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4 Page Pamphlet
Title
4 Page Pamphlet.
Author
Col. William Joseph Simmons
Abstract/Description
Pamphlet, 4 pages, discussing the merits of the book America's Menace or the Enemy Within.
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0271.b1-b2
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Undated Resolutions, ca. 1922-1928
Title
Undated Resolutions, ca. 1922-1928.
Abstract/Description
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".
Identifier
uwf_ht_00.84.26
Format
Document (PDF)
Photograph of Pensacola Klan Initiation, November 27, 1924
Title
Photograph of Pensacola Klan Initiation, November 27, 1924.
Abstract/Description
Black and white photograph of Pensacola, Florida Ku Klux Klan Initiation. Note on the bottom right corner reads "Pensacola, Florida. November 27, 1924."
Date Issued
1924-11-27
Identifier
uwf_ht_H.09.00.004.0307
Format
Image (JPEG)
Letter to Pensacola KKK, June 16, 1926
Title
Letter to Pensacola KKK, June 16, 1926.
Author
Pensacola Ku Klux Klan, Unknown
Abstract/Description
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.
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0379.a-d
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Letter to George Williamson, September 3, 1926
Title
Letter to George Williamson, September 3, 1926.
Author
Unknown, George Williamson
Abstract/Description
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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Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0359
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Ku Klux Klan Ledger
Title
Ku Klux Klan Ledger.
Abstract/Description
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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Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0448, uwf_ht_2016.035.0448
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Document (PDF)
KKK Initiation Handbill, ca. November 1925
Title
KKK Initiation Handbill, ca. November 1925.
Author
Pensacola Klan, No. 57
Abstract/Description
Tan paper with black printing "Open Air Celebration by Escambia Klan Pensacola, FLA. Thanksgiving Night Naturalization-Fireworks-Speaking The Public Is Invited Location Announced Later Pensacola's Klan is Growing by Leaps and Bounds. The Ideals and Principles of the Klan are an Inspiration to Patriotic Devotion
Date Issued
1925-11
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0454
Format
Image (JPEG)
Great Titan Commission for Lawrence Curtiss Phillips
Title
Great Titan Commission for Lawrence Curtiss Phillips.
Abstract/Description
Commission of Lawrence Curtiss Phillips, of Escambia Klan No. 57, Florida, to Great Titan, dated Nov. 21, 1923. Signed by : H. W. Evans, Imperial Wizard, and S. H. Ramsey, Imperial Kligrapp. Document embossed with seals of the Ku Klux Klan.
Date Issued
1923-11-21
Identifier
uwf_ht_w.83.80.0848
Format
Image (JPEG)
T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Membership Card for Florida Klan 57, expired June 30, 1923
Title
T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Membership Card for Florida Klan 57, expired June 30, 1923.
Abstract/Description
Membership card for Florida Klan 57, Pensacola, Florida, for T.T. Wentworth, Jr., expired June 30, 1923.
Date Issued
1923-06-30
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0345
Format
Image (JPEG)
T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Membership Card for Florida Klan 57, expired June 30, 1922
Title
T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Membership Card for Florida Klan 57, expired June 30, 1922.
Abstract/Description
Membership card for Florida Klan 57, Pensacola, Florida, for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., expired June 30, 1922.
Date Issued
1922-06-30
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0344
Format
Image (JPEG)
Letter to the Pensacola Klan from Mrs. T.H. Rivers, June 22, 1927
Title
Letter to the Pensacola Klan from Mrs. T.H. Rivers, June 22, 1927.
Author
Mrs. T.H. Rivers, Pensacola Klan
Abstract/Description
Handwritten letter dated June 22, 1927, addressed to the Members of the KK Kl. Signed Mrs. T. H. Rivers, 304 S. Alcaniz St. Mrs. Rivers states she had written a letter to the Klan approximately a week before about her husband's lack of support. He had promised to come back and take care of her, but he had not; she is ill and cannot afford a doctor. She asks the Klan to look into the matter. See her first letter at 2016.035.0421
Date Issued
1927-06-22
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0422.a-b
Format
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Ku Klux Klan Reply to Pensacola News, January 3, 1923
Title
Ku Klux Klan Reply to Pensacola News, January 3, 1923.
Author
Pensacola Klan, No. 59, Pensacola News Editor
Abstract/Description
4-page pamphlet, tan with black print, "Ku Klux Klan Reply to Pensacola News. This pamphlet states it is in answer to an article published in the Pensacola News on December 3, 1922, and that the Pensacola News acknowledged receipt but did not print. This pamphlet states the Pensacola News article accused the Klan of being "sneak thieves, cowards, and paid assassins"; informs the Klan they are not welcome in Pensacola and should "slip out of this section as quietly as they entered." The reply...
Show more4-page pamphlet, tan with black print, "Ku Klux Klan Reply to Pensacola News. This pamphlet states it is in answer to an article published in the Pensacola News on December 3, 1922, and that the Pensacola News acknowledged receipt but did not print. This pamphlet states the Pensacola News article accused the Klan of being "sneak thieves, cowards, and paid assassins"; informs the Klan they are not welcome in Pensacola and should "slip out of this section as quietly as they entered." The reply accuses that "Lucky" Balduin was beaten by some of the people the Pensacola News held in esteem and then bragged about this the next day. The Klan also states, "You gentlemen of the News, may be fully qualified to say that we are 'Sneak thieves" and know whereof you speak; for we are sure that there are no better judges of sneak thieves than yourselves who are using the livery of Christianity to serve the vilest interests that invest this city and county and making a mockery of law and decency!" Accuses the Pensacola News of blackmailing someone for $500. to prevent an article from being printed, accuse Judge Shepherd of being sympathetic to "bootleggers and white slave artists."
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Date Issued
1923-01-03
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0445.a-d
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Letter to the Pensacola Klan, July 21, 1927
Title
Letter to the Pensacola Klan, July 21, 1927.
Author
Pensacola Klan, Sallie Anderson
Abstract/Description
Handwritten, unsigned, 2-page letter, dated July 21, 1927, and addressed to Hon. K.K.K., Pensacola, Fla. The letter states Mrs. Sallie Anderson, 2128 Barrancas Ave., is running a "lewd house," also mentions gambling, and asks, "should this go on or not." The lined paper is 8 7/8"x5 7/8". The letter is written in pencil.
Date Issued
1927-07-21
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0322.a-b
Format
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Manuscript of Klan Experiences, August 1927
Title
Manuscript of Klan Experiences, August 1927.
Author
Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., W.A. Hamlett
Abstract/Description
Carbon copy written on letterhead for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Hardware, Tools, and Cutlery. This is the manuscript W. A. Hamlett, editor of the Kourier Magazine, asked for, an account of Wentworth's early experiences in the Klan. See also 2016.035.0331 and 2016.035.0334.
Date Issued
1927-08
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0335.a-d
Format
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Letter from Shirley St. Mary to the KKK, January 6, 1927
Title
Letter from Shirley St. Mary to the KKK, January 6, 1927.
Abstract/Description
A two page front and back handwritten letter with envelope
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0386a-c
Format
Set of related objects
KKK Membership Card April, 1 1928
Title
KKK Membership Card April, 1 1928.
Abstract/Description
Membership card for Klan 57 of Pensacola, Florida dated April 1, 1928. The card has no assigned name but includes I.E. Phillips listed as the Grand Dragon.
Identifier
uwf_ht_w.102.1439.c
Format
Image (JPEG)
Membership Card for Florida Klan No. 57 expired April 1, 1928
Title
Membership Card for Florida Klan No. 57 expired April 1, 1928.
Abstract/Description
Membership card for Klan 57 of Pensacola, Florida dated July 1,1928. The card has no assigned name but includes I.E. Phillips listed as the Grand Dragon.
Identifier
uwf_ht_w.102.1439.a
Format
Image (JPEG)
Photograph of Klan at Funeral Service, ca. 1924-1927
Title
Photograph of Klan at Funeral Service, ca. 1924-1927.
Abstract/Description
Black and white photo, color is developing sepia tones. Photo of a large group of Klan members in full robes and hoods standing around casket in a cemetery. There are also groups of men, women, and children in regular clothes in the photograph. Photo is in cardboard frame from McEntire Photography, Pensacola. Photo measures 71/2"x91/2", overall size with cardboard frame is 11 1/4"x131/4.
Date Issued
1924, 1927
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0262
Format
Image (JPEG)
Photograph of Klan at Funeral Service, ca. 1924-1927
Title
Photograph of Klan at Funeral Service, ca. 1924-1927.
Abstract/Description
Black and white photo, color is developing sepia tones. Photo of a large group of Klan members in full robes and hoods standing around casket in a cemetery. There are also groups of men and women in regular clothes in the photograph. Photo is in cardboard frame from the unidentified developer. Photo measures 71/2"x91/2", overall size with cardboard frame is 12"x14 1/8".
Date Issued
1924, 1927
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0261
Format
Image (JPEG)
Wills Case Ballots
Title
Wills Case Ballots.
Abstract/Description
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).
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0867.a-s
Format
Document (PDF)

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