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Letter to I.E. Phillips from N.B. Forrest, July 27, 1927

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Date Issued:
1927-07-27
Summary:
Typed letter on plain paper, which has darkened due to acid content. Dated July 27, 1927, to I.E. Phillips from N.B. Forrest, Imperial Kligrapp. Letter references letter written to Dr. Hiram W. Evans by Frank Hilburn requesting help becoming a member of the Pensacola Klan. See 2016.035.0324. Forrest contacted Hilburn's original group in Detroit about his status and received a reply that Hilburn was prone to getting angry and quitting the group, then asking to rejoin. The second time they refused his readmission. Michigan Grand Dragon recommended Hilburn not be allowed to join any Klan. Forrest replied, "we have not replied to Mr. Hilburn's (sic) letter direct but are passing same on to you for whatever attention you deem wise." Also see: 2016.035.0324, 2016.035.0329.
Title: Letter to I.E. Phillips from N.B. Forrest, July 27, 1927.
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Name(s): N.B. Forrest, Creator
I.E. Phillips, Recipient
Hiram W. Evans, Referenced
Frank Hilburn, Referenced
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: Correspondence, Letter
Date Created: 1927-07-27
Date Issued: 1927-07-27
Publisher: West Florida History Center, UWF Libraries, digitized from materials loaned by the UWF Historic Trust Resource Center
Place of Publication: Pensacola, Florida
Extent: 1 letter
Language(s): English
Summary: Typed letter on plain paper, which has darkened due to acid content. Dated July 27, 1927, to I.E. Phillips from N.B. Forrest, Imperial Kligrapp. Letter references letter written to Dr. Hiram W. Evans by Frank Hilburn requesting help becoming a member of the Pensacola Klan. See 2016.035.0324. Forrest contacted Hilburn's original group in Detroit about his status and received a reply that Hilburn was prone to getting angry and quitting the group, then asking to rejoin. The second time they refused his readmission. Michigan Grand Dragon recommended Hilburn not be allowed to join any Klan. Forrest replied, "we have not replied to Mr. Hilburn's (sic) letter direct but are passing same on to you for whatever attention you deem wise." Also see: 2016.035.0324, 2016.035.0329.
Identifier: uwf_ht_2016.035.0325 (IID)
Note(s): A Project of the Gulf Coast Digital History Project.
Subject(s): Ku Klux Klan
I.E. Phillips
N.B. Forrest
Hiram W. Evans
Frank Hiram
Pensacola Klan
Pensacola, Florida
Detroit, Michigan
1920s
1927
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_2016.035.0325
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Host Institution: UWF

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