Knights of Columbus

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Photochrome of the monument depicting Rev. Michael J. McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus. The statue is brown and sits atop a marble platform with various engravings.

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Lithograph sketch of the exterior of the Knights of Columbus national headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Knights of Columbus emblem.

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Photolithograph with an undivided back. Photo depicting the exterior of the Knights of Columbus national headquarters. The three surrounding photos are portraits of the Founder, National Secretary, and Supreme Knight.

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Lithograph postcard of the badge that is worn by the Knights of Columbus. The top of the badge reads "Chicago 1910" with an eagle on the inside of the circular badge. The next section is composed of an emblem flanked by two horses with the bottom that reads "Grand Encampment of the US". The final section of the badge is purple with a cross that is laying through a crown.

Scope and Contents Clippings are from papers throughout the United States, such as the San Francisco Chronicle, Buffalo Evening News, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, and the New York Times, and are dated from 1924-1969. The bulk of the articles are from the 1960s. The collection focuses on the relationship of Freemasonry, religion and politics. Several articles report Sovereign Grand Commander Bushnell's strong statements banning the discussion of religion and politics at lodge meetings. During the Kennedy...

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Photochrome of the Reverend Michael McGivney's statue in Waterbury, Connecticut. The statue was constructed in March of 1957 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of his founding the Knights of Columbus. The statue is brown on top of a marble pillar.

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Black and white postcard, Knights of Columbus, with image of the interior their building and soldiers writing home during World War I. Postcard is blank and was never sent.