Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1945 May 2
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Title
Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1945 May 2
Description
A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated May 2, 1945. In this letter, written less than a month after becoming President, Truman accedes to Johnson’s request to become the first recipient of the Gourgas Medal, the most distinguished honor conferred by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. The Supreme Council awards the Gourgas Medal to Freemasons in recognition of distinguished service to Freemasonry, the country, or humanity.
Subject
Source
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC069
Date
1945 05 02
Contributor
Rights
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.
Language
English
Identifier
A2019/001/005
Coverage
Extent
1 item ; 23 x 18 cm.
Provenance
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Collection
Citation
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972, “Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1945 May 2,” digitalVGW, accessed December 10, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/900.