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Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection
creator:
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Identifier/Call Number: 6180
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear Feet
1 folder
Date: 1924
Abstract: The Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection consists of two notices promoting public events held by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), two blank
petition forms for membership in the KKK, and one informational pamphlet regarding the KKK's attitudes toward immigration
-- all created circa 1924. The two KKK events documented in the collection: "Ku Klux Klan Kolossal Karnival" (March 15th to
March 22nd, 1924) and "Meet Your Friends---Ku Klux Klan Day" (undated) were both organized to take place in Dallas, Texas.
The petition forms are titled "Petition for Citizenship in the Invisible Empire." Both of the membership forms are blank,
except for a handwritten note at the top of one: "Ca. 1924 Texas." Accompanying these membership petitions is an additional
blank form, which begins: "Form 132-P. H. / Dear Madam: You have been elected to membership in the Women of the Ku Klux Klan."
Lastly, the collection contains an undated pamphlet titled "The Attitude of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Toward Immigration."
Container: 1
The Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection consists of two notices promoting public events held by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), two blank
petition forms for membership in the KKK, and one informational pamphlet regarding the KKK's attitudes toward immigration
-- all created circa 1924.
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection, Collection no. 6180, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from The Book Shop, LLC, December 21, 2018.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hate groups -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Racism -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Printed ephemera
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- Ephemera