UUM_Accn2809 Inventory of the Ely, Nevada Masonic Lodge records, 1905-1974 Ely, Nevada Masonic Loge records Finding aid created by Chelsea Olsen Manuscripts Division, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Special Collections 295 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860 801-581-8864 http://www.lib.utah.edu/collections/manuscripts.php
ACCN 2809 Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Nevada. Ely Lodge No. 29. Ely, Nevada Masonic Lodge records 1905-1974 21 boxes 11.5 linear feet The Ely, Nevada Masonic Lodge records (1905-1974) consists of membership records, meeting calandars, meeting remarks, newsletters, personal and membership related correspondence, masonic supply catalogues, and bank account and expenditure records. The Ely, Nevada Masonic Lodge was established in 1905. Collection materials are in English. Historical Note

The Ely, Nevada Masonic Lodge was established in 1905. The majority of the historical materials within the collection are from the early 1900s, though the lodge remained operational up through the 1970s.

The Ely, Nevada Masonic Lodge records consists of membership records, meeting calendars, meeting remarks, newsletters, personal and membership related correspondence, masonic supply catalogues, and bank account and expenditure records

The collection is arranged into four series: membership and meeting materials, correspondence, supplies, and financial materials. The correspondence is arranged chronogically; general correspondence can be found at the end of the series and is organized chronologically by month and year. Supplies consists of masonic catalogues that have by grouped by publisher. Financial materials consists of four subseries: Ely Lodge No. 29 account, charity fund account, H.J. Mariott Sect'y account, and cash books and expenditures. Within each subseries materials are arranged chonologically by month and year.

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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Purchased from Ken Sanders Rare Books in 2014.

Processed by Chelsea Olsen in 2015.

See also the Hamilton, Nevada Masonic Lodge and the Ely, Nevada Knights Templar records (ACCN 2810) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

 Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Nevada. Ely Lodge No. 29--Records and correspondence Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Nevada. Ely Lodge No. 29--Membership--SourcesFreemasons--Nevada--Ely--Archives Freemasons--Nevada--Ely--Conduct of life--Sources Freemasons--Nevada--Ely--Sources Freemasonry--Lodges--Sources Clubs and Societies Calendars Newsletters Business correspondence Registers (Lists) Membership lists Trade catalogs Financial records Minutes (Records) Records (Documents) Membership and meeting materials 1 1 Correspondence regarding application of Alfred Doull 1912 1 2 Membership Forms 1917 1 3 Blank membership forms Materials and correspondence regarding unmasonic like conduct 1 4 Black Book: rejections, suspensions, expulsions, and reinstatements 1907-1968 1 5 Rejections, suspensions, expulsions, and reinstatements 1907-1924 1 6 Geo B. Simpson 1909 1 7 Horace Baker, R.B. Hildebrand, and Charles P. Gordon 1911 1 8 Oscar C. Larsen 1912 1 9 Oscar R. Landit and La Forest H. Hill 1912 1 10 Israel C. Moon 1912 1915 1 11-12 Paul McIntyre 1918-1927 2 1 Officers, members, and committee lists 1962-1971 2 2 General membership materials 2 3 Meetings and ceremonial procedures 2 4 By-laws and pamphlets circa 1906-1935 2 5 Monthly calendars 1922-1924 2 6 Masonic Relief Association newsletters 1922-1927 2 7 "In Memoriam" announcements 1922-1923 2 8 "Reno Pyramid No. 1 Nevada A.E.O.S" 1924 2 9 Order of the Rainbow 1926 1931 1933-1934 2 10 Masonic register 1917 1969-1975

Ledger of stated and called communications (meetings).

 2 11 General materials Correspondence 3 1 William C. Goodman: petition for degrees 1916-1918 3 2 Regarding James A. Jewell will 1918-1919 3 3 Regarding William C. Gallagher 1918-1919 3 4 Regarding Death of Ralph W. Vechel 1919 3 5 Walter S. Holmquist 1919-1920 3 6 Regarding Joseph F. Scheswohl 1921-1927 3 7 John Weasley Hair 1922 3 8 Charles A. Walker 1922 1924 3 9 Regarding James Hamilton 1923 3 10 Regarding receiving degrees 1924 3 11 Regarding George Bralis 1924-1925 3 12 Herman Wise 1926-1927 3 13 Petitions for degrees circa 1927 3 14-16 Monitor Chapter 14 R.A.M 1921-1926 4 1-3 Regarding Property move from Hamilton 1904-1906 4 4-10 General correspondence 1907-1918 5 1-11 General correspondence 1919-1927 5 12 General correspondence 1958 1971-1972 5 13 Holiday greetings Supplies 6 1-13 Masonic supply catalogues 6 14 Mechanical Addressing Machine materials Financial materials Ely Lodge No. 29 F. and A. M., City account 7 1-4 Checks and bank statements 1925-1926 7 5 Deposit slips 1935-1952 7 6-7 Checks and bank statements 1942 8-12 Checks and bank statements 1943-1963 13 1 Checks and bank statements 1963 13 2-6 Check stubs 1928-1942 14-15 Check stubs 1946-1962 Charity Fund account 16 Checks and bank statements 1945-1961 17 1-2 Checks and bank statements 1962-1963 17 3 Check stubs 1944-1960 H. J. Marriott Sect'y City account 18 1-9 Checks and bank statements 1944-1951 18 10 Check register 1948-1950 Cash books and expenditures 18 11 Treasurer's cash book: general fund and charity fund 1961-1974 18 12 Cash book: receipts and expenditures 1966-1974 19 1-8 Receipts 1905-1936 19 9 Expenditures list 20 1 Receipt for dues checkbook stubs 1909-1914 20 2-3 Checkbook stubs 21 Oversized materials

This boxes contains a certificate from the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association and a financial tracker.