Royal Order of Jesters

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This collection of broadsides and ephemera is from the Royal Order of Jesters Court, No. 30, in New York. The broadsides are invitations to festivities hosted by the ROJ and often include a play and candidates. Common features of the broadsides are alliteration, humor, wordplay, drawings, and always merriment. The collection also includes an invitation to the 50th anniversary cruise in Hawaii and an advertisement for the National Coat of Arms for the Jesters.

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This catalog contains regalia, costumes, and paraphernalia for the Royal Order of Jesters. The regalia generally romanticizes and appropriates non-white cultural heritage by using stereotypes and/or caricatures.

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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Certificate awarded to John J. Columbo "By virtue of having been a member for twenty- five years and in good standing."

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Catalog contains letterheads, crest, decals, and certificates. Illustrations are in color.

Scope and Contents Certificate of Appreciation awarded to John Joseph Columbo. At the top of the certificate is a picture portraying two Jesters on the left and right sides the symbol for the Royal Order of Jesters. The Jester on the left holds a skull in one hand and a scepter in the other. The scepter has a model of a jester's head on it. He is wearing a purple and red full body suit with a red headress. On the right, the Jester is holding the same staff as the first. He is wearing however, a purple and...

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Certificate of Appreciation awarded to John J. Columbo from the Royal Order of Jesters, New York Court No. 30, New York, New York "In the Pursuit of Mirth Mirth is King- May it ever be"

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Certificate of Honorary Membership awarded to John J. Columbo from the Royal Order of Jesters, Boston Court, No. 103, Massachusetts

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Certificate of Honorary Membership awarded to John J. Columbo from the Royal Order of Jesters, Crescent Court No. 64, Trenton, New Jersey

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Certificate of Honorary Membership awarded to John J. Columbo from the Royal Order of Jesters, New York Court No. 30, New York, New York