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Letter to Rev. I. E. Phillips from T. T. Wentworth Jr., September 15, 1926
- Summary:
- Carbon copy of a letter dated September 15, 1926, written on plain paper that has turned a dark brown from acid content. Letter addressed to Rev. I. E. Phillips. Wentworth writes that the membership is "more or less in a state of lethargy" and are "prone to find fault." He also notes that the local group has never installed officers and asks permission to hold elections or "to do whatever you think best so that we could get the year started right." Also, the "forces that are opposed to the Klan in Pensacola are using every effort to cause the members to become discouraged" See also: 2016.035.0272
Title: | Letter to Rev. I. E. Phillips from T. T. Wentworth Jr., September 15, 1926. |
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Name(s): |
T. T. Wentworth Jr., Creator Rev. I. E. Phillips (Grand Dragon), Recipient |
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Type of Resource: | still image | |
Genre: | Correspondence, Letter | |
Date Created: | September 15, 1926 | |
Publisher: | West Florida History Center, UWF Libraries, digitized from materials loaned by the UWF Historic Trust Resource Center | |
Place of Publication: | Pensacola, Florida | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | Carbon copy of a letter dated September 15, 1926, written on plain paper that has turned a dark brown from acid content. Letter addressed to Rev. I. E. Phillips. Wentworth writes that the membership is "more or less in a state of lethargy" and are "prone to find fault." He also notes that the local group has never installed officers and asks permission to hold elections or "to do whatever you think best so that we could get the year started right." Also, the "forces that are opposed to the Klan in Pensacola are using every effort to cause the members to become discouraged" See also: 2016.035.0272 | |
Identifier: | uwf_ht_2016..035.0270 (IID) | |
Note(s): | A Project of the Gulf Coast Digital History Project | |
Subject(s): |
Ku Klux Klan -- September 1926 Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr. Rev. I. E. Phillips (Grand Dragon) Jacksonville, Florida Pensacola, Florida |
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Held by: | University of West Florida Historic Trust Resource Center, Hilton Green Room | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/uwf/fd/uwf_ht_2016..035.0270 | |
Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ | |
Host Institution: | UWF |