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135587792X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1176455109.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
18942103160046Boston The Chapter; S.J. Parkhill 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. Rare Massachusetts Masonic work in original fine binding no. 2 of only 12 Doubly signed and inscribed by Seranus Bowen M.E. Grand High Priest. Limited edition of "only 700 copies printed . of which only 12 were bound in crushed levant of the later this copy is number 2." Fine binding. Bound in polished brown levant morocco. Front hinge mended. Gilt ruled spine and covers. Gilt dentelle. Top edge gilt. Stamped in gold John Gaigh. Inscribed to R.E. John Haigh by Bownen. 145 pp. Includes list of members. <br> Presumably John Haigh's copy 1832-1896 of Somerville Massachusetts. Haigh was a noted industrialist mason and book collector. - Necrology of The New-England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register NEHGS Boston Mass. 1897 Vol. 51 Page 82. Boston, The Chapter; S.J. Parkhill hardcover
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5500Printed at The Crown Press. Caxton Street Reading by Bradley & Son Ltd. 1933. Octavo 16 pages. In original cream wraps tied with blue ribbon and with the insignia of the Lodge printed on the front. Good if a little aged. Creased where folded in half. With the signatures of seven of the Lodge's members in pencil on front wrap Bob Bradley P. H. Crozier Herbert L. Hawkes and others. From the collection of the pamphlet's printer Robert W. Bradley who is listed among the Lodge's Officers as 'Organist' and who signs 'Bob Bradley'. Printed at The Crown Press. Caxton Street, Reading, by Bradley & Son, Ltd. [1933.] paperback
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1969214941969. Prince Hall Freemasonry materials 1940s to 1990s document the institutional life leadership structures and community functions of one of the most significant African American fraternal organizations in the United States and provide direct evidence of how lodges operated as centers of social civic and religious life across multiple decades. Founded in 1784 in response to racial exclusion from mainstream Masonic bodies Prince Hall lodges sustained networks of mutual aid education and leadership within Black communities. This archive records both formal lodge activity and personal commemorative practices supporting research into African American history fraternal organizations and the continuity of Black institutional life from the mid twentieth century through the post civil rights era.<br /> <br /> Seven items including three silver gelatin press photographs one yearbook two funeral programs and one membership roster originating from Pennsylvania Louisiana and Illinois. The photographs measuring approximately 8.5 x 11 inches and dating from the 1940s to 1960s depict lodge events and gatherings including a 1946 banquet of Golden Shield Lodge No. 69 in Pittsburgh with members and guests seated beneath a lodge banner and a 1969 image from the annual workshop of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana in New Orleans identifying members W. S. Finister Jr. Rufus Mayfield and Richard Turnley. The Golden Star Lodge No. 143 Yearbook. Pittsburgh 1969 includes membership rosters meeting schedules and lodge principles with cover imagery of the Masonic square and compass and printed meeting location at 143 Orr Street. Two funeral programs dated 1993 document services for Sister Mattie White at Central Baptist Church in Pittsburgh and John Columbus Coger at New Hope Temple Baptist Church in Philadelphia reflecting ceremonial practices and affiliations including possible connections to auxiliary organizations such as the Order of the Eastern Star. An additional birthday roster lists members' names and contact information indicating active social networks within the lodge.<br /> <br /> Produced across a period encompassing the Civil Rights Movement and its aftermath these materials demonstrate the sustained role of Prince Hall Freemasonry as a stabilizing institution within African American communities providing spaces for leadership development social organization and collective memory. The combination of formal lodge documentation photographic evidence of gatherings and funerary materials illustrates how fraternal structures extended into religious and familial life reinforcing continuity across generations. As a grouped archive these items preserve the operational ceremonial and personal dimensions of Black fraternal culture offering a layered record of community organization and identity. Minor edge wear and light handling marks with occasional annotations to photographs; overall condition very good. unknown
1958214081958. Archive of Prince Hall Freemasonry souvenir programs documenting African American fraternal organization networks and civic leadership in Portland Oregon during the mid- to late twentieth century. The material consists of official annual communication programs issued by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oregon documenting Black fraternal governance mutual aid ceremonial leadership and community organization through structured leadership hierarchies public ceremonies youth initiatives scholarship programs and affiliated women's organizations. The archive provides evidence for the study of African American civic institutions in the Pacific Northwest particularly within Oregon where exclusionary racial laws and a comparatively small Black population historically limited the development of Black organizational infrastructure.<br /> <br /> Archive consists of three illustrated souvenir programs issued by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Portland Oregon in 1958 1973 and 1977. Programs measure between approximately 6 x 9 inches and 8.5 x 11 inches and range from 44 to 73 pages. Staple-bound in illustrated wrappers each volume contains numerous black-and-white photographic portraits of lodge officers affiliated members and organizational leadership. The programs document annual communications in which Masonic leadership convened to establish organizational priorities and reaffirm community initiatives. Several full-page portraits depict high-ranking officials in formal Masonic regalia including William B. Odom Jr. identified as "Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oregon F. & A.M. Inc." Additional material includes photographs and addresses by Thomas R. Vickers whose remarks in the 1977 program emphasize anti-crime efforts youth mentorship scholarship support and civic engagement. One section is devoted to Grand Worthy Matron Lenora E. Gaskin pictured wearing an embroidered ceremonial sash over formal attire documenting the role of women's auxiliary leadership within Prince Hall organizational structures. The 1977 cover prominently features themes including "Community Involvement" "Youth Civic Affairs" "Education" and "Family" underscoring the lodge's broader social mission beyond ritual practice. No copies located in OCLC at the time of cataloging.<br /> <br /> Founded in 1784 Prince Hall Freemasonry became one of the most significant African American fraternal systems in the United States fostering leadership networks educational initiatives mutual aid structures and civic engagement during periods of racial exclusion from mainstream white institutions. These Oregon programs document the continuity of Black institutional life in a state historically shaped by exclusionary racial legislation and limited African American migration patterns. The archive documents Prince Hall lodges as centers of community leadership youth development and social responsibility within Black civic life during the postwar and post-Civil Rights eras. Minor foxing and light fading to covers occasional edgewear and curled corner to the 1977 program; bindings remain secure and interiors clean. Overall very good condition. Documentary record of African American fraternal organization and community leadership in the Pacific Northwest. unknown
52052Bury:: Printed and Sold for the Society By R. Hellawell Market-Place 1818. Scarce first edition in later library binding. 12mo.16.0cm x 10.0cm x 2.5cm. pp.xii./pp.432/2pp. - Errata. Green buckram boards lightly rubbed and bumped. Smooth spine with git titles: "Free-Masons Melody - Bury 1818". Later green endpapers. Library label to front endpaper: "Manchester Association For Masonic Research". Clear text throughout on lightly soiled paper. A well-preserved copy of a scarce Masonic publication. VG. Full title reads: "The Free-Masons' melody : being a general collection of Masonic songs . chiefly adapted to familiar tunes . to which are added the Royal Free-Masons' charities a list of the officers of the United Grand Lodge with the remarkable occurrences in Masonry and a list of lodgesdown to the present time / by the Brethren of Prince Edwin's Lodge No.209 Bridge Inn Bury Lancashire." Bury:: Printed and Sold, for the Society, By R. Hellawell, Market-Place, 1818. hardcover
52141Bury:: Printed and Sold for the Society By R. Hellawell Market-Place 1818. Scarce first edition in later library binding. 12mo.16.0cm x 10.0cm x 2.5cm. pp.xii./pp.432/2pp. - Errata. Green buckram boards lightly rubbed and bumped. Smooth spine with git titles: "Free-Masons Melody - Bury 1818". Later green endpapers. Library label to front endpaper: "Manchester Association For Masonic Research". Clear text throughout on lightly soiled paper. A well-preserved copy of a scarce Masonic publication. VG. Full title reads: "The Free-Masons' melody : being a general collection of Masonic songs . chiefly adapted to familiar tunes . to which are added the Royal Free-Masons' charities a list of the officers of the United Grand Lodge with the remarkable occurrences in Masonry and a list of lodgesdown to the present time / by the Brethren of Prince Edwin's Lodge No.209 Bridge Inn Bury Lancashire." Bury:: Printed and Sold, for the Society, By R. Hellawell, Market-Place, 1818. hardcover