UNC Library Exhibit Explores Freemasons’ Role in Creation of the University Wilson Special Collections Library, 4th floor October 1 – December 23, 2013 Reception: Sunday, Oct. 20, 2 to 4 p.m. Free and open to the public An exhibit on the 4th floor of the Wilson Special Collections Library at UNC Chapel Hill explores the history of the role played by North Carolina’s Freemasons in the creation and early governance of the University. “Look Well to the East: North Carolina’s Freemasons and the Cornerstones of UNC” will be on display from October 1 through December 23, 2013. The exhibit is free and open to the public. A reception will be held on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. Grand Master Dewey R. Preslar Jr. will speak. Freemasons conceived of, lobbied for and built the nation’s first public university, an accomplishment consistent with the fraternity’s historic emphasis on education and the liberal arts. This exhibition traces the Masons’ contribution to the establishment of UNC, and the shaping of its early development. Visitors to the exhibit will be able to view: * The sword and pocket watch of William Richardson Davie, grand master of Masons and the founder of the University. The sword has never before been exhibited in Chapel Hill; * The Old East cornerstone plate and the Masonic apron worn by William McCauley during the cornerstone ceremony on Oct. 12, 1793; * Handwritten petitions for the first and second degrees from Joseph Caldwell, UNC’s first president, to Eagle Lodge No. 19 in Hillsborough; * Assorted Masonic working tools. Wilson Library is on South Road across from the UNC Bell Tower. Library hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Paid parking is available in visitor lots on weekdays. Parking is free on weekends (except football Saturdays) on Stadium Drive and in campus lots. The exhibit is sponsored by the North Carolina Collection, the Southern Historical Collection, and the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 12:15:11 +0000
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