<I>Masonic Burial Services with General Instructions</I>
date: label: Date
content: early 20th century
name: label: Written by
content: Robert Macoy, Irish, 1815 - 1895
label: Subject of
content: Freemasonry, American, founded 1730
notes: label: Description
content: Hardcover book titled "Masonic Burial Services with General Instructions" totalling thirty-four pages. The front cover consists of navy blue, almost black, cloth bound cardboard hard cover with the words "Masonic Burial Services" in gold leaf across the front. The text explains the general instructions for service in the lodge room, church or house and at the grave. On the back end page is inscribed in pencil "Louise Harris 1914 West at [illegible]."
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Freemasonry
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.155.258
objectType: label: Type
content: manuals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, cardboard and cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 1/8 x 5 x 1/4 in. (18.1 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm)