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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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- 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."
- Date Issued
- 1924-11-27
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- uwf_ht_H.09.00.004.0307
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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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- Document (PDF)
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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).
- Identifier
- uwf_ht_2016.035.0867.a-s
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- Document (PDF)
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- Letter to Pensacola KKK, June 16, 1926.
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- Pensacola Ku Klux Klan, Unknown
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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.
- Identifier
- 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.
- Author
- 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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- 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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- Image (JPEG)
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- Letter to Ernest Whitaker from T. T. Wentworth Jr., October 5 1926.
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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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- Letter to the Pensacola Klan from Mrs. T.H. Rivers, June 22, 1927.
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- Mrs. T.H. Rivers, Pensacola Klan
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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
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- Set of related objects
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- Ku Klux Klan Reply to Pensacola News, January 3, 1923.
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- Pensacola Klan, No. 59, Pensacola News Editor
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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."
Show less - Date Issued
- 1923-01-03
- Identifier
- uwf_ht_2016.035.0445.a-d
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- Set of related objects
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- Letter to the Pensacola Klan, July 21, 1927.
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- Pensacola Klan, Sallie Anderson
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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
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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.
- Author
- 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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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0865.a-b
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- Set of related objects
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- Letter from T. T. Wentworth Jr. to E.W. Barwick, February 7, 1927.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., E.W. Barwick
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Typed carbon copy of a letter, on T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Federal Bicycle Tires letterhead. Dated February 7, 1927. From T. T. Wentworth, Jr., to E. W. Barwick, Century. The letter states Barwick has been accepted for membership in the Pensacola Klan and he will receive his membership card within a week. Brother Daugherty had delivered Barwick's dues and his card will be current to December 31, 1927. Please let Wentworth know if any other members in the north end of the county want to transfer...
Show moreTyped carbon copy of a letter, on T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Federal Bicycle Tires letterhead. Dated February 7, 1927. From T. T. Wentworth, Jr., to E. W. Barwick, Century. The letter states Barwick has been accepted for membership in the Pensacola Klan and he will receive his membership card within a week. Brother Daugherty had delivered Barwick's dues and his card will be current to December 31, 1927. Please let Wentworth know if any other members in the north end of the county want to transfer to Pensacola. See also: uwf_ht_2016.035.0309a-b
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0389
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- Letter to I.E. Phillips from T.T. Wentworth Jr., November 10, 1926.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., I.E. Phillips, Pensacola Klan
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Carbon copy of a letter dated November 10, 1926, written on letterhead for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Hardware, Tools, and Cutlery. Addressed to Rev. I. E. Phillips, the letter asks Phillips to visit the Pensacola Klan to talk with the "boys" and that Wentworth would like to speak with him. Wentworth implies that there is some tension within the Pensacola Klan.
- Date Issued
- 1926-11-10
- Identifier
- uwf_ht_2016.035.0286
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- Letter from T.T. Wentworth Jr., to Bro. Reed, May 17, 1927.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., Bro. Reed
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Typed carbon copy of a letter, on T.T. Wentworth, Jr., Federal Bicycle Tires letterhead, dated May 17, 1927, signed T. T. Wentworth, Jr. to "Bro. Reed" at the Milton Gazette. States a check for the printing of circulars is enclosed.
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0414
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- Telegram from T.T. Wentworth Jr., to I.E. Phillips July 2, 1926.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., I.E. Phillips
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Telegram from T.T. Wentworth Jr., to I.E. Phillips acknowledging receipt of a previous telegram. Wentworth says that everything is "okeh" and that he has the article and that they are growing. There is an additional line where he states "I spoke to you of" and the remainder is crossed out.
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0857
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- Image (JPEG)
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- Telegram from T.T. Wentworth Jr., to John W. Martin, April 12, 1927.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., John W. Martin
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Handwritten Western Union Telegram form with message to be sent. Dated April 12, 1927, and addressed to Governor John W. Martin. Message states "Bayliss crowd defeated. My letter of few days ago correct. T. T. Wentworth, Jr." The letter mentions is probably 2016.035.0456. See also: 2016.035.0456 and 2016.035.0408. 2016.035.0407, 2016.035.0409.
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0457
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- Telegram from T.T. Wentworth Jr., to J.H. Varnum, April 12, 1927.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., J. H. Varnum
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Form for information to be sent in a telegram. Handwritten, dated April 12, 1927. To Hon. J. H. Varnum, Representative, signed T. T. Wentworth, Jr. "Bayliss crowd defeated. People Happy over results" Harvey Bayliss was mayor of Pensacola. See also: 2016.035.0408. 2016.035.0407, 2016. 035.0457
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0409
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- Telegram from T.T. Wentworth Jr., to Herbert P. Caro, April 12, 1927.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., Herbert P. Caro
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Form for information to be sent in a telegram. Handwritten, dated April 12, 1927. To Hon. Herbert P. Caro, Senator, signed T. T. Wentworth, Jr. "Bayliss crowd defeated. People Rejoicing" Harvey Bayliss was mayor of Pensacola. See also: 2016.035.0407, 2016.035.0409, 2016. 035.0457
- Identifier
- uwf_ht_2016.035.0408
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- Image (JPEG)
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- Letter to F. Y. Seals from the Escambia Klan, January 24, 1928.
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- F. Y. Seals, Escambia Klan
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Carbon copy of a letter on plain paper. The top of the sheet shows that the top was torn off. Letter dated January 24, 1928, addressed to F. Y. Seals, City (Pensacola), and summons him to appear before the Exalted Cyclops that evening. Typed signature is Escambia Klan. Measures 8 1/2"x8"
- Identifier
- uwf_ht_2016.035.0338
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- Image (JPEG)