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Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...

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Certificate accompanied with medal commemorating Francisco Ge Acayaba de Montezuma, founder of Brazil Masonic body. It is decorated with printed, purple double headed eagle at lower right, medal logo at top left, and front and back printed images of medal at lower left. It is signed by Grande Commendado and Secretario Geral.

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Certificate accompanied with medal. It is commemorating Francisco Ge Acayaba de Montezuma, founder of Brazil Masonic body, and decorated with printed, purple double headed eagle at lower right, medal logo at top left, and front and back printed images of medal at lower left. It is signed by Grande Commendado and Secretario Geral.

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Certificate is decorated with printed, pink double-headed eagle at top center with Latin phrase in scroll. It is signed by Grande Commendador and Secretario Geral.

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Certificate accompanied with medal. It is commemorating Francisco Ge Acayaba de Montezuma, founder of Brazil Masonic body, and decorated with printed, purple double headed eagle at lower right, medal logo at top left, and front and back printed images of medal at lower left. It is signed by Grande Commendado and Secretario Geral.

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Certificate accompanied with medal commemorating Francisco Ge Acayaba de Montezuma, founder of Brazil Masonic body. It is decorated with printed, purple double headed eagle at lower right, medal logo at top left, and front and back printed images of medal at lower left. It is signed by Grande Commendado and Secretario Geral.

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Certificate is decorated with printed purple Masonic symbols including the double-headed eagle and all-seeing eye. There is a gold affixed Supreme Council seal on bottom right corner. The certificate is signed by the Sovereign Grand Commander and the Secretary-General.

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Appointment of Grand Representative and Guarantor near the Supreme Council decorated with Masonic symbols for each degree, two printed color Candadian flags on each side of color printed 33° double-headed eagle, and gold embossed seal affixed in lower right corner. It is signed by Sovereign Grand Commander and Grand Secretary-General.

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Certificate is decorated with printed, red chain border, Latin phrase in scroll at top, and gold imprinted double-headed eagle at top. There is an affixed gold seal of the Supremo Consejo at bottom center and signed by Gran Commendado and Secretario General.