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Wills Case Ballots.
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Collection of the verdict votes cast by Klan members for the Wills case. Ballots were collected within paper packet and contain 15 guilty and 1 not guilty vote. Votes have no names attached to them thought eh packet does have Tom Wentworth stamped on the front and T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Inc. on the back. Also contained in the packet are three KKK membership promotion cards named for H. Whitaker, R.C. Wills, and S. L. (Last name indecipherable).
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0867.a-s
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Document (PDF)
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Undated Resolutions, ca. 1922-1928.
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Three page handwritten resolutions stating that the KKK is an important American patriotic institution composed of native white American citizens and that history textbooks read by the youth need to reflect those same ideals held by them. The letter further mentions that as held by Klan 57 of Pensacola, they are against the permitting of people of "whatever faith" from teaching and telling "our youth" things "contrary or derogatory to the facts".
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uwf_ht_00.84.26
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Document (PDF)
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4 Page Pamphlet.
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Author
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Col. William Joseph Simmons
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Pamphlet, 4 pages, discussing the merits of the book America's Menace or the Enemy Within.
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0271.b1-b2
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Set of related objects
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Ku Klux Klan Ledger.
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This ledger book documents membership and activities of the Ku Klux Klan in Pensacola between 1922 and 1925. It includes a chronological list that documents payment of initiation fees, membership dues, special assessments, and the purchase of robes between October 1922 and December 1924. The ledger also includes financial information for the 1923-1924 fiscal year, meeting minutes for February to June 1925, an undated list of 487 members and their assigned robe number, as well as several...
Show moreThis ledger book documents membership and activities of the Ku Klux Klan in Pensacola between 1922 and 1925. It includes a chronological list that documents payment of initiation fees, membership dues, special assessments, and the purchase of robes between October 1922 and December 1924. The ledger also includes financial information for the 1923-1924 fiscal year, meeting minutes for February to June 1925, an undated list of 487 members and their assigned robe number, as well as several miscellaneous lists. Every page of this handwritten, disorganized ledger, including the front and rear covers, has been scanned. Pages 108-118 were removed from the ledger. The back cover includes the title: “T.T. Wentworth Jr., Bicycles Sporting Goods.”
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0448, uwf_ht_2016.035.0448
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McMillan Mill Company, Lands for Sale.
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Broadside or small poster of the McMillan Mill Company, P. O. Box 1415, Pensacola, Florida, circa 1924. noting lands that they have for sale in Escambia County, primarily from Molino, Florida, north to the Alabama line. On the reverse side of the note about lands being offered, is a detailed map of Escambia County with towns, and villages noted. From the papers of Henry L. Hilton-Green, Accession M1976-13. On the map, the lands owned by McMillan (headquartered at Pine Barren, Florida) are...
Show moreBroadside or small poster of the McMillan Mill Company, P. O. Box 1415, Pensacola, Florida, circa 1924. noting lands that they have for sale in Escambia County, primarily from Molino, Florida, north to the Alabama line. On the reverse side of the note about lands being offered, is a detailed map of Escambia County with towns, and villages noted. From the papers of Henry L. Hilton-Green, Accession M1976-13. On the map, the lands owned by McMillan (headquartered at Pine Barren, Florida) are indicated by 'feathered' boundary lines.
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WF1455559534, uwf:48734
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Set of related objects
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Pensacola Maritime vs. Texas Company, Additional Memorandum for Defendant.
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Author
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The Texas Company
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Additional Memorandum for Defendant (The Texas Company) in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Florida regarding the contracted sale and delivery of oil.
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Identifier
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folder1206_pensacolamaritimecorpvsthetexascorp_object21_1
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Pensacola Maritime vs. Texas Company, April 8, 1922 de bene esse Testimony.
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District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Florida
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Abstract/Description
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1 page document which states that Frederick Roehl, N.O. Pedrick, W.J. Hammond, Biddle Hammond, Fenwick Eustis, _____ McLeod, and Andrew Hudson, witnesses on behalf of the plaintiff (Pensacola Maritime Corporation), will be examined de bene esse before Allan R. Beary, a public notary for the state of Louisiana.
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folder1206_pensacolamaritimecorpvsthetexascorp_object28_3
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Membership Card for Escambia Klan No. 57, expired September 30, 1926.
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Abstract/Description
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Membership card for Klan 57 of Pensacola, Florida dated September 30, 1926. The card has no assigned name and has the numbers 1069 in the lower left hand corner.
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Identifier
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uwf_ht_w.102.1439.b
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"The Old-Time Religion" Handbill, ca. May 1920s.
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Author
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Paul Crank, First Christian Church
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Single page handbill, brown and brittle with age and acid in the paper. Announcing "The Old-Time Religion" Special Services at the First Christian Church, Wauchula, Florida, Sunday, May 15th, at 7:30 p.m. "We must fan afresh the flickering flame of freedom in the hearts of the American people." "Come! let us face the truth, the whole truth and provide for it." Pastor Maj. Paul Crank. Also see: 2016.035.0392.
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0446
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Letter to Pensacola KKK, June 16, 1926.
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Author
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Pensacola Ku Klux Klan, Unknown
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Abstract/Description
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Scrap of paper with an address that was pinned to a two page letter addressed to the Pensacola Klan and a one page letter from and unknown author.
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0379.a-d
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Set of related objects
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Letter to George Williamson, September 3, 1926.
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Author
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Unknown, George Williamson
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Unsigned, typed carbon copy of a letter on plain paper, dated September 3, 1926, and addressed to George Williamson. The letter tells Williamson he has been appointed to a publicity committee and his assignment is to "preserve a record of adverse publicity in the local papers." Williamson was directed to articles from the two Pensacola papers (Pensacola Journal and Pensacola News), to "attach the name of the paper and the date to the clipping and preserve these in a proper way that they will...
Show moreUnsigned, typed carbon copy of a letter on plain paper, dated September 3, 1926, and addressed to George Williamson. The letter tells Williamson he has been appointed to a publicity committee and his assignment is to "preserve a record of adverse publicity in the local papers." Williamson was directed to articles from the two Pensacola papers (Pensacola Journal and Pensacola News), to "attach the name of the paper and the date to the clipping and preserve these in a proper way that they will be safe for future use." Williamson is to give a tentative report at the meeting Friday night. See also; 2016.035.0358
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0359
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Unsigned letter to T.T. Wentworth Jr., March 30, 1927.
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Author
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Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., Unknown
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Handwritten paper on plain paper, dated March 30, 1927, and addressed to T. T. Wentworth Jr. The letter is not signed. The letter asks for investigation and resolution to the problem of Mrs. Nielson on South N Street, who is "doing things which will cause trouble in a Mr. G. Darbys family out there at the lighthouse. She will not stay away from there and she has a husband & a large family. Which she should attend to & let another woman's husband alone. 1927 City Directory shows a Christian...
Show moreHandwritten paper on plain paper, dated March 30, 1927, and addressed to T. T. Wentworth Jr. The letter is not signed. The letter asks for investigation and resolution to the problem of Mrs. Nielson on South N Street, who is "doing things which will cause trouble in a Mr. G. Darbys family out there at the lighthouse. She will not stay away from there and she has a husband & a large family. Which she should attend to & let another woman's husband alone. 1927 City Directory shows a Christian and Daisy Nielson at 611 S. N St. George W. Darby was 2nd Letter assistant at the lighthouse in 1927.
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0402
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Photograph of Pensacola Klan Initiation, November 27, 1924.
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Black and white photograph of Pensacola, Florida Ku Klux Klan Initiation. Note on the bottom right corner reads "Pensacola, Florida. November 27, 1924."
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Date Issued
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November 27, 1924
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Identifier
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uwf_ht_H.09.00.004.0307
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Letter to Ernest Whitaker from T. T. Wentworth Jr., October 5 1926.
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Author
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Ernest Whitaker, Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr.,
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Carbon copy of letter dated October 5, 1926, written on letterhead for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Hardware, Tools, and Cutlery. Addressed to Ernest Whitaker. States Mr. Fisher is away until Friday. Handwritten signature T. T. Wentworth, Jr.
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uwf_ht.2016.035.0274
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Image (JPEG)
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Pensacola Maritime vs. Texas Company, Notice of Extended Deadline to File for New Trial.
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Author
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The Texas Company
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The defendant (The Texas Company) stated that it was not possible to make a full motion for a new trial within the allotted time frame without a transcription of the stenographer's notes. After this argument was submitted by counsel and considered by the Court, it was determined that an extension to file the motion was granted until June 7, 1921.
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folder1206_pensacolamaritimecorpvsthetexascorp_object21_2
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Pensacola Maritime vs. Texas Company, Group of Handwritten Notes.
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Author
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Carter & Yonge
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14 pages of handwritten notes, including an envelope addressed to Judge F.B. Carter dated October 30, 1920. Writing contains notes on evidence, oil sales, and Texas Co contracts.
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Folder1209_object22
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Set of related objects
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"Should I Join the Ku Klux Klan?" Pensacola News Article, December 10, 1921.
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Author
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M.G. Hoffman
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Article titled "Should I Join the Ku Klux Klan?" published in the Pensacola News. Dated December 10, 1921. The article describes members of the Klan as "100% American" and bashes the Catholic Church. Written by M.G. Hoffman.
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Date Issued
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12/10/1921
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Identifier
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0865.a-b
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Set of related objects
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Wills Case Documents, 1924.
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Collection of minutes for the Wills case within the Klan. Case documents include the initial letter from R.C. Willis listing the charges he is bringing against Klansmen James R. Carroll as well as 14 pages of minutes that include affidavits and additional exhibits submitted for the case.
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0868.a-p
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Document (PDF)
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T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Membership Card for Florida Klan 57, expired June 30, 1922.
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Membership card for Florida Klan 57, Pensacola, Florida, for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., expired June 30, 1922.
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Date Issued
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Before June 30, 1922
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Identifier
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0344
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Image (JPEG)
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Telegram to John W. Martin from T.T. Wentworth, Jr., August 13, 1927.
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Author
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Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., John W. Martin
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Abstract/Description
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Form used to write messages for telegram. Dated Aug. 13, 1927, to Hon John W. Martin. "Citizens expecting the removal of the coroner. Looking to you for action. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. See also 2016.035.0459-0467 and 2016.035.0425 and 0430
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Date Issued
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August 13, 1927
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Identifier
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uwf_ht_2016.034.0463
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Image (JPEG)
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