C. L. Hicks Membership Card for Akron, OH Klan expired December 31, 1924.
Abstract/Description
Klan membership card for C. L. Hicks for Akron, Ohio, group. Void after 12/31/24. Card has a 4 in a circle on the reverse and signature is upside down. There is later correspondence mentioning a request for the cost of his reinstatement (see 2016.035.0315)
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0313a-b
Format
Set of related objects
Title
Letter to John W. Martin from T.T. Wentworth, Jr., December 27, 1924.
Author
Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., John W. Martin
Abstract/Description
Carbon copy of the letter. Heading on the letter reads T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Inc., Sporting Goods, Bicycles, Supplies and Repairs. Dated December 27, 1924. Addressed to Hon. John W. Martin. Wentworth tells Martin that we will take the appointment to the State Road Department if it were offered to him. Salutation is "Faithful and Esteemed Friend," which is used between Klan members. Also see: uwf_ht_2016.035.0297.
Date Issued
1924-12-27
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0298
Format
Image (JPEG)
Title
Postcard to J.H. Varnum from T.T. Wentworth, Jr., October 24, 1924.
Author
Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., J.H. Varnum
Abstract/Description
Postcard addressed to Mr. Varnum Cyclops KKK City C/O Florida Business University Brent Building Postmark is Pensacola, Oct. 31, 1924. Reverse professional printed and reads: Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 29, 1924, Faithful Friend:- Friday night, October 31, 23 will nominate presiding officer. On the following Friday night, November 7, we will elect a presiding officer. Be sure to attend these two meetings. Have you a paid-up card? Faithfully yours, Your Secretary T. T Wentworth KKK
Date Issued
1924-10-29
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0296
Format
Set of related objects
Title
Letter to H.W. Evans from T.T. Wentworth, Jr., December 24, 1924.
Author
Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., H.W. Evans
Abstract/Description
Carbon copy of the letter. Heading on the letter reads T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Inc., Sporting Goods, Bicycles, Supplies and Repairs. Dated December 24, 1924. Addressed to Hon. H. W. Evans, Imperial Wizard. Signed T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Kligrapp, Escambia Klan No. 57. Wentworth writes, "I have heard much of the New fifty-cent pieces and understand that the Klan has a number of them." Wentworth would like to acquire one of the quarters. Also see: uwf_ht_2016.035.0298
Date Issued
1924-12-24
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0297
Format
Image (JPEG)
Title
Letter from Imperial Kligrapp to T.T. Wentworth Jr., December 29, 1924.
Author
Imperial Kligrapp, Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr.
Abstract/Description
Letter from the Imperial Kligrapp dated December 29, 1924. The letter is signed, but unable to decipher. Addressed to T. T. Wentworth, Jr., and states that Wentworth is receiving the Huguenot Half-Dollar Wentworth had requested in his letter of the 24th.
Date Issued
1924-12-29
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0348
Format
Image (JPEG)
Title
Letter to John W. Martin from Exalted Cyclops, Escambia Klan no. 57, December 27, 1924.
Author
Exalted Cyclops, Escambia Klan No. 57, John W. Martin
Abstract/Description
Carbon copy of the letter. The letter is on plain paper that has darkened due to acid in the paper. The letter is dated December 27, 1924, and addressed to Honorable John W. Martin and tells Martin that "we would urge the appointment of T. T. Wentworth, Jr." to the State Road Department. Typed signature is Exalted Cyclops, Escambia Klan No. 57.
Date Issued
1924-12-27
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016_035_0299
Format
Image (JPEG)
Title
Letter to Chas H. Ketchum from Exalted Cyclops, Escambia Klan no. 57, December 27, 1924.
Author
Exalted Cyclops, Escambia Klan No. 57, Chas H. Ketchum
Abstract/Description
Carbon copy of the letter. The letter is on plain paper that has darkened due to acid in the paper. The letter is dated December 27, 1924, and addressed to Hon. Chas. H. Ketchum and urges the appointment of Klansman Wentworth to the State Road Department. Typed signature is Exalted Cyclops, Escambia Klan No. 57.
Date Issued
1924-12-27
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0300
Format
Image (JPEG)
Title
Letter to Sister Whipple from Mary Milton, July 16, 1924.
Author
Mary Milton, Sister Whipple, Mrs. Helen Pou
Abstract/Description
4-page handwritten letter, dated July 16, 1924, from Mary Milton, 3rd Vice Grand President, Ladies Auxillary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, to "Sister Whipple." Mrs. Milton writes that she is on vacation but feels that she needs to "come own and do some promotion work" and would like to come in September. She states, "This is a dirty of Klan people in Jax. . . . and the President, Mrs. Trainham, fights anything that looks like a Catholic. Bradley is using her for a tool." (No first... Show more4-page handwritten letter, dated July 16, 1924, from Mary Milton, 3rd Vice Grand President, Ladies Auxillary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, to "Sister Whipple." Mrs. Milton writes that she is on vacation but feels that she needs to "come own and do some promotion work" and would like to come in September. She states, "This is a dirty of Klan people in Jax. . . . and the President, Mrs. Trainham, fights anything that looks like a Catholic. Bradley is using her for a tool." (No first name given for Bradley). Milton states the Grand Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Statzer (?), wants Milton to run for an unnamed office. She says that religion will be an issue, but the eastern delegates are nearly all Catholic. "And I think by that time, the Klan will be dead or at least on its last legs." Milton urges Whipple to call Mrs. Helen Pou if she goes to Tampa. She also writes, "I will be only too glad to help Pensacola go forward." Show less