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  1. MS111 - Octagon Club records, 1925-1966

    Records of the Octagon Club, an African American club of freemasons, active in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from 1942 to circa 1956. Includes the proposed constitution, correspondence, letters of support for Clayton Sinclair (who worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard), receipts, and financial records. Also includes a list titled, "The Colored Population of Portsmouth, NH, 1949." A newsletter from the Prince Hall Lodge in New York discusses the me...

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  2. MS111 OV B08 - Octagon Club appreciation plaque, c1943-1950

    Appreciation plaque drawn by C. U. Costaras of Nashua, New Hampshire. Lists important members of the Octagon Club, an African American club of freemasons active in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from 1942 to circa 1956. The plaque is decorated with gilt and includes several Masonic symbols. People listed on the plaque are: George F. Bowles, Alexander Moore, Harold Allston, Clayton Sinclair, Arthur Gilliam, Clarence Cunningham, Robert Cooper Jr., a...

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