A collection of books, booklets, leaflets and manuscripts relating to freemasonry, specifically Goderich Lodge and, later, Goderich Chapter, No 1211. Collection comprises: Bye-Laws of Goderich Lodge, revised March 1879, printed by Inchbold & Beck, Leeds, 1879 (hardback in blue cloth boards with gilded masonic device and blind ruled, black endpapers, text printed in red and black, 28pp, a little rubbed, partial gutter crack between rear endpapers); Bye-Laws of Goderich Lodge, revised August 1905, printed ny J H Davenport, Leeds, 1906 (hardback in blue cloth boards with gilded masonic device and blind ruled, grey endpapers, text printed in red and black, 70pp, with a supplement dated 1921 laid in, light rubbed and patchily marked covers, internally neat, clean bright and tight); Goderich Chapter By-laws, 1926, hardback in red cloth boards with gilt lettering, 24pp, small volume; Goderich Lodge Bye-Laws, revised November 1929, printed by J H Davenport, Leeds, 1929, hardback in blue cloth with gilt masonic device (white stain on front), 62pp, text in red and black; Goderich Chapter List of Officers and Members, 1938, in stiff red wrappers with black lettering, stapled a little oxidized; Goderich Chapter By-Laws, revised April 1950, 8pp booklet in stiff card wrappers with black titles; Programme for the 50th Anniversary Dinner of the Goderich Chapter, 13 March 1961, including toast list and brief history of the Chapter, stiff cream card covers, cord bound, with red lettering – a little faded and soiled, small stain on verso; 3pp typescript notes on the history of Goderich Chapter, apparently intended for delivery as a talk; and a typewritten letter covering the deposit of papers in the Provincial Library, dated 10 March 1961. A nice collection ranging from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century.
