Newbury, George Adelbert, 1895-1984

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series contains the records for planning, attending, and managing international conferences of the Supreme Councils and Sovereign Grand Commanders in Scottish Rite Freemasonry. Arranged chronologically, the conferences include the International Conference of Supreme Councils, Conference of European Sovereign Grand Commanders, Conference of Sovereign Grand Commanders of the Americas, Conference of English-Speaking Supreme Councils in Amity, and anniversary celebrations of Supreme Councils for...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series contains the records for planning, attending, and managing international conferences of the Supreme Councils and Sovereign Grand Commanders in Scottish Rite Freemasonry. Arranged chronologically, the conferences include the International Conference of Supreme Councils, Conference of European Sovereign Grand Commanders, Conference of Sovereign Grand Commanders of the Americas, Conference of English-Speaking Supreme Councils in Amity, and anniversary celebrations of Supreme Councils for...

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This folder contains correspondence between Newbury and others about and with clandestine groups. The majority of the correspondence is on irregular African American Masonic organizations that are not reconginzed by Prince Hall Freemasonry. Of particular interest is the petition for recongition by the Supreme Council 33rd Degree Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite for the Atlantic Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America Grand Orient of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.

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This file contains correspondence and files on the Pennsylvania court case on the clandestine Scottish Rite organizations active in that state.

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Honorary certificate from the Supreme Council of Colombia presented to George A. Newbury in Bogota, September 19, 1967 signed by the Grand Secretary General. Red lettering for the text of the certificate and gold paper seal with yellow, bue, and red ribbon

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Engraved parchment certificate denoting Honorary Membership in the Supreme Council for Germany presented to Sovereign Grand Commander George A. Newbury by Sovereign Grand Commander Heinz Lott, September, 1972. The parchment holder is red silk with yellow embroidered double-headed eagle and "33".

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Certificate of Honorary Membership Presented to Illustrious George A. Newbury, with a certificate folder. It reads> "CERTIFICATE/ of/ Honorary Membership/ presented to/ Illustrious George A. Newbury, 33 degree/.../ Valley of Cleveland, Ohio/...Monday, October 4, 1971/.../ Harold O. Weaver/ Donald W. Anderson/ Schmitt/ William J. Braun [?]/..."