Finding aid for the Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection 6180

Bo Doub
USC Libraries Special Collections
2019 January
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu


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

Content Description

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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Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[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