2011 Board of Directors - Masonic Villages

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the Masonic library
& MuseuM of pennsylvania
Masonic Temple • One North Broad Street • Philadelphia, PA 19107 • 215-988-1900 • www.pagrandlodge.org
Lovers of learning, as extolled
in Masonic degrees, appreciate and
learn from the past and ponder the
questions of the present. In pursuit
of excellence, they also look to the
future and try to anticipate its needs.
The staff of The Masonic Library
and Museum of Pennsylvania
(MLMP) take great pride in
assisting members of the Masonic
fraternity, as well as the general
public. As part of this dedication,
MLMP participates in cooperative
and collaborative ventures with
other cultural institutions and
organizations throughout the
Greater Philadelphia region.
The Library, founded in 1817,
is considered to have one of the
finest collections for the study of
Freemasonry. It holds 75,000 volumes, 30,000 documents
and manuscripts, and a vast number of print and photographic
works. The collection is available for public use.
Scholars, including members of the fraternity, continue
to conduct research by utilizing the Online Public Access
Catalogue (OPAC), a link which is accessible through
MLMP’s website. MLMP hosted six scholars in 2011. One read
through the early minute books of Lodge No. 59, researching
Lodge Secretary Thomas Cave. Other researchers’ topics
Page of sheet music for the Italian version of the bass
aria “O Isis and Osiris,” sung at the dedication of the
Masonic Temple in 1873.
were: anti-Masonry, Montgomery
(now Hackenburg-Mt. Moriah)
Lodge No. 19, Masonic libraries
and librarianship, bookbindings
and Bro. Wolfgang Mozart.
Assistant librarian Cathy
Giaimo conducted some significant
research for three scholars outside
the United States. Luis Otero,
Grand Librarian for the Grand
Lodge of Puerto Rico, was
interested in the membership
list of the lodge “Le Temple des
Vertus Theologales” No. 103 of
Havana, Cuba, warranted by the
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
in 1804 (warrant surrendered in
1821). Carlos Francisco Moreno,
of Mexico, was interested in the
25 Spanish lodges warranted by
the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania in Mexico, Cuba, Santo
Domingo and Louisiana. Christophe de Brouwer, an archivist
in Belgium, was looking for the “livre d’or” of the Count de
Saint-Laurent, a.k.a. “The Gold Book,” and history of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (A.A.S.R.) Ritual in the
United States of America by Francis Timothy Watson. Staff
sent him a photocopy, as well as a few pages from Sachse’s
History of the A.A.S.R concerning “The Gold Book.”
Dr. Glenys Waldman, senior research librarian, has been
Condensed FinanCial summary
Condensed Statements of Unrestricted Activities for the years ended
Dec. 31, 2011 and 2010
2011 2010
Operating revenues $286,014 $300,477
Operating expenses 2,953,256 3,016,856
Loss incurred in the fulfillment of our charitable mission
This loss has been historically covered by the following support from the
members and friends of the fraternity:
(2,667,242) (2,716,379)
Gifts and Bequests 180,154 230,191
Contribution from Masonic Villages 1,657,779 1,622,401
Contribution from Grand Lodge 220,500 0
Contribution from Masonic Charities Fund 240,000 198,669
Investment income and realized gains earned on accumulated
past support from the members and friends of the fraternity
24,512 17,981
Deficiency of revenues, support and gains over expenses $(344,297) $(647,137)
Any excess of
revenues and
support over
expenses is
reinvested so
The Masonic
Library and
Museum of
Pennsylvania
can continue
to provide
services.