Billye Peeples papers
Abstract
The Billye M. Peeples papers (dated 1895-2020, undated; 4.62 cubic feet; 16 boxes) comprise records for Order of Eastern Star and Heroines of Jericho, Prince Hall Affiliated, Jurisdiction of Kentucky collected by Past Worthy Matron, Billye M. Peeples, member of Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Lexington, Kentucky.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Billye Peeples papers
- Date
- 1895-2020, undated (inclusive)
- Creator
- Peeples, Billye M.
- Extent
- 4.62 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- African American freemasonry
- African American fraternal organizations.
- African American freemasonry -- Kentucky
- African American women -- Kentucky
- Rites and ceremonies
- Heroines of Jericho of the United States and Bahamas, Prince Hall Affiliate
- Order of the Eastern Star. Dorcas Chapter, No. 29 (Lexington, Ky.)
- Peeples, Billye M.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by subject and format in six series: Heroines of Jericho, Order of Eastern Star, Personal papers and scrapbook, Photographs and realia, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, Scottish Rite, Shrine, and other auxiliaries.
- Preferred Citation
- 2021ms004: [identification of item], Billye Peeples papers, 1895-2020, undated, University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The first masonic lodge for Black Kentuckians formed in 1850, with a group of men led by Jesse Meriweather and Reverend Bird Parker of Quinn Chapel AME and led by. At first, it was unsafe for a large gathering of Black men to meet at once in Kentucky, therefore the first lodge met in New Albany, Indiana. By 1854 the lodge had moved to a location on Walnut Street in Louisville. Today, the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kentucky has sixty-nine subordinate lodges throughout the state.
- The Order of the Eastern Star is a worldwide fraternal organization that is open to both men and women. Membership, however, is open to men who are Masons and women who are the wives, daughter, sisters, of Masons. The fundamental principles of the Order are based on the teachings of the Bible, but the Order welcomes followers of all religions if they have a belief in a Supreme Being. The organization's stated purposes are: Charitable, Educational, Fraternal, and Scientific.
- In 1885 the first chapter instituted of the Order of Eastern Star for African Americans was Queen Esther No. 1 in Washington D.C. In 1893, the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons in Kentucky, Charles Steele, in Georgetown, Kentucky, wrote a declaration that Adoptive Rites extended to mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters would enhance the Craft in the authority of Kentucky. In 1895, Prince Hall in Kentucky instituted a Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Under its current name, the Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, Alpha Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, was chartered in 1922 in Midway, Kentucky. During its history, the Grand Chapter's dues have contributed to masonic relief funds and for a time to the operation of a Masonic Widows and Orphans Home in Buechel, Kentucky.
- In 1895, there were eight Order of Eastern Star, Prince Hall Affiliated chapters in Kentucky, including Deborah No. 1 in Lexington, Kentucky. The first retained minutes for the Grand Chapter are from the Annual Communication in 1901. Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Lexington, Kentucky, is included as an existing chapter in those first minutes. As early as 1908, the "Colored Notes" section of the Lexington Leader newspaper listed Dorcas Chapter monthly meetings. Dorcas Chapter No. 29 produced three Grand Matrons: Sister Mary B. Jones, Bessie Ballard, and Willie M. Taylor. Past Matrons include Sisters Mary Edna Berry, Polly Hockers, Jean Higgins, and Billye M. Peeples.
- On March 10th, 1978, the Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Prince Hall Affiliate, Jurisdiction of Kentucky gave dispensation authorizing the institution of the Heroines of Jericho for the state. The Heroines of Jericho is a degree conferred by Royal Arch Masons, their wives, mothers, widows, sisters, and daughters. Work toward the degree shares the Masonic purpose of promoting friendship and charity, relieving suffering, and promoting moral, social, spiritual, and intellectual self-improvement. Knights and Heroines have contributed to relief funds and paid dues to the Prince Hall, Jurisdiction of Kentucky. Clubs held the first meeting, like the Horeb Cyrus Club in 1979, and then the Omega Grand Court formed in 1980.
- Billye Susan Morrow Peeples, born March 8, 1947, is a Past Most Ancient Matron for Order of Eastern Star, Heroines of Jericho, Omega Grand Court a part of Kentucky's Masonic Prince Phillip Hall. Peeples grew up in Lynch, Kentucky, the U.S. Coal and Coke Company (a subsidiary of U.S. Steel) coal company town. Her father, William Morrow, was a Second War World veteran and coal miner, and her mother, Dorothy L. Woods Morrow, was a head nurse at Lynch Medical Center and the first African American woman on the Lynch City Council. Billye Peeples moved to Lexington, Kentucky in the mid 1960s. She has one son, Porter Peeples, Jr. In Lexington, Ms. Peeples is a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.
- Bille M. Peeples is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Prince Hall Affiliation. She has served as Past Worthy Matron and Past District Deputy Grand Matron within the Order of Eastern Star. Peeples is also a member of the Omega Grand Court, Heroines of Jericho, Prince Hall Affiliation in Kentucky. She served as Past Ancient Matron and Past Most Ancient Grand Matron within Heroines of Jericho. Internationally she has served as Past Most Ancient Grand Matron of the General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho of United States and Bahamas, Inc.
- Sources: Ballard, William Henry. 1950. History of Prince Hall Freemasonry in Kentucky. Lexington, Ky.: publisher not identified.
- 202ms004: Heroines of Jericho History in Kentucky, 1977-1979, Billye M. Peeples papers, 1895-2020, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- 2021ms004: Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter OES PHA, A Bright Star: A Biography of Cecelia Dunlap by Mollie M. Bradley, GWM, after 1987, Billye M. Peeples papers, 1895-2020, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- "Colored Notes", Lexington-Leader, page 26, Sunday, April 12, 1908, accessed 2023 March 1, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119949912/lexington-herald-leader/
- Scope and Content
- The Billye M. Peeples papers (dated 1895-2020, undated; 4.62 cubic feet; 16 boxes) comprise records for Order of Eastern Star and Heroines of Jericho, Prince Hall Affiliated, Jurisdiction of Kentucky collected by Past Worthy Matron, Billye M. Peeples, member of Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Lexington, Kentucky. The records consist of meeting minutes, membership rolls, financial receipts, programs, ritual lessons/books, and communications across the jurisdiction. The collection includes publications for various masonic organizations under the Prince Hall umbrella like the Phylaxis Society Magazine, a quarterly journal focused on the history of the African American masons. The collection also includes realia from Annual Communications like tote bags and souvenir programs and photographs from many Kentucky and International Prince Hall Affiliated events.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Heroines of Jericho, 1977-2019, undated
Scope and Contents
The Heroines of Jericho series (1977-2019, undated) comprises records for the Heroines of Jericho of the United States and Bahamas, Prince Hall Affiliates, Grand Courts, Jurisdiction of Kentucky. The records include member files, dues receipts, and communications for among courts such as Phyllis W. Tilley No. 1, Miriam Court No. 2, Bathsheba Court No. 3, and Jochebed Court No. 7, as well as the Omega Grand Court, Kentucky. The series files are grouped by court name and chronologically. The Heroines of Jericho series also includes books and reports on the history of the organization in Kentucky and internationally and souvenir programs from the General Grand Conference of Grand Courts.
Alpha Grand Court, Prince Hall Affiliate, State of Indiana, Annual Communication, Lexington, Kentucky, 1991-1993
Bathsheba Court No. 3, Oak Grove, 1994-2015
Certificates, 1997-2009
General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho of the United States and the Bahamas, General Conference of Holy Royal Arch Grand Chapter, 1998
General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho of the United States and the Bahamas, General Conference of Holy Royal Arch Grand Chapter, 2000
General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho of the United States and the Bahamas, General Conference of Holy Royal Arch Grand Chapter, 2002
General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho of the United States and the Bahamas, General Conference of Holy Royal Arch Grand Chapter, 2003
General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho of the United States and the Bahamas, General Conference of Holy Royal Arch Grand Chapter, 2004
General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho of the United States and the Bahamas, General Conference of Holy Royal Arch Grand Chapter, 2005
General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho of the United States and the Bahamas, General Conference of Holy Royal Arch Grand Chapter, 2006
General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho of the United States and the Bahamas, General Conference of Holy Royal Arch Grand Chapter, 2007
General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho of the United States and the Bahamas, General Conference of Holy Royal Arch Grand Chapter, 2008
General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho of the United States and the Bahamas, General Conference of Holy Royal Arch Grand Chapter, 2009
Grand Research Committee, Omega Grand Court, 1996
History of Heroines of Jericho, undated
History of Heroines of Jericho in Kentucky, 1977-1979, circa 1979
Invitation to President Bill Clinton, 1995
Jochebed Court No. 7, U.D., Louisville, 1990-1993
Miriam Court No. 2, Lexington, 1994-2017
Miriam Court No. 2, Banquet Honoring Grand Most Ancient Matron, Billye M. Peeples, Lexington, 1997 July 19
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 1993
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 1994
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 1995
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 1996
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 1997
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 1998
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 1999
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2000
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2001
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2002
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2003
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2004
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2005
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2006
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2007
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2008
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2009
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2010
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2011
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2012
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2013
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2014
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2015
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2016
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2017
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2018
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, 2019
Omega Grand Court, Kentucky, undated
Omega Grand Court Constitution, 1993
Omega Grand Court Credentials, 1996
Omega Grand Court, Secretary notes, 1995
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 1994
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 1995
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 1996
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 1997
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 1998
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 1999
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2000
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2001
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2002
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2003
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2004
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2005
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2007
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2009
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2010
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2011
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2013
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2014
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, 2015
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1, undated
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1 By-Laws, 2001, undated
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1 Cash book, 1996-2002
Phyllis W. Tilley Court No. 1 Receipt book, 1999-2001
Rites and reports, undated
Ritual and procedures manual, undated
Scarlet Cord Newsletter, Publication of the Price Hall Grand High Court, Heroines of Jericho, 2008 May, 2009 August
Horeb - Cyrus Club minutes, 1979 September 27
Order of the Eastern Star, 1895-2019, undated
Scope and Contents
The Order of Eastern Star series (1895-2019, undated) comprises records for the Order of Eastern Star, Prince Hall Affiliated (PHA), Jurisdiction of Kentucky. The series includes souvenir programs and official proceedings for the Annual Communication of the Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star (OES), and the Annual Grand Communication of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Ancient Masons of Kentucky, Inc. Significantly, the series includes publications by the Kentucky Grand Chapter of OES, PHA, as early as 1911. The series also contains meeting books and financial record books for the Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Order of Eastern Star, of Lexington, Kentucky.
102nd Anniversary Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F&AM of Kentucky, Inc. and 74th Anniversary of OES, Lexington, program, 1969 August 3-7
125th Annual Grand Communication Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, F&AM of Kentucky, Louisville, 1992 August 1-6
129th Annual Grand Communication Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Masons, PHA, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, Inc., Owensboro, 1996 August 10-15
149th Annual Grand Communication Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F&AM of Kentucky, 121st Annual Grand Communication, Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES, PHA, Louisville, 2016 July-August
152nd Annual Grand Communication Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F&AM of Kentucky, 124th Annual Grand Communication, Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES, PHA, Bowling Green, 2019 July 23-25
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES of Kentucky, 23rd Annual Communication, Louisville, 1916 August 1
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES of Kentucky, 30th Annual Communication, Paducah, official proceedings, 1924 August 5-7
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES of Kentucky, 31st Annual Communication, Lexington, official proceedings, 1925 August 4-6
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES of Kentucky, 37th Annual Communication, Louisville official proceedings, 1931 August 4-6
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES of Kentucky, 54th Annual Communication, Hopkinsville, official proceedings, 1948 August 3-5
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, Prince Hall Affiliation, Inc. 75th Communication Annual Report, 1969-1970, 1970
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, Prince Hall Affiliation, Inc. 80th Communication Annual Report,1974-1975, 1975 August 5-7
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter OES PHA, A Bright Star: A Biography of Cecelia Dunlap by Mollie M. Bradley, GWM, after 1987
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, PHA, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, History of, 1895-2004 report, 2004
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, PHA, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, State of Kentucky Incoporation certificate, 1996
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter OES PHA, Star Gazer newsletter, 1992 Winter
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, PHA, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, Palm Sunday Service cetificate, 2016 March 20
Grand Chapter, OES of Kentucky, 18th Annual Communication, Bowling Green, 1911 August 1-3
Grand Chapter, OES of Kentucky, 21st Annual Convocation, Somerset, 1914 August 4-6
Masonic Club Board of Directors, Lexington Fayette County Consolidated Masonic Club, By Laws revised, 1994 May 11
Masonic Club Board, Lexington minutes and reports, 1999
Order of Eastern Star, Hints on How to be a Successful and Happy Matron by Ethel L. King, PRM, pamphlet, 1950
Order of Eastern Star history and readings, undated
Order of Eastern Star, Ritual Book, 1952
Order of Eastern Star, Ritual Book, 1963
Order of Eastern Star, Ritual Books (4), 1895
Order of Eastern Star, Ritual Book, Order of Diamonds of Kentucky, pamphlet, 1929
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Order of Eastern Star, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, Relief Fund book, 1920-1923
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Order of Eastern Star, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, contribution and roll ook, 1921-1922
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Order of Eastern Star, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, meeting and record book, 1948-1966
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Order of Eastern Star, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, contribution and roll Book, 1957-1990
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Order of Eastern Star, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, receipt book, 1921-1923
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Order of Eastern Star, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, meeting book, 1983-1984
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Order of Eastern Star, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, meeting book, 1986-1990
Star Gazer newsletter, Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter OES PHA, 1992
Relief Fund Policy, Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of Kentucky and Jurisdiction, 1980 November 20
Personal papers and scrapbook, 1962-2017, undated
Scope and Contents
The Personal papers and scrapbook (1962-2017, undated) comprises honor certificates given to Past Worthy Matron Billye M. Peeples. It also includes personal cards and letters sent to Peeples from other Eastern Star sisters and a funeral program for Past Worthy Matron, Jean M. Higgins of Dorcas Chapter No. 29. The series also includes a scrapbook of Prince Hall Affiliated, Jurisdiction of Kentucky records, keepsakes, and event photographs.
Papers, 1980-2010, undated
Billye M. Peeples certificate: Administrative Degree, Order of Eastern Star, Dorcas Chapter No. 29, 1992 August 5
Billye M. Peeples certificate: Appointment, Heroine, General Conference Grand Marshall in the East, General Confrence of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho, 1999 July 4
Billye M. Peeples certificate: Certificate of Appreciation, Phyllis Chater of the Phylaxis Socity, 2001 March 6
Billye M. Peeples certificate: Twenty-Five Years of Meritorious Service, Order of Eastern Starm Cecelia Dunlap Chapter and Dorcas No. 29, 1999 August 20
Billye M. Peeples certificate: Princess, Annie A.S. Perry Grand Guild, Heroines Templar Crusaders, PHA, Inc., 2005 July 31
Billye M. Peeples certificate: Degree of Honory Past Royal Perfect Matron, Artemisia J. Junier, Most Royal Grand Court, Ladies of the Circle of Perfection, 2010 March 4
Billye M. Peeples letters, 1986, undated
The Slippers, report by Billye M. Peeples, undated
"Tea with Mollie M. Bradley", article by Billye M. Peeples, Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, 2006 April 20
Jean M. Higgins Homecoming Celebration, Wesley United Methodist Church, Lexington, Kentucky, 2004 March 30
Scrapbook, 1962-2017, undated
Dorcas Chapter, OES PHA, Rights and Priviledges grant by Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES, Kentucky and Its Jurisdiction, 1971 October 9
South Central District, St. John's Day Celebration program, 2010
Dorcas Chapter No. 29 Constitution, By-Laws, and member booklets, 1971, 1984
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES, PHA, Kentucky and Its Jurisdiction Ceremony for Palm Sunday program, 2004
Eastern and South Central Districts, School f Instruction, 2000-2013
Edict, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Kentucky, Inc., 2009 August 20
Abraham Perry House and Isaac Burns Murphy House I, Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory, 1981
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, North Eastern Avenue, Masonic Hall, Lexington, Kentucky photograph, undated
Sale of Lexington Masonic Club Property summary, undated
Mountain District Meeting, Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chater, OES, PHA, St. Paul Batist Church, Barbourville, Kentucky photo (copy), undated
King Solomon Lodge No. 8 payment letter from Dorcas Chapter No. 29, 2000 June 17
Burial Service ritual book and funeral programs for Alene H. White, Mary Edna Berry, and Josephin Price Green, 2016-2017
History of Birmigham, Kentucky, 2017
Certificate from International Grand Princess Commandress to Billye M. Peeples as International Grand Marshall (West), 2000 July 10
Certificate of Appreciation to Princess Billye M. Peeples, 2000-2002, International Grand Marshall (West) from International Grand Court Cyrene Crusaders, 2002 June
Certificate appointing Billye M. Peeples International Grand Deputy, International Grand Court of Cyrene Crusaders, 2002 June 29
Certificate of admittance of Billye M. Peeples to the Order of the Golden Circle, 1990 October 30
The Summer Bulletin, Official Organ of the United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, Inc., 2005 Summer
Worthy Matron Billye M. Peeples, Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Order of Eastern Star, PHA, Lexington, Kentucky photograph, circa 1992
Billye M. Peeples, Past Matron, 1991-1993, Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Order of Eastern Star, PHA, Lexington, Kentucky photograph, circa 1992
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, OES, Lexington, Kentucky, Masonic Hall, North Eastern Avenue, Sister Jean M. Higgins, Sister Ann Hamilton, Sister Helen Shelby, undated
Masonic Messenger, Most Worthy Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Louisville, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2005
Lexington Masonic Club, Articles of Incorporation (copy), 1924 January 10, undated
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, OES, PHA, Kentucky and Its Jurisdiction, Articles of Incorporation (copy), 1975 July 2, undated
108th Anniversary, Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, State of Kentucky , and 80th Anniversary OES, Campbell House, Lexington, Souvenir Program, 1975 August 2-7
108th Anniversary, Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, State of Kentucky , and 80th Anniversary OES, Campbell House, Lexington, Souvenir Program envelope, 1975 August 2-7
113th Annual Communication for Most Worshipful Prince Hall an 85th Annual Communication of Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter Souvenir Program, 1980 August 3-7
Court judgement regarding Grand Worthy Matron, Brenda Rories, Order of Eastern Star and Texas Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliation, 1997 September 15
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, letters, 1997
Letter from William T. Bradley, Jr. to Honorable Billye M. Peeples, Omega Grand Court, Heroines of Jericho, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, 1996 Novembe 15
Scrapbook photographs, 1962-2010, undated
Billye Peeples and woman and Model A car, undated
Billye M. Peeples and Lance Hocker, Kentucky State University Homecoming, Frankfort, Kentucky, undated
Billye M. Peeples, Jean Higgins, Polly Hocker, Kentucky State University Homecoming, Frankfort, Kentucky, undated
Billye M. Peeples, GPC, and Walter T. Bradley, 1999 January
OES group photograph, undated
Carla Vingar, MPDDGM, Queen Vashee and Billye M. Peeples, PMPDDGM, Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Farmer Lexington Masonic Lodge, 2010 June 27
Jerold Jackson, PMMPDDGM, Lexington, Kentucky, 2010 June 27
Billye M. Peeples, Princess Captain, Bethany Guild No. 16, HTC PHA, Kentucky State Homecoming, circa 1995
Billye M. Peeples, GPC, and Walter T. Bradley, 1999 March
Billye M. Peeples, Past Matron, wearing 1991-1993 sash, circa 1992
Claude and Mary Williams, Miller, Jean H. Higgins, Ellen S. Bond, Polly and Joseph Hocker, circa 1990
Jelica Stepp, unidentified man, Gabrielle Stepp, Vergie Brown, Masonic Lodge Hall, Lexington, undated
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Lexington, Kentucky, Martin Luther King, Jr. March, Eastern Stars, Heritage Hall, snapshot by Gladys Hicks, 1992
Dorothy M. Morrow, Emma Hopkins Smith, Polly T. Hocker, Edward and Gloria Thomas, Billye M. Peeples, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, PHA, Kentucky, circa 1985
Group photographs, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, PHA, Kentucky, circa 1985
Billye M. Peeples, WM, J.D. Conner, WP, Beverly Darnell, wife of Past Patron, Mae Doneghy, marshall, Masonic Appreciation Night, Lexington Masonic Temple, Dorcas No. 29, PHA, Eastern Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky, undated
Billye M. Peeples, WM, Dorcas No. 29, PHA, Lexington Masonic Lodge, undated
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Lexington, Kentucky, group photo, undated
Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Katherine Sanford, PM, Masonic Lodge, Eastern Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky, circa 1966-1967
Diamond Chamber, Guardians Emily Waldrop, Margaret Givens, Masonic Lodge Hall, Lexington, Kentucky, undated
OES group photographs, undated
Barbara Roberts Auxiliary Welcomes the Phyllis Chapter group photo, 2000 March
Master and Matron's Ball, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Lexington, Kentucky, 2009
Earlier OES group photographs, undated
Nancy T. Waverly, Dorcas Chapter No. 29, Masonic Lodge, Eastern Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky, xx
OES group photographs, undated
Bea Cook, Leola Rodgers, Anna Bell Callaway, and three unidentified women, Eastern Star Benham, Kentucky parade float, 1962
Photographs and realia, 1952-2008, undated
Scope and Contents
The Photographs and Realia series (1952-2008, undated) comprises photographs of Order of the Eastern and Heroines of Jericho, Prince Hall Affiliated, Jurisdiction of Kentucky chapter, district, and grand lodge meetings and events. The photographs also depict scenes and groups of people at International Communications events. The series also contains some artifacts like member badges and tote bags from Annual Communications.
Photograph albums, 1989-2008
Photograph album no. 1, 1989-1995
Photograph album no. 2: Omega Grand Court, Heroines of Jericho, PHA, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, 1989-2005
Photograph album no. 3, 1991-1992
Photograph album no. 4 General Conference of Grand Courts, Heroines of Jericho, Sheraton Braintree, Braintree, Massachusetts, 2008
Photograph album no. 2 loose items: cards, 1992, 1996
Photograph album no. 3 loose item: Omega Grand Court placard, 1996
Photograph album No. 4 loose items: tickets and business cards, 2008
Photographs, 1989-2015, undated
Cornerstone laying, Robert F. Stephens Courthouse, Lexington, Kentucky, 2001
Group photograph, 2007
Group photograph, circa 2000
Order of the Golden Circle, Blue Grass Assembly No. 46, Lexington, Kentucky, undated
Phyllis/Phylaxis Society Annual Awards Banquet, Brother Walter Bradley and Sister Mollie Bradley, circa 2010
Billye M. Peeples, Deputy of MP, Directress Sally Berry Fashion Committee, 2005
Ismid Court No. 64, Ismid Temple Christmas Giveaway, undated
Billye M. Peeples and two unidentified women, Ismid Court, undated
Billye M. Peeples, Ismid Court, undated
Billye M. Peeples, Ismid Court No. 64, Friday Nite 60's Party, undated
Ismid Court No. 64 Deputies and Clarence Ayers, Advisor, undated
Ismid Court No. 64 Deputies: Ellen Bond, Mary E. Berry, Audrey Smith, unidentified, and Geneva Brown, in Alabama, undated
42nd Past Most Worshipful Grand Master James I. Montgomery,Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kentucky, Inc., circa 1994
Album no. 2 Omega Grand Court, Heroines of Jericho, PHA, Jurisdiction of Kentucky scrapbook, 1989-2005
Alpha Grand Court, Heroines of Jericho, Initiation of Jochebed UD Club No. 3, Kentucky, Indianapolis, Indiana, group photo, 1990 March 20
Billye M. Peeples, undated
Commandress, Deputy Billye M. Peeples, Ismid Court No. 64, Lexington, Kentucky, undated
Companion Robert L. Reynolds, First Grand Most Worthy Joshua, Omega Grand Court, Heroines of Jericho, PHA, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, undated
Heroine Mary Edna Berry, First Grand Most Ancient Matron, Omega Grand Court, Heroines of Jericho, PHA, Jurisdiction of Kentucky, undated
Commandress Ball, Billye M. Peeples, Ismid Court No. 64, Deputress, Lexington, Kentucky, 2004
Daughters of Ismid Court No. 64 wearing Mardi Gras masks, Ohio Phyllis McKinley's Ball, circa 2015
Heroines of Jericho group photograph, circa 1990
Realia, 1952-2008, undated
Blue Grass Assembly No. 45, Order of the Golden Circle, Lexington, Kentucky ribbon, undated
Mrs. Delia Chatman, Star of Benham, OES Chater No. 77, Benham, Kentucky, 57th Annual Communication, Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter, Lynch, Kentucky, ribbon, 1952 August
Order of the Eastern Star FATAL insignia badge, undated
Photograph placards, undated
Cecelia Dunlap Grand Chapter of Kentucky, OES, Inc., Prince Hall Affiliation, Annual Grand Communication, tote bag, undated
36th Grand Convocation of the Most Ancien Prince Hall Grand Court, Heroines of Jericho, State of Ohio and Its Juridiction, Dayton, Ohio tote bag, 2010 April 25
Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, 74th Grand Encampment Conclave of Knights Templar & 30th International Grand Court Conclave, Cyrene Crusaders, PHA, United States and its Jurisdictions, PHA, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, 2000 June 26-30
Prince Hall Grand Lodge 152nd Annual Grand Communication, Prince Hall Grand Chapter 120th Annual Grand Communication, Alpha Grand Court 27th Annual Grand Communication tote bag, 2008 July 22-27
Phyllis Chapter, Blue Grass Auxiliary, Phylaxis Society, 1988-2020, undated
Scope and Contents
The Phyllis Chapter, Blue Grass Auxiliary, Phylaxis Society series (1988-2020, undated) contains records for the Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society in central Kentucky. The chapter focuses on sharing the history of Prince Hall Affiliated history through reports and publications. Also included in the series are issues of the Phyllis Magazine and Phylaxis Society Magazine.
Phyllis Chapter, Blue Grass Auxiliary minutes, 2005
Phyllis Chapter, Blue Grass Auxiliary rosters, undated
Phyllis Chapter, Blue Grass Auxiliary presentation, "The Dollar Bill: Where Does It Come From?" by Sister Billye Peeples, LFPC, 2013
Phyllis Chapter, Blue Grass Auxiliary, workshop, "Where Did We Come From? History of the Order of Eastern Stars", 1999 November 6
Phyllis Chapter, Blue Grass Auxiliary, membership applications, 1999
Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society By-Laws and Constitution, 1993
Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society Doric Chapter, Baltimore, Maryland Meeting reports, 1994-1999
Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, Guidelines for Fellow Phyllis Chapter Awards, 1995 March
Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, Council of Representatives, Regions Membership, Annual Report, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1999 March
Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, Annual Session Agenda, 2001 February-March
Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, The Gavel: Significance, Rapping, Power, and Will, prepared by Sis Billye M. Peeples, Bluegrass Auxiliary - Kentucky, 2001 March
Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society By-Laws and Constitution, Revised, 2017 March 11
11th Annual Session of the Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, Little Rock, Arkansas, Minutes, 1994 March 2
34th Phylaxis Society/24th Phyllis Chapter Annual Session program, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2007 March 8-10
25th Annual Session presentations to The Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, 2008 March
36th and 26th Annual Sessions of The Phylaxis Society and Phyllis Chapters, Kansas City, program, 2009 March 4-7
40th Phylaxis Society/30th Phyllis Chapter Annual Session program, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013 March 5-9
Phylaxis Notes of the Phylaxis Society, Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, Photo Essay, 2013
43rd Annual Session of the Phylaxis Society, 33rd Annual Session of the Phyllis Auxiliary, Chicago, program, 2016 April 7-9
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 5, No. 2, 1988
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 8, No. 1, 1991
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 11, No. 1, 1994
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 12, No. 1-2, 1995
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 13, No. 2, 1996
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 14, No. 1-2, 1997
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 15, No. 1-2, 1998
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 16, No. 1-2, 1999
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 17, No. 1-2, 2000
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 18, No. 1-2, 2001
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 19, No. 1, 2002
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 20, No. 1, 2003
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 22, No. 1, 2005
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 22, No. 2, 2006
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 24, No. 1-2, 2007
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 25, No. 1-2, 2008
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society V. 26-27, 2010
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 28-29, 2011
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 30, No. 1-2, 2012
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 30, No. 3, 2013
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 31, No. 1, 2014
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 33, No. 1, 2015
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 33, No. 2, 4, 2016
Phyllis Magazine, Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society, V. 34, No. 1, 2017
Phylaxis, Society for Prince Hall Freemasons, V. 20, No. 2, 1994
Phylaxis, Society for Prince Hall Freemasons, V. 22, No. 1, 4, 1996
Phylaxis, Society for Prince Hall Freemasons, V. 23, No. 2, 1997
Phylaxis, Society for Prince Hall Freemasons, V. 25, No. 1, 1999
Phylaxis, Society for Prince Hall Freemasons, Special Edition, 2002
Phylaxis, Society for Prince Hall Freemasons, V. 28, No. 1, 2003
Phylaxis, Society for Prince Hall Freemasons, V. 33, No. 1-2, 2006
Phylaxis, Society for Prince Hall Freemasons, V. 36, No. 2, 2009
Phylaxis, Society for Prince Hall Freemasons, V. 44, No. 1-3, 2017
Phylaxis, Society for Prince Hall Freemasons, V. 46, No. 2, 2019
Masonic Globe, Journal, Blue Light Publishing Company, V.1, No. 1,3,4, 2001
Masonic Globe, Journal, Blue Light Publishing Company, V.2, No. 1,3,4, 2002
Masonic Globe, Journal, Blue Light Publishing Company, V.3, No. 1-3, 2003-2004
Prince Hall Sentinel, Official publication of The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, F&AM, State of New York, V. 46, No. 3, 2005
African-American Women: Trailblazers, Legends in Their Own Times, written by Augustine T. Fields, MPC (Life), presented by Cynthia Foster, 33rd Phylaxis Society/23rd Phyllis Chapter Annual Session, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2006 March 2-4
Prince Hall's Charge, June 24, 1797, Masonic Manifesto Part 2, by Honorable Tommy Rigmaiden, Master, response by Honorable Alexander R. Blumfield, 2nd Scribe, undated
Solomon, Menelik and The Queen of Sheba: Inclding More Than 4,000 Years of Black Biblical Presence by Paul V. Best, authored signed, 1992 March
Masonic history articles and reports, 1999-2020, undated
Scottish Rite, Shrine, and other auxiliaries, 1979-2020, undated
Scope and Contents
The Scottish Rite, Shrine, and other auxiliaries series (1979-2020, undated) contains some records related to the Prince Hall Affiliated organizations in Kentucky. It also includes official publications and magazines of national masonic organizations. Notably, the series includes some records of the Daughters of Isis, a Prince Hall Affiliated Shrine for Black women.
First Annual Joint York Rite Masquerade Ball Souvenir Journal, Omega Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 2010 October 9
Ladies of the Circle of Perfection ritual books, undated
Annie A.S. Perry Grand Guild, 1996-2020
Bethany Guild, 2017
International Grand Court Cyrene Crusaders, History 1120-1991 AD, 1991
International Grand Court Cyrene Crusaders, Proclamation No. 1, 2013-2014, 2013
International Grand Court Cyrene Crusaders of the United States and its Jurisdiction roster, 1995
Knights Templar Ritual books, undated
Knights Templar Ritual Crusaders books, undated
Bulletin, Official Organ of the United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, PHA, Northern Jurisdiction, 2009 Fall
Plumbline, Quarterly Bulletin of the Scottish Rite Research Society, V. 8, No. 2, 4, 2000-2001
Plumbline, Quarterly Bulletin of the Scottish Rite Research Society, V. 9, No. 1-4, 2001-2002
Plumbline, Quarterly Bulletin of the Scottish Rite Research Society, V. 10, No. 1-4, 2002-2003
Plumbline, Quarterly Bulletin of the Scottish Rite Research Society, V. 11, No. 2-4, 2003-2004
Plumbline, Quarterly Bulletin of the Scottish Rite Research Society, V. 12, No. 1, 2004
Plumbline, Quarterly Bulletin of the Scottish Rite Research Society, V. 14, No. 2, 2006
Plumbline, Quarterly Bulletin of the Scottish Rite Research Society, V. 20, No. 2, 2013
Scottish Rite Research Society welcome letter, 2000
Summer Bulletin, Official Organ of the United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, PHA, Southern Jurisdiction of the USA, 2005
Spring Bulletin, Official Organ of the United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, PHA, Southern Jurisdiction of the USA, 2006
Spring/Fall Bulletin, Official Organ of the United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, PHA, Southern Jurisdiction of the USA, 2007
Ismid Court No. 64, Daughters of Isis, Imperial Court, petition, 1991
Ismid Court No. 64, Daughters of Isis, Imperial Court, retreat agenda, 2003 November 29
Daughters of Isis, Imperial Court, Sally Berry Fashion Show, 2004, 2007
Daughters of Isis, Imperial Court, Mystic Shrine readings, undated
112th Imperial Council Supreme, AEAONMS, 94th Imperial Court Session, Daughters of Isis, New Orleans, 2005 August 12-19
Pyramid: Official Journal of the Imperial Council, V. 54, N. 201, 1995
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Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Descriptive Summary
- Collection Overview
- Preferred Citation
- Restrictions on Access and Use
- Contents of the Collection
- Heroines of Jericho, 1977-2019, undated
- Order of the Eastern Star, 1895-2019, undated
- Personal papers and scrapbook, 1962-2017, undated
- Photographs and realia, 1952-2008, undated
- Phyllis Chapter, Blue Grass Auxiliary, Phylaxis Society, 1988-2020, undated
- Scottish Rite, Shrine, and other auxiliaries, 1979-2020, undated
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