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First Page of Letter from T.T. Wentworth to I.E. Phillips, May 25, 1927
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- Typed carbon copy of a letter on T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Federal Bicycle Tires letterhead, dated May 25, 1927, to Rev. I. E. Phillips. Letter is not signed. Letter relates the elections went well. Wentworth reports that he did accept the nomination to remain Exalted Cyclops and was re-elected. R. C. White was elected Kligrapp. White has been secretary for the Masonic Lodge for many years. Klansman Macon was defeated, which may be well since he is overworked: clerk for L & N Railroad, bookkeeper for Dr. W. D. Nobles, and sells sewing machines. Copies of election forms enclosed, please ratify and return so installation can take place as planned. Members went to Bainbridge. One care in accident and Klansman A. B. Fillinghim, one of the best members, died. Funeral to be May 26. Wentworth's daughter born May 25. Please send 500 copies of the pamplet "The Ku Klux Klan Presents Its views of Marriage." Please send price for new Exalted Cyclops Robe or Klan Giants Robe with satin finish, will lend dignity to the office. "We are winning out ever day."
Title: | First Page of Letter from T.T. Wentworth to I.E. Phillips, May 25, 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: | May 25, 1927 | |
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: | Typed carbon copy of a letter on T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Federal Bicycle Tires letterhead, dated May 25, 1927, to Rev. I. E. Phillips. Letter is not signed. Letter relates the elections went well. Wentworth reports that he did accept the nomination to remain Exalted Cyclops and was re-elected. R. C. White was elected Kligrapp. White has been secretary for the Masonic Lodge for many years. Klansman Macon was defeated, which may be well since he is overworked: clerk for L & N Railroad, bookkeeper for Dr. W. D. Nobles, and sells sewing machines. Copies of election forms enclosed, please ratify and return so installation can take place as planned. Members went to Bainbridge. One care in accident and Klansman A. B. Fillinghim, one of the best members, died. Funeral to be May 26. Wentworth's daughter born May 25. Please send 500 copies of the pamplet "The Ku Klux Klan Presents Its views of Marriage." Please send price for new Exalted Cyclops Robe or Klan Giants Robe with satin finish, will lend dignity to the office. "We are winning out ever day." | |
Identifier: | uwf_ht_2016.035.0416.a (IID), uwf_ht_2016.035.0416.a (Letter) | |
Note(s): | A Project of the Gulf Coast Digital History Project | |
Subject(s): |
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) -- Pensacola, Florida -- May 1927 Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr. -- Pensacola, Florida -- May 1927 I.E. Phillips -- Jacksonville, Florida -- May 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_2016.035.0416.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, May 25, 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: | May 25, 1927 | |
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: | Typed carbon copy of a letter on T.T. Wentworth, Jr., Federal Bicycle Tires letterhead, dated May 25, 1927, to Rev. I.E. Phillips. The letter is not signed. The letter relates the elections went well. Wentworth reports that he did accept the nomination to remain Exalted Cyclops and was re-elected. R.C. White was elected Kligrapp. White has been secretary for the Masonic Lodge for many years. Klansman Macon was defeated, which may be well since he is overworked: clerk for L&N Railroad, bookkeeper for Dr. W.D. Nobles, and sells sewing machines. Copies of election forms enclosed, please ratify and return so installation can take place as planned. Members went to Bainbridge. One care in accident and Klansman A.B. Fillinghim, one of the best members, died. The funeral to be on May 26. Wentworth's daughter was born May 25. Please send 500 copies of the pamphlet "The Ku Klux Klan Presents Its views of Marriage." Please send price for new Exalted Cyclops Robe or Klan Giants Robe with a satin finish will lend dignity to the office. "We are winning out ever day." | |
Identifier: | uwf_ht_2016.035.0416.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 Klansman Macon R.C. White L&N Railroad Dr. W.D. Nobles A.B. Fillinghim Pensacola, Florida Bainbridge 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_2016.035.0416.a-b | |
Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ | |
Host Institution: | UWF |