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Papers by William D . Moore

Shaker Fever, 2020

In 1962, journalist Richard Shanor, writing in the magazine Travel, reported on a booming subfiel... more In 1962, journalist Richard Shanor, writing in the magazine Travel, reported on a booming subfield of heritage tourism. "Today," he wrote, "an increasing number of visitors each year are discovering... the fascination of Shaker history, the beauty of Shaker craftsmanship, and the amazing number of ways Shaker hands and minds have contributed to the American heritage.'" Shanor and the editors of Travel recognized the fruits of the efforts of individuals from New Hampshire to Kentucky who were opening Shaker villages to the public as heritage sites.

Freemasonry and the Visual Arts from the Eighteenth Century Forward, 2020

Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture, 1995

Winterthur Portfolio, 1998

Winterthur Portfolio, 2009

Suffering for Territory is one of those rare monographs that has much to offer to numerous audien... more Suffering for Territory is one of those rare monographs that has much to offer to numerous audiences as it interlayers a sophisticated theoretical analysis with highly insightful historical and ethnographic detail. It also combines a carefully situated political and ethical commentary with an engaging writing style that easily carries the reader through a rich landscape while conveying a historicized terrain of power and struggles, localized vulnerabilities, and ironic humor. In this ethnography, Donald S. Moore examines the cultural politics of power, place, and social identification at various levels of action (e.g., local, national, regional) as they intersect with the livelihoods and struggles of people living in or passing through an eastern Zimbabwean locality on the border with Mozambique that resonates highly with African nationalist import. The focus is Kaerezi, home of the late Chief Rekayi Tangwena, famous in Zimbabwe and elsewhere for leading his people against colonial land evictions in the late 1960s and early 1970s and in 1975 for escorting Robert Mugabe, who was fleeing the Rhodesian forces, over the border into Mozambican camps controlled by the guerrilla forces of the African nationalist group he was soon to lead. Moore makes substantive contributions to the understanding of Zimbabwe and southern Africa, to the conceptual and heuristic tools deployed in analyzing state power, development, sovereignty, and livelihoods in Africa and beyond, and to refashioning ethnographic studies to become more astutely engaged in the cultural politics informing the localities of their research. Drawing on thirty months of fieldwork between 1988 and 1996, including a period of over two years spent in Kaerezi, Moore lays bare the dense (or to use his apt metaphor of choice, "entangled") social geographies of racialized, gendered, and at times, ethnicized land politics in Zimbabwe. He invokes the idiom of "suffering for territory" used by many of his Kaerezian interlocutors to convey the brutalities they experienced during the colonial period and what they struggle with now to make land claims

Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism, 2013

Many scholars, including Mark Carnes and Mary Ann Clawson, have noted that the last quarter of th... more Many scholars, including Mark Carnes and Mary Ann Clawson, have noted that the last quarter of the nineteenth century was the ‘golden age of fraternity’ in the United States. These years, during which America transformed from a rural society with an economy based in agriculture to an urban nation funded by industrial manufacturing, were also a time of frauds, hucksters, and charlatans who exploited the country’s rapid changes as opportunities to enrich themselves at the expense of others. This paper examines the career of Darius Wilson, who founded the Royal Arcanum, assumed the title of ‘Grand Master of the Venerable Symbolic Grand Lodge Ancient Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry for the United States of America’, and claimed to have developed a cure for deafness. Between 1875 and 1915, Wilson was both hailed for providing insurance to poverty-stricken immigrants and decried as a fraud who foisted worthless fraternal, medical and financial certificates upon a credulous public. A resident of Boston, Massachusetts, Wilson was a member or Rochester, New York’s Yonnondio Lodge No. 163, F. & A.M., before he was expelled. Subsequently he was repeatedly arrested and tried for improperly selling masonic degrees. Wilson provides a case study for the exploration of issues of authority, legitimacy, and confidence within the American industrializing economy, and will provide new perspectives for understanding fraternalism at the birth of the twentieth century.

Freemasonry and the Visual Arts from the Eighteenth Century Forward: Historical and Global Perspectives, 2018

Americans of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries shared specific ideas concerning t... more Americans of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries shared specific ideas concerning the appearance of Solomon's temple. This conception was shaped by a specific set of artists, art works, and buildings. This American conception of Solomon;s Temple was not exclusive to Freemasonry. Rather, the fraternity was so prevalent within American society during this time that the organization's concern with Solomon's temple influenced the nation's culture more broadly.

An analysis of the role that an educational summer program played in rediscovering and disseminat... more An analysis of the role that an educational summer program played in rediscovering and disseminating the music of the Shakers in the middle decades of the twentieth century.

Examines the learning outcomes of Harvard's Folklore & Mythology undergraduate concentration duri... more Examines the learning outcomes of Harvard's Folklore & Mythology undergraduate concentration during the 1980s.

Fraternal organizations, which have often been called “secret societies” or “mystic orders” becau... more Fraternal organizations, which have often been called “secret societies” or “mystic orders” because of their proprietary rituals, have thrived in America since the 1730s. Membership initiations defined these groups throughout their existence, yet ceremonial practices transformed over time in relation to changing social, political, and economic contexts. This illustrated presentation will examine the historic dynamics of American fraternal ritual performance while simultaneously examining the breadth of sacramental objects produced for these groups.

Youth Cultures in America, Mar 2016

An encyclopedia entry concerning surf culture

In 1863, David Bustill Bowser, a trained decorative artist, activist abolitionist, and African Am... more In 1863, David Bustill Bowser, a trained decorative artist, activist abolitionist, and African American resident of Philadelphia, painted battle flags for the troops raised by Pennsylvania’s Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments. These flag, presented to the regiments by friends and supporters including groups of ladies and Republican gentleman’s clubs, featured differing charges upon the fields of their obverse and reverse. In creating these military standards, Bowser drew upon patriotic American emblematic traditions through the use of eagles, symbolic female figures, portraits of the founding fathers, classical visual references, and Latin mottoes. However, Bowser combined these elements with images of uniformed African American soldiers wielding swords, carrying rifles, brandishing bayonets, and single-handedly subduing white Confederate officers that spoke of African American agency and empowerment. Broken shackles and abandoned plantations indicated the changes already wrought, while mottoes lettered upon scrolls, including “One Cause, One Country,” “Sic Semper Tyrannis,” “We Will Prove Ourselves Men,” “Freedom for All,” and “Let Soldiers in War Be Citizens in Peace,” were meant to both inspire the men who would march behind these flags and present a vision of the new social order that Bowser and his cohort hoped would follow a Union victory.

By drawing upon visual, documentary, and artifactual evidence, this twenty minute interdisciplinary paper argues that Bowser’s remarkable works, preserved in albumen photographs taken at the time, provide unique insights into the dynamics of how African Americans viewed their role in the nation during the Civil War. Inspired by Dr. Patricia Hills’ seminal work in placing paintings within their historical, economic, and political contexts, in exploring the art of African Americans, and in analyzing the visual culture of the Civil War era, this paper will interpret the complex messages concerning race, class, and citizenship which are encoded within these martial artifacts. Bowser’s works are considered as part of the artist’s oeuvre, within the genre of Civil War regimental flags, and in the shifting and contradictory social and political milieu of Philadelphia in Wartime. Analysis of these tools of African American liberation created by a black artist with the support of white elites offers new insights into a pivotal American moment.

Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture, 1995

From Barbara J. Mitnick, ed. George Washington Aemrican Symbol, 1999

Analyzes works within the American tradition of representing George Washington as the Master of a... more Analyzes works within the American tradition of representing George Washington as the Master of a Masonic Lodge. Looks at works produced during his lifetime up to the twentieth century. Examines paintings, lithographs, and sculpture.

In Burlesque Paraphernalia and Side Degree Specialties and Costumes, Catalog No. 439 (Fantagraphics Books), 2010

A cultural and contextual explication of the 1930 DeMoulin Bros. & Co. Burlesque Paraphernalia ca... more A cultural and contextual explication of the 1930 DeMoulin Bros. & Co. Burlesque Paraphernalia catalog which included such bizarre items as spanking machines, altars containing spitting skeletons, and electrical initiation devices. This article explains the importance of humorous "side degrees" within the larger fraternal movement.

Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism (3) 1, 2012

Many scholars, including Mark Carnes and Mary Ann Clawson, have noted that the last quarter of th... more Many scholars, including Mark Carnes and Mary Ann Clawson, have noted that the last quarter of the nineteenth century was the ‘golden age of fraternity’ in the United States. These years, during which America transformed from a rural society with an economy based in agriculture to an urban nation funded by industrial manufacturing, were also a time of frauds, hucksters, and charlatans who exploited the country’s rapid changes as opportunities to enrich themselves at the expense of others. This paper examines the career of Darius Wilson, who founded the Royal Arcanum, assumed the title of ‘Grand Master of the Venerable Symbolic Grand Lodge Ancient Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry for the United States of America’, and claimed to have developed a cure for deafness. Between 1875 and 1915, Wilson was both hailed for providing insurance to poverty-stricken immigrants and decried as a fraud who foisted worthless fraternal, medical and financial certificates upon a credulous public. A resident of Boston, Massachusetts, Wilson was a member or Rochester, New York’s Yonnondio Lodge No. 163, F. & A.M., before he was expelled. Subsequently he was repeatedly arrested and tried for improperly selling masonic degrees. Wilson provides a case study for the exploration of issues of authority, legitimacy, and confidence within the American industrializing economy, and will provide new perspectives for understanding fraternalism at the birth of the twentieth century.

Shaker Fever, 2020

In 1962, journalist Richard Shanor, writing in the magazine Travel, reported on a booming subfiel... more In 1962, journalist Richard Shanor, writing in the magazine Travel, reported on a booming subfield of heritage tourism. "Today," he wrote, "an increasing number of visitors each year are discovering... the fascination of Shaker history, the beauty of Shaker craftsmanship, and the amazing number of ways Shaker hands and minds have contributed to the American heritage.'" Shanor and the editors of Travel recognized the fruits of the efforts of individuals from New Hampshire to Kentucky who were opening Shaker villages to the public as heritage sites.

Freemasonry and the Visual Arts from the Eighteenth Century Forward, 2020

Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture, 1995

Winterthur Portfolio, 1998

Winterthur Portfolio, 2009

Suffering for Territory is one of those rare monographs that has much to offer to numerous audien... more Suffering for Territory is one of those rare monographs that has much to offer to numerous audiences as it interlayers a sophisticated theoretical analysis with highly insightful historical and ethnographic detail. It also combines a carefully situated political and ethical commentary with an engaging writing style that easily carries the reader through a rich landscape while conveying a historicized terrain of power and struggles, localized vulnerabilities, and ironic humor. In this ethnography, Donald S. Moore examines the cultural politics of power, place, and social identification at various levels of action (e.g., local, national, regional) as they intersect with the livelihoods and struggles of people living in or passing through an eastern Zimbabwean locality on the border with Mozambique that resonates highly with African nationalist import. The focus is Kaerezi, home of the late Chief Rekayi Tangwena, famous in Zimbabwe and elsewhere for leading his people against colonial land evictions in the late 1960s and early 1970s and in 1975 for escorting Robert Mugabe, who was fleeing the Rhodesian forces, over the border into Mozambican camps controlled by the guerrilla forces of the African nationalist group he was soon to lead. Moore makes substantive contributions to the understanding of Zimbabwe and southern Africa, to the conceptual and heuristic tools deployed in analyzing state power, development, sovereignty, and livelihoods in Africa and beyond, and to refashioning ethnographic studies to become more astutely engaged in the cultural politics informing the localities of their research. Drawing on thirty months of fieldwork between 1988 and 1996, including a period of over two years spent in Kaerezi, Moore lays bare the dense (or to use his apt metaphor of choice, "entangled") social geographies of racialized, gendered, and at times, ethnicized land politics in Zimbabwe. He invokes the idiom of "suffering for territory" used by many of his Kaerezian interlocutors to convey the brutalities they experienced during the colonial period and what they struggle with now to make land claims

Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism, 2013

Many scholars, including Mark Carnes and Mary Ann Clawson, have noted that the last quarter of th... more Many scholars, including Mark Carnes and Mary Ann Clawson, have noted that the last quarter of the nineteenth century was the ‘golden age of fraternity’ in the United States. These years, during which America transformed from a rural society with an economy based in agriculture to an urban nation funded by industrial manufacturing, were also a time of frauds, hucksters, and charlatans who exploited the country’s rapid changes as opportunities to enrich themselves at the expense of others. This paper examines the career of Darius Wilson, who founded the Royal Arcanum, assumed the title of ‘Grand Master of the Venerable Symbolic Grand Lodge Ancient Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry for the United States of America’, and claimed to have developed a cure for deafness. Between 1875 and 1915, Wilson was both hailed for providing insurance to poverty-stricken immigrants and decried as a fraud who foisted worthless fraternal, medical and financial certificates upon a credulous public. A resident of Boston, Massachusetts, Wilson was a member or Rochester, New York’s Yonnondio Lodge No. 163, F. & A.M., before he was expelled. Subsequently he was repeatedly arrested and tried for improperly selling masonic degrees. Wilson provides a case study for the exploration of issues of authority, legitimacy, and confidence within the American industrializing economy, and will provide new perspectives for understanding fraternalism at the birth of the twentieth century.

Freemasonry and the Visual Arts from the Eighteenth Century Forward: Historical and Global Perspectives, 2018

Americans of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries shared specific ideas concerning t... more Americans of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries shared specific ideas concerning the appearance of Solomon's temple. This conception was shaped by a specific set of artists, art works, and buildings. This American conception of Solomon;s Temple was not exclusive to Freemasonry. Rather, the fraternity was so prevalent within American society during this time that the organization's concern with Solomon's temple influenced the nation's culture more broadly.

An analysis of the role that an educational summer program played in rediscovering and disseminat... more An analysis of the role that an educational summer program played in rediscovering and disseminating the music of the Shakers in the middle decades of the twentieth century.

Examines the learning outcomes of Harvard's Folklore & Mythology undergraduate concentration duri... more Examines the learning outcomes of Harvard's Folklore & Mythology undergraduate concentration during the 1980s.

Fraternal organizations, which have often been called “secret societies” or “mystic orders” becau... more Fraternal organizations, which have often been called “secret societies” or “mystic orders” because of their proprietary rituals, have thrived in America since the 1730s. Membership initiations defined these groups throughout their existence, yet ceremonial practices transformed over time in relation to changing social, political, and economic contexts. This illustrated presentation will examine the historic dynamics of American fraternal ritual performance while simultaneously examining the breadth of sacramental objects produced for these groups.

Youth Cultures in America, Mar 2016

An encyclopedia entry concerning surf culture

In 1863, David Bustill Bowser, a trained decorative artist, activist abolitionist, and African Am... more In 1863, David Bustill Bowser, a trained decorative artist, activist abolitionist, and African American resident of Philadelphia, painted battle flags for the troops raised by Pennsylvania’s Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments. These flag, presented to the regiments by friends and supporters including groups of ladies and Republican gentleman’s clubs, featured differing charges upon the fields of their obverse and reverse. In creating these military standards, Bowser drew upon patriotic American emblematic traditions through the use of eagles, symbolic female figures, portraits of the founding fathers, classical visual references, and Latin mottoes. However, Bowser combined these elements with images of uniformed African American soldiers wielding swords, carrying rifles, brandishing bayonets, and single-handedly subduing white Confederate officers that spoke of African American agency and empowerment. Broken shackles and abandoned plantations indicated the changes already wrought, while mottoes lettered upon scrolls, including “One Cause, One Country,” “Sic Semper Tyrannis,” “We Will Prove Ourselves Men,” “Freedom for All,” and “Let Soldiers in War Be Citizens in Peace,” were meant to both inspire the men who would march behind these flags and present a vision of the new social order that Bowser and his cohort hoped would follow a Union victory.

By drawing upon visual, documentary, and artifactual evidence, this twenty minute interdisciplinary paper argues that Bowser’s remarkable works, preserved in albumen photographs taken at the time, provide unique insights into the dynamics of how African Americans viewed their role in the nation during the Civil War. Inspired by Dr. Patricia Hills’ seminal work in placing paintings within their historical, economic, and political contexts, in exploring the art of African Americans, and in analyzing the visual culture of the Civil War era, this paper will interpret the complex messages concerning race, class, and citizenship which are encoded within these martial artifacts. Bowser’s works are considered as part of the artist’s oeuvre, within the genre of Civil War regimental flags, and in the shifting and contradictory social and political milieu of Philadelphia in Wartime. Analysis of these tools of African American liberation created by a black artist with the support of white elites offers new insights into a pivotal American moment.

Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture, 1995

From Barbara J. Mitnick, ed. George Washington Aemrican Symbol, 1999

Analyzes works within the American tradition of representing George Washington as the Master of a... more Analyzes works within the American tradition of representing George Washington as the Master of a Masonic Lodge. Looks at works produced during his lifetime up to the twentieth century. Examines paintings, lithographs, and sculpture.

In Burlesque Paraphernalia and Side Degree Specialties and Costumes, Catalog No. 439 (Fantagraphics Books), 2010

A cultural and contextual explication of the 1930 DeMoulin Bros. & Co. Burlesque Paraphernalia ca... more A cultural and contextual explication of the 1930 DeMoulin Bros. & Co. Burlesque Paraphernalia catalog which included such bizarre items as spanking machines, altars containing spitting skeletons, and electrical initiation devices. This article explains the importance of humorous "side degrees" within the larger fraternal movement.

Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism (3) 1, 2012

Many scholars, including Mark Carnes and Mary Ann Clawson, have noted that the last quarter of th... more Many scholars, including Mark Carnes and Mary Ann Clawson, have noted that the last quarter of the nineteenth century was the ‘golden age of fraternity’ in the United States. These years, during which America transformed from a rural society with an economy based in agriculture to an urban nation funded by industrial manufacturing, were also a time of frauds, hucksters, and charlatans who exploited the country’s rapid changes as opportunities to enrich themselves at the expense of others. This paper examines the career of Darius Wilson, who founded the Royal Arcanum, assumed the title of ‘Grand Master of the Venerable Symbolic Grand Lodge Ancient Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry for the United States of America’, and claimed to have developed a cure for deafness. Between 1875 and 1915, Wilson was both hailed for providing insurance to poverty-stricken immigrants and decried as a fraud who foisted worthless fraternal, medical and financial certificates upon a credulous public. A resident of Boston, Massachusetts, Wilson was a member or Rochester, New York’s Yonnondio Lodge No. 163, F. & A.M., before he was expelled. Subsequently he was repeatedly arrested and tried for improperly selling masonic degrees. Wilson provides a case study for the exploration of issues of authority, legitimacy, and confidence within the American industrializing economy, and will provide new perspectives for understanding fraternalism at the birth of the twentieth century.

Americans were enthralled by the Shakers in the years between 1925 and 1965. They bought Shaker f... more Americans were enthralled by the Shakers in the years between 1925 and 1965. They bought Shaker furniture, saw Shaker worship services enacted on Broadway, sang Shaker songs, dressed in Shaker-inspired garb, collected Shaker artifacts, and restored Shaker villages. William D. Moore analyzes the activities of scholars, composers, collectors, folklorists, photographers, writers, choreographers, and museum staff who drove the national interest in this dwindling regional religious group.

This interdisciplinary study places the activities of individuals—including Doris Humphrey, Charles Sheeler, Laura Bragg, Juliana Force, and Edward Deming Andrews—within the larger cultural and historical contexts of nationalism, modernism, and cultural resource management. Taking up previously unexamined primary sources and cultural productions that include the first scholarly studies of the faith, material culture and visual arts, stage performances, and museum exhibitions, Shaker Fever compels a reconsideration of this religious group and its place within American memory. It is sure to delight enthusiasts, public historians, museum professionals, furniture collectors, and anyone interested in the dynamics of cultural appropriation and stewardship.

A collection of important articles about American fraternalism. Contents Journalistic Studies... more A collection of important articles about American fraternalism.

Contents
Journalistic Studies
1- Harwood, W.S. "Secret Societies in America." 1897
2 - Hill, Walter, B. "The Great American Safety-valve." 1892
3 - Foster, J.M. "Secret Societies and the State" 1898
4 - Harger, Charles Moreau, "The Lodge," 1896
5 - Weir, Hugh C. "Romance of the Secret Society." 1911
6 - Merz, Charles. "Halt! Who comes There?." 1923
7 - Merz, Charles. "Sweet Land of Secrecy." 1927
8 - Lehman, Milton. "It takes three to make a lodge." 1948

Historical Studies
9 - Schlesinger, Sr., Arthur M. "Biography of a Nation of Joiners." 1944
10 - Davis, David Brion. "Some Themes of Counter-Subversion: An Analysis of Anti-Masonic, Anti-Catholic, and Anti-Mormon Literature." 1960

Sociological Studies
11 - Simmel, Greg. "The Sociology of Secrecy and of Secret Societies." 1906
12 - Gist, Noel P. "Culture Patterning in Secret Society Ceremonials." 1936
13 - Gist, Noel P., "Structure and Process in Secret Societies." 1938

Insurance Studies
14 - Meyer, B.H. "Fraternal Beneficiary Societies in America." 1901
15 - Stevens, Albert Clark. "Fraternal insurance." 1900
16 - Landis, Abb. "Life Insurance by Fraternal Orders." 1904
17 - Nichols, Walter S., "Fraternal Insurance: Its Character, Virtues and Defects" 1904
18 - Page, Walter H., "Insurance that Does Not Insure." 1911
19 - Knight, Charles K., "Fraternal Life Insurance." 1927

In Masonic Temples, William D. Moore introduces readers to the structures American Freemasons ere... more In Masonic Temples, William D. Moore introduces readers to the structures American Freemasons erected over the sixty-year period from 1870 to 1930, when these temples became a ubiquitous feature of the American landscape. As representations of King Solomon’s temple in ancient Jerusalem erected in almost every American town and city, Masonic temples provided specially designed spaces for the enactment of this influential fraternity’s secret rituals.

Using New York State as a case study, Moore not only analyzes the design and construction of Masonic structures and provides their historical context, but he also links the temples to American concepts of masculinity during this period of profound economic and social transformation. By examining edifices previously overlooked by architectural and social historians, Moore decodes the design and social function of Masonic architecture and offers compelling new insights into the construction of American masculinity.

Four distinct sets of Masonic ritual spaces—the Masonic lodge room, the armory and drill room of the Knights Templar, the Scottish Rite Cathedral, and the Shriners’ mosque – form the central focus of this volume. Moore argues that these spaces and their accompanying ceremonies communicated four alternative masculine archetypes to American Freemasons—the heroic artisan, the holy warrior, the adept or wise man, and the frivolous jester or fool.

Although not a Freemason, Moore draws from his experience as director of the Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library in New York City, where he utilized sources previously inaccessible to scholars. His work should prove valuable to readers with interests in vernacular architecture, material culture, American studies, architectural and social history, Freemasonry, and voluntary associations.

Cape Cod Life, 2015

A journalistic article about the works of Joseph C. Lincoln.

Cape Cod In Season , 2015

Popular article about the Cape Cod author Joe Lincoln.

The Tennessean, May 25, 2015

Article concerning the effort to preserve the 1820s Gothic-revival Masonic hall in Franklin, Tenn... more Article concerning the effort to preserve the 1820s Gothic-revival Masonic hall in Franklin, Tennessee.

YouTube California Masons Stream, Oct 13, 2014

An educational video about the role of Masonic art and visual culture in Masonic initiation and c... more An educational video about the role of Masonic art and visual culture in Masonic initiation and cultural transmission.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkZ94qksffM

All Things Considered, National Public Radio, Aug 27, 2014

California Freemason, Aug 2014

An exploration of the growing interaction between Freemasonry and the academic world, focusing pa... more An exploration of the growing interaction between Freemasonry and the academic world, focusing particularly upon the activities of the Grand Lodge of California and UCLA.

Up to Date, Jul 7, 2014

http://kcur.org/post/history-and-future-kansas-city-scottish-rite-temple

NPR The Protojournalist, Feb 3, 2014

Portland (Maine) Press Herald, Oct 5, 2013

Freemasons attempt to preserve the Masonic Temple in Portland, Maine

A growing number of Masons are selling their aging temples to developers who convert them into lu... more A growing number of Masons are selling their aging temples to developers who convert them into luxury condos.

Associated Press, Apr 27, 2013

U.S. News & World Report, Aug 28, 2005

A short history and explication of the fraternity.

Time Magazine, May 25, 1998

Journalistic reflections upon American Freemasonry in 1998

Communal Societies, 2021

Review of Shaker Fever: America's Twentieth-Century Fascination with a Communitarian Sect by Will... more Review of Shaker Fever: America's Twentieth-Century Fascination with a Communitarian Sect by William D. Moore

New York History, 2022

Moore's book provides important insights into how individuals and museums shaped twentieth-centur... more Moore's book provides important insights into how individuals and museums shaped twentieth-century perspectives on the Shakers. It can be viewed as a case study of how history is interpreted and presented to the general public.

Winterthur Portfolio, 2021

Journal of American History, 2022

Review of Shaker Fever

Scottish Rite Journal, 2012

Winterthur Portfolio, 2008

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.

Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review, 2007

Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 2012

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Sep 2009

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.

Journal of World History, Mar 2010

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.

Journal of Urban History, Feb 17, 2009

The Public Historian, 2004

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Dec 2003

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American Studies, 2003

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Winterthur Portfolio, Jun 1998

Review of Charles Colbert's important work which examines the links between Phrenology and Americ... more Review of Charles Colbert's important work which examines the links between Phrenology and American visual culture.

Winterthur Portfolio, 1998

New York History, Jan 1998

New York History, Mar 1996

New York History, Jul 1996

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Mar 1996

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.