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First Page of Letter from T.T. Wentworth to I.E. Phillips, April 23, 1927
| Title: | First Page of Letter from T.T. Wentworth to I.E. Phillips, April 23, 1927. |
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| Name(s): |
T.T. Wentworth, Creator I.E. Phillips, Recipient |
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| Type of Resource: | still image | |
| Genre: | Correspondence, Letter | |
| Date Created: | 1927-04-23 | |
| Publisher: | West Florida History Center, UWF Libraries, digitized from materials loaned by the UWF Historic Trust Resource Center | |
| Place of Publication: | Pensacola, Florida | |
| Extent: | First page of two page letter | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | First page of letter on letterhead for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., dated April 23, 1927, to Rev. I. E. Phillips. No signature. Letter relates that the Klan had helped elect their candidate for city commissioner by "keeping quiet and voting." The letter go o to say that Wentworth had not allowed his men to publicly support their candidate. Some of the men wanted to go to the polls in robes and helmets, but Wentworth would not allow this. "This is not my idea of doing things and I have almost convinced the most skeptical ones that we will not do this kind of work." Letter reports that many former members are wanting to reinstate and "those whom we think are worthy we will urge to come back, some whom we are better off without we will not encourage to come back." Wentworth tells Phillips that nominations will be held the next week and that he will not accept any position. He has served for 2 years and that he now needs to "build my business up and better support my family." And "it is impossible for me to continue to serve the Order in this office and stay in business, and as the business is my bread and butter and also my family's I must not sacrifice it further." (flyer referenced in letter is 2016.035.0410.c) | |
| Identifier: | uwf_ht_2016.035.0410.a (IID), uwf_ht_2016.035.0410.a (Letter) | |
| Note(s): | A Project of the Gulf Coast Digital History Project | |
| Subject(s): |
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) -- Pensacola, Florida -- April 1927 Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr. -- Pensacola, Florida -- April 1927 I.E. Phillips -- Jacksonville, Florida -- April 1927 City Commissioner Elections -- Pensacola, Florida -- April 1927 |
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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_2016.035.0410.a | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | UWF |
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| Title: | Letter from T.T. Wentworth Jr., to I.E. Phillips, April 23, 1927. |
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| Name(s): |
Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., Creator I.E. Phillips, Recipient |
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| Type of Resource: | still image | |
| Genre: | Correspondence, Letter | |
| Date Created: | 1927-04- 23 | |
| 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: | Letterhead for T.T. Wentworth, Jr., dated April 23, 1927, to Rev. I.E. Phillips. No signature. The letter relates that the Klan had helped elect their candidate for city commissioner by "keeping quiet and voting." The letter goes on to say that Wentworth had not allowed his men to publicly support their candidate. Some of the men wanted to go to the polls in robes and helmets, but Wentworth would not allow this. "This is not my idea of doing things and I have almost convinced the most skeptical ones that we will not do this kind of work." Letter reports that many former members are wanting to reinstate and "those whom we think are worthy we will urge to come back, some whom we are better off without we will not encourage to come back." Wentworth tells Phillips that nominations will be held the next week and that he will not accept any position. He has served for 2 years and that he now needs to "build my business up and better support my family." And "it is impossible for me to continue to serve the Order in this office and stay in business, and as the business is my bread and butter and also my family's I must not sacrifice it further." (See also: flyer referenced in the letter is 2016.035.0410.c) | |
| Identifier: | uwf_ht_2016.035.0410.a-b (IID) | |
| Note(s): | A Project of the Gulf Coast Digital History Project | |
| Subject(s): |
Escambia Klan No. 57 Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr. I.E. Phillips City Commissioner Elections Ku Klux Klan Escambia County, Florida Jacksonville, Florida 1927 1920s |
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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_2016.035.0410.a-b | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | UWF |
