Knights of Columbus

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents the business of the Office of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction from 1866-2000 with the bulk of the material from 1980-1998. It includes a limited amount of records from Leon M. Abbott and Melvin M. Johnson (see their respective separate collections, A2021/074 and A2019/001) with the bulk of the material from George A. Newbury, Stanley F. Maxwell, George E. Bushnell, Francis George Paul, and Robert Odel Ralston.The bulk...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents the business of the Office of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction from 1866-2000 with the bulk of the material from 1980-1998. It includes a limited amount of records from Leon M. Abbott and Melvin M. Johnson (see their respective separate collections, A2021/074 and A2019/001) with the bulk of the material from George A. Newbury, Stanley F. Maxwell, George E. Bushnell, Francis George Paul, and Robert Odel Ralston.The bulk...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents the business of the Office of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction from 1866-2000 with the bulk of the material from 1980-1998. It includes a limited amount of records from Leon M. Abbott and Melvin M. Johnson (see their respective separate collections, A2021/074 and A2019/001) with the bulk of the material from George A. Newbury, Stanley F. Maxwell, George E. Bushnell, Francis George Paul, and Robert Odel Ralston.The bulk...

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Knights of Columbus WWI Poster, reproduction of color lithograph. Title of poster: "See Him Through" and text reads: "Help us to help the boys. National Catholic War Council. Knights of Columbus. United Wwar Work Campaign--Week of November 11, 1918." Graphics depict a male figure in Knights of Columbus uniform with left arm outstretched toward soldier in uniform carrying rifle and walking towards battle. The poster has red, blue, black and brown ink on beige background.

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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Collection includes a letter written by Private Timothy J. Mahoney, dated July 20, 1918, and a photo postcard of himself. The letter is written on Knights of Columbus War Activities letterhead and describes Mahoney's arrival in Europe. Mahoney served with the 302nd Infantry Regiment as part of the American Expeditionary Force.

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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.