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Hamilton, Nevada Masonic Lodge and the Ely, Nevada Knights Templar records, 1871-1967
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Freemasons. White Pine Lodge (Hamilton, Nev.)
- Title
- Hamilton, Nevada Masonic Lodge and the Ely, Nevada Knights Templar records
- Dates
- 1871-1967 (inclusive)18711967
- Quantity
- 11 boxes, (5.5 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2810
- Summary
- The Hamilton, Nevada Masonic Lodge and the Ely, Nevada Knights Templar records (1871-1967) consists of meeting logs, visitor logs, membership records, correspondence, invoices, treasury receipts and deposits, bank records, materials from the Grand Commandery of Royal Arch Masons of Nevada, and materials from the Grand Encampment of the Knights Templar of the United States of America.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Hamilton, Nevada Masonic Lodge and the Ely, Nevada Knights Templar records consist of records from both the White Pine Masonic Lodge in Hamilton, Nevada and the Ely Commandery No. 6 Knights Templar. White Pine Lodge remained operational from 1870-1879. Boxes 1-2 contain 3 ledgers that survived the fire in 1873 that destroyed much of Hamilton, Nevada. When the lodge in Hamilton discontinued its charter, many of the relics and remaining members joined the Ely Commandery in Ely, Nevada. Today, White Pine Lodge with the rest of Hamilton Nevada is a ghost town. Records pertaining to the Ely Lodge materials span from the 1920s-1967.
The records consists of meeting logs, visitor logs, membership records, correspondence, invoices, treasury receipts and deposits, bank records, materials from the Grand Commandery of Royal Arch Masons of Nevada, and materials from the Grand Encampment of the Knights Templar of the United States of America. Records pertaining to the White Pine Lodge range from 1871-1880. Records of the Ely Commandery No. 6 Knights Templar range from the 1920s-1967.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series: White Pine Masonic Lodge and Hamiliton Nevada and the Ely Commandery No. 6 Knights Templar. Ely Commandery No. 6 Knights Templar is arranged into subseries: Procedural materials and Correspondence, Financial Materials, and National and Nevada State Masonic materials. Like materials (i.e. correspondence) have been arranged chronologically. Membership records are arranged alphabetically by last name.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
White Pine Masonic LodgeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1 | Ledger of Membership Dues |
1871-1880 |
| 2 | 1 | Record of Visitors and Members |
1871-1878 |
| 2 | 2 | Record of White Pine Chapter
This ledger is a record of all regular and called conclaves of the the lodge.
|
1871-1880 |
| Folder | |||
| 2 | 3 | Constitution |
|
| 2 | 4 | Correspondence |
1876-1880 |
| 2 | 5 | Checks |
1876 |
Ely Commandery No. 6 Knights TemplarReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Procedural materials and correspondence |
|||
| Box | item | ||
| 3 | 1 | Members and Visitors Register |
1927-1933 |
| 3 | 2 | Members and Visitors Register |
1933-1940 |
| 3 | 3 | Record
This ledger is labeled "Record" and records all regular and called conclaves.
|
1927-1937 |
| 3 | 4 | Record
This ledger is labeled "Record" and records all regular and called conclaves.
|
1938-1953 |
| 3 | 5 | Ledger K.T.
Ledger of membership dues.
|
1945-1953 |
| Folder | |||
| 4 | 1 | Membership dues - deposits to the Treasurer |
1953-1958 |
| 4 | 2 | Records of Membership dues |
1953-1965 |
| 4 | 3 | Stated Assembly meeting log |
1950-1957 |
| 4 | 4 | Petitions for Degrees |
1938 |
| 4 | 5 | Returns |
|
| 4 | 6 | Correspondence |
1926-1927; 1929 |
| 4 | 7-11 | Correspondence |
1930-1946 |
| 4 | 12 | Correspondence |
1955-1957 |
| 4 | 13 | Easter Services at St. Bartholomew's Church |
1938-1956 |
| 4 | 14 | Holiday Greetings from Western Union |
1935-1940 |
Financial materials |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lilley Company Contract and correspondence |
1927 |
| 5 | 2-3 | Correspondence - Lilley Company |
1933-1956 |
| 5 | 4 | Correspondence - B. Pasquale and Company |
1934-1942 |
| 5 | 5 | Correspondence - Boston Regalia Company |
1945 |
| 5 | 6 | Insurance Policy for Uniforms |
1941-1944 |
| 5 | 7-9 | Supply and Uniform catalogues |
|
| 5 | 10 | Invoices |
1927 |
| 5 | 11-13 | Invoices |
1932-1942 |
| 5 | 14 | Invoices |
1945-1948 |
| 5 | 15 | Invoices |
1956-1957 |
| 6 | 1 | Recorder's Cash Book |
1927-1951 |
| 6 | 2 | Cash Book: Dues and Expenditures |
1952-1959 |
| 6 | 3 | Monthly Cash Book |
1959-1965 |
| 6 | 4 | Cash Book: Dues and Expenditures |
1944-1962 |
| 7 | 1 | Treasurer's Receipts |
1927-1937 |
| 7 | 2-4 | Checks and bank statements |
1932-1936 |
| 7 | 5-6 | Checks |
1936-1941 |
| 7 | 7 | Deposits |
1937-1941 |
| 7 | 8 | Checks and bank statements |
1946 |
| 7 | 9 | Check stubs |
1936-1938 |
| 7 | 10 | Check stubs |
1947-1962 |
| 8 | Checkbook stubs |
1952-1967 | |
| 9 | Checkbook stubs |
1949-1966 | |
National and Nevada State Masonic MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Royal Arch Masons of the State of Nevada |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 10 | 1 | By-Laws of Monitor Chapter No. 13 |
1916 |
| 10 | 2 | Constitutions and By-laws |
1930 |
| 10 | 3 | Constitutions and Laws |
1948 |
| 10 | 4 | Constitutions and Laws |
1959 |
| 10 | 5 | Grand Council Royal and Select Masters of Nevada |
1965 |
| 10 | 6 | Constitution of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Nevada |
1965 |
| 10 | 7 | " Royal Arch Masonry: Dynamo of Democracy" address |
|
Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Nevada |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 10 | 8-9 | Proceedings of Annual Conclaves |
1949-1954 |
Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 11 | 1-2 | Contitutions and Statutes |
1934; 1940; 1949 |
| 11 | 3 | General Orders |
|
| 11 | 4 | Christmas Observance newsletters |
1927-1954 |
| 11 | 5 | " The Grand Encampment Review" |
1948-1955 |
| 11 | 6 | " Knights Templar" magazine |
1955-1958 |
| 11 | 7 | General Templar publications |
|
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Fraternal organizations--Nevada--Archives
- Freemasonry--Lodges
- Freemasonry--Nevada
Corporate Names
- Freemasons. Grand Commandery of Nevada
- Freemasons. Grand Commandery of Nevada--Records and correspondence
- Freemasons. White Pine Lodge (Hamilton, Nev.)--Records and correspondence
- Knights Templar (Masonic order). Ely Commandery No. 6 (Ely, Nev.)
- Knights Templar (Masonic order). Ely Commandery No. 6 (Ely, Nev.)--Records and correspondence
- Knights Templar (Masonic order). Grand Encampment (Nev.)
- Knights Templar (Masonic order). Grand Encampment (Nev.)--Records and correspondence
Form or Genre Terms
- Account books
- Bank statements
- By-laws
- Constitutions
- Financial records
- Invoices
- Membership lists
- Records (Documents)
- Registers (Lists)
- Visitors' books
Finding aid created by Chelsea Olsen
2015 (last modified: 2019)
