Membership certificate to Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
date: label: Date
content: 1946
name: label: Created by
content: Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, American, founded 1847
label: Received by
content: Otis A. Gates Jr.
label: Subject of
content: Freemasonry, American, founded 1730
label: Owned by
content: Annie Maude Gates, American, 1911 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: A certificate of initiation for Otis A. Gates Jr. into the Rising Sun Masonic Lodge a part of the Most (M.) Worshipful (W.) Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. The certificate includes two pillars with intricate designs and calligraphy lettering. At the top of the document there is a globe with a letter "G" above it and around the globe is the phrase: [TO ALL FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS]. The document is signed by members of the lodge. On the lower right portion of the document is a blue ribbon seal. The back of the certificate is blank.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Freemasonry
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift in Memory of Annie M. and Otis A. Gates, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.95
objectType: label: Type
content: certificates
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 17 1/16 x 14 1/16 in. (43.3 x 35.7 cm)