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Letter from Mrs. H.L. Whidby to the KKK of Pensacola, May 28. 1927
| Title: | Letter from Mrs. H.L. Whidby to the KKK of Pensacola, May 28. 1927. |
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| Name(s): |
Mrs. H. L. Whidby, Creator The KKK of Pensacola, Recipient |
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| Type of Resource: | still image | |
| Genre: | Correspondence, Letter | |
| Date Created: | 1927-05-28 | |
| 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: | Handwritten letter on lined notepaper, dated May 28, 1927, addressed to Ku Klux Klan of Pensacola, signed by Mrs. H L. Whidby. Envelope addressed Ku Klux Klan, Pensacola, Fla. Mrs. Whidby writes that she wants to let women know of the hardships she has suffered. Reports she has been married "about nine years." The first year was happy, then her husband began to beat her and it has continued to get worse and he now sees other women. States he claims he does this because she had not produced a child, but Dr. Ames says it is not a problem with him that has prevented pregancy. He has threatened her life. She wants the Klan to take him out and punish him for the way he treats her. Gives her address on East Right Streeet, may be 810 E. Wright. She would like to meet with someone and so she can be sure they understand her situation. | |
| Identifier: | uwf_ht_2016.035.0418.a (IID), uwf_ht_2016.035.0418.a (Letter) | |
| Note(s): | A Project of the Gulf Coast Digital History Project. Date Created had: May 28, 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_2016.035.0418.a | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | UWF |
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| Title: | Letter and Envelope from Mrs. H.L. Whidby to the KKK of Pensacola, May 28. 1927. |
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| Name(s): |
Mrs. H. L. Whidby, Creator KKK of Pensacola, Recipient |
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| Type of Resource: | still image | |
| Genre: | Correspondence, Letter | |
| Date Created: | 1927-05-28 | |
| 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: | Handwritten letter on lined notepaper, dated May 28, 1927, addressed to Ku Klux Klan of Pensacola, signed by Mrs. H L. Whidby. Envelope addressed Ku Klux Klan, Pensacola, Fla. Mrs. Whidby writes that she wants to let women know of the hardships she has suffered. Reports she has been married "about nine years." The first year was happy, then her husband began to beat her and it has continued to get worse and he now sees other women. States he claims he does this because she had not produced a child, but Dr. Ames says it is not a problem with him that has prevented pregancy. He has threatened her life. She wants the Klan to take him out and punish him for the way he treats her. Gives her address on East Right Street, may be 810 E. Wright. She would like to meet with someone and so she can be sure they understand her situation. | |
| Identifier: | uwf_ht_2016.035.0418.a-e (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
A Project of the Gulf Coast Digital History Project. Date Created had: May 28, 1927. 4 page letter and mailing stamped envelope |
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| Subject(s): |
Escambia Klan No. 57 H.L. Whidby Dr. Ames Pensacola, Florida Escambia County, 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_2016.035.0418.a-e | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | UWF |
