Suggested Readings on Freemasonry

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Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, transactions of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, London, 1886-.

Beito, David T. From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967. Chapel Hill, N.C.: U.N.C. Press, 2000.

Brockman, C. Lance, ed. Theatre of the Fraternity: Staging the Ritual Space of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, 1896-1929. Minneapolis: Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Univ. Minnesota, 1996.*

Brown, Walter Lee. A Life of Albert Pike. Fayetteville, Ark.: Univ. of Arkansas Press, 1997.*

Bullock, Steven. C. Revolutionary Brotherhood: Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social Order, 1730-1840. Chapel Hill, N.C.: U.N.C. Press, 1996.

Carnes, Mark. C. Secret Ritual and Manhood in Victorian America. New Haven, Conn.: Yale Univ. Press, 1989.

Carr, Harry, rev. Frederick Smyth. The Freemason at Work, 7th & rev. ed. Runnymede, England: Lewis Masonic, 1992.

Carr, Harry. Harry Carr's World of Freemasonry. London: Lewis Masonic, 1983.

Clegg, Robert I. Mackey's History of Freemasonry, 6 vols., rev. ed. New York: Masonic History Co., 1921.

Coil, Henry W., ed. Lewis C. "Wes" Cook. Freemasonry Through Six Centuries, 2 vols. Richmond: Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., 1967.

Coil, Henry W. et al. Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. Richmond: Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., 1999.

de Hoyos, Art and S. Brent Morris. Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry?, 2nd ed. Silver Spring, Md.: Masonic Information Center, 1997.

Fox, William L. Lodge of the Double-Headed Eagle: Two Centuries Of Scottish Rite Freemasonry In America's Southern Jurisdiction. Little Rock, Ark.: Univ. of Arkansas Press, 1997.*

Fox, William L., ed. The Valley of the Craftsmen: Scottish Rite Freemasonry in America's Southern Jurisdiction, 1801-2001. Washington: Supreme Council, 33°, S.J., 20001.*

Gould, Robert Freke. The History of Freemasonry, 4 vols., rev. ed. Philadelphia: John C. Yorston, Pub. Co., 1898.

Hamill, John. The Craft: A History of English Freemasonry. London: Lewis Masonic, 1994.

Hamill, John and Robert A. Gilbert. Freemasonry: A Celebration of the Craft. St. Albans, England: Mackenzie Publishing, 1992.

Hamill, John and Robert A. Gilbert. World Freemasonry: An Illustrated History. London: Aquarian Press, 1991.

Hamilton, John D. Material Culture of the American Freemasons. Hanover: Univ. Press of New England, 1994.

Harris, Ray Baker and James D. Carter, ed. History of the Supreme Council, 33°: 1801-1861. Washington: Supreme Council, 33°, S.J., 1964.

Heaton, Ron. Masonic Membership of the Founding Fathers. Silver Spring, Md.: Masonic Service Association, 1974. Heredom, transactions of the Scottish Rite Research Society, Washington, 1992-.*

Hutchens, Rex R. A Bridge to Light, 2nd ed. Washington: Supreme Council, 33°, S.J., 1995.*

Hutchens, Rex R. Pillars of Wisdom: The Writings of Albert Pike. Washington: Supreme Council, 33°, S.J., 1995.*

Jackson, A. C. F. Rose Croix: The History Of The Ancient And Accepted Rite For England And Wales. London: Lewis Masonic, 1980.

Jones, Bernard E. Freemasons' Book of the Royal Arch London: Harrap, 1957.

Jones, Bernard E. Freemasons' Guide and Compendium, new & rev. ed. London: Harrap, 1977.

Knoop, Douglas & G. P. Jones. The Genesis of Masonry. Manchester: Manchester Univ. Press, 1947.

Knoop, Douglas & G. P. Jones. Introduction to Masonry. Manchester: Manchester Univ. Press, 1937.

Knoop, Douglas & G. P. Jones. The Scottish Mason and the Mason Word. Manchester: Manchester Univ. Press, 1939.

Knoop, Douglas, G. P. Jones, & Douglas Hamer, ed. Harry Carr. The Early Masonic Catechisms, 2nd ed. London: Q.C. Correspondence Circle, 1978.

Knoop, Douglas, G. P. Jones, & Douglas Hamer. Early Masonic Pamphlets. Manchester: Manchester Univ. Press, 1945.

Lipson, Dorothy Ann. Freemasonry in Federalist Connecticut, 1789-1835. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Univ. Press, 1977.

Mackey, Albert G., rev. Robert I. Clegg Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. Richmond: Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., 1966.

MacNulty, W. Kirk. Freemasonry: A Journey Through Ritual and Symbol. London: Thames & Hudson, 1991.

Morris, S. Brent. Cornerstones of Freedom: A Masonic Tradition. Washington: Supreme Council, 33°, S.J., 1993.*

Morris, S. Brent. Masonic Philanthropies: A Tradition of Caring, 2nd ed. Lexington, Mass. & Washington: Supreme Councils, 33°, 1997.*

Pick, Fred L. & G. Norman Knight, rev. Frederick Smyth. The Pocket History of Freemasonry, 8th ed. London: Muller, 1991.

Ratner, Lorman. Antimasonry: The Crusade and the Party. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1969.

The Regius Poem. Bloomington, Ill.: Masonic Book Club, 1970.

Roberts, Allen E. House Undivided: The Story of Freemasonry and the Civil War. New York: Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., 1964.

Robinson, John J. Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry. New York: M. Evans & Co., 1989.

Schmidt, Alvin J. Fraternal Organizations. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1980.

Stevenson, David. The First Freemasons: Scotland's Early Lodges and their Members. Aberdeen, Scotland: Aberdeen Univ. Press, 1988.

Stevenson, David. The Origins of Freemasonry: Scotland's Century. Cambridge, England: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1988.

Transactions of the American Lodge of Research, New York, 1930-.

Tresner, James T., II. Albert Pike: The Man Beyond the Monument. New York: M. Evans & Co., 1995.*

Tresner, James T., II. Vested in Glory: The Aprons, Cordons, Collars, Caps, and Jewels of the Degrees of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Washington: Scottish Rite Research Society, 2000.*

Walkes, Joseph. A., Jr. Black Square and Compasses: 200 Years of Prince Hall Masonry, rev. ed. Richmond: Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., 1979.

Wesley, Charles H. Prince Hall: Life and Legacy, 2nd ed. Washington: United Supreme Council, P.H.A., 1983.

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