Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library

The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library will hire a conservator to perform conservation treatment on one Masonic banner in its collection and to fabricate archival housing for two additional fraternal banners. Two of the banners are from the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, the museum's parent organization. The third banner was originally used by the fraternal group known as the Journeymen Stonecutters Association, the oldest active union in the United States. These colorful textiles are an important component of American fraternal activities and are used inside the lodges, in public parades, and at cornerstone layings and other ceremonies.