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Substantial original historical archive binder from Queen Esther Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star, Prince Hall Affiliate, located at the Masonic Temple at 1000 U Street NW in Washington, D.C.
The binder contains a wide assortment of original chapter records, publications, photographs and working documents dating primarily from the 1980s, with additional material dating from at least 1976 through 1989. This is an intact organizational archive rather than a collection of unrelated Masonic papers.
Included material shown includes:
• The First Star, Volume 1, Number 1, January/February 1985 chapter newsletter
• 1984 “Do’s and Don’ts” for the Georgiana Thomas Grand Chapter
• Original Queen Esther Chapter No. 1 officer and membership information
• Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron records
• Chapter directories containing names, addresses, telephone numbers and handwritten updates
• Financial reports, expense records and committee recommendations
• Scholarship awardee information and related chapter paperwork
• Meeting notes, handwritten administrative notes and planning material
• Programs, announcements, prayer breakfast flyers and community-event material
• Historical information concerning the Order of the Eastern Star
• A 1976 revised and reprinted History of the Order of the Eastern Star booklet
• Original glossy black-and-white chapter photographs
The photographs include group images of Order of the Eastern Star members wearing matching ceremonial white dresses, along with two formal portraits of a woman wearing a sash marked “P.M. 1985,” indicating Past Matron for 1985. The photographs provide important visual documentation connected directly to the chapter and its leadership period.
Names appearing throughout the archive include Jane Robinson-Levant, Nathaniel W. Lawrence Sr. and numerous other Queen Esther Chapter and Prince Hall OES officers and members.
Queen Esther Chapter No. 1 is an important Washington, D.C. Prince Hall Order of the Eastern Star chapter with roots dating to 1874. This binder would be especially suitable for a collector or researcher interested in Prince Hall Freemasonry, African American fraternal history, women’s organizational history, Washington, D.C. history or the Order of the Eastern Star.
The binder and contents show expected age and storage wear. Condition issues include paper toning, discoloration, edge and corner wear, creases, binder-hole wear, handwritten annotations, occasional staining and small tears. Some documents and photographs are loose inside the binder. The photographs show representative examples rather than every individual page. The complete binder and all contents shown are included.
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