme authority over the Symbolic Degrees." Circular issued in response to the infringement upon the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana by the…

Pilgrimage Around the World

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From cover: "Pilgrimage Around the World by Cortland Commander No. 50, Knights Templar, of Courtland, N.Y. A Tour of Nearly Four Months, Costing Only $650.00 and Up. Leaving New York Oct. 16th 1909, and Returning Feb. 5th 1910. The Magnificent New…