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Box 4

 Container

Contains 9 Results:

The Issue of the Legitimacy of African-American Masonic Lodges, 1846-2002

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Materials published in The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine, the Freemason's Repository, The Masonic Review, the Voice of Masonry, The Builder, The New Age and other publications. These sources discuss the controversy pertaining to the question as to whether Prince Hall Grand Lodges should be recognized as legitimate masonic organizations.
Dates: 1846-2002

Grand Lodge Proceedings and Masonic Codes: Prince Hall Grand Lodge Recognition and African-American Freemasonry, 1875-1993

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Excerpts excised from the grand lodge proceedings and masonic codes of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon and Washington related to the recognition of Prince Hall Grand Lodges and the legitimacy of African-American Freemasonry.
Dates: 1875-1993

The Doctrine of Exclusive Jurisdiction, 1978-2000

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents Articles examining the definition of the doctrine as it applies to the territorial boundaries of each grand lodge and the related issue of the legitimacy of two grand lodges in the same masonic jurisdictional unit (be it a state in the United States or a foreign country.
Dates: 1978-2000

Controversy Concerning the Recognition of Prince Hall Grand Lodges and the Issue of Exclusive Jurisdiction, 1921-1994

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents Includes a dispute between the Oregon and the Idaho grand lodges over Idaho's recognition of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oregon.
Dates: 1921-1994

Prince Hall and African-American Freemasonry, 1900-1979

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents Articles concerning the historical role which Prince Hall played in the founding of the first African-American Lodge in 1784-1787 and the history of African-American freemasonry.
Dates: 1900-1979

Prince Hall and African-American Freemasonry, 1980-2002

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents Articles pertaining to Prince Hall's masonic activities, the origins of the Prince Hall Lodge and various facets of African-American freemasonry.
Dates: 1980-2002

Bibliography and Book Reviews on Prince Hall and African-American Freemasonry.

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents Contains reviews of The Prince Hall Counsellor, Black Freemasonry and Middle Class Realities and A Documentary of Prince Hall and Other Fraternal Orders.
Dates: 1831-2002

The Phylaxis, 1993-1996

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents Vol. XIX-XXII--publication of the Phylaxis Society of Prince Hall Freemasons.
Dates: 1993-1996

The Phylaxis, 1997-2001

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents Vol. XXIII-XXVI--publication of the Phylaxis Society of Prince Hall Freemasons.
Dates: 1997-2001