Miscellany

The Robert O. Ralston Collection contains honorary certificates, photographs and miscellaneous items. The honorary certificates are from Masonic bodies around the world. Approximately half the series is certificates given to Ralston from various U.S. lodges or valleys. The remaining certificates are from the numerous countries, predominantly European and Central and South American Supreme Councils, which Ralston visited. The material dates from 1974-2003 with the bulk of the items dated between 1993-2003. Many certificates recognize Ralston as an honorary member of the Masonic body his is visiting. A few certificates award Ralston a medal; some are accompanied with the medal. Photographs consist of class rosters named for Robert O. Ralston, Supreme Council meetings, and Ralston with various Masons. Miscellaneous items include city citations and proclamations, pamphlet of Ralston’s charity, 32nd Degree Masonic Learning Center for Children, and drawing of the Burns Institute which Ralston was on the Board of Governors.