Freemasonry

 
Containers:
Box 6 (MS 6681)
Component identifier:
File 42
Content Summary:
Correspondence, press cuttings (1964-78), photographs, pamphlets, notes and certificates relating to the establishment and history of freemasonry in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki. Reference is made to the first Japanese to have embraced Freemasonry, Professor Amane Nishi. Included is a photocopied typescript of 'The History of Rising Sun Lodge 1401 EC Kobe Japan' by William Lackie.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Harold and Gertrude (Jean) Williams between 1978 and 1995 donated the collection to the Library in numerous instalments. Further material was added in 2002 and 2005.

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Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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