urn:taro:houpub.00165 Ku Klux Klan Collection: An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
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Encoded in EAD Version 2002 and edited according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions by Tammy Jordan inJuly 2007 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Ku Klux Klan Collection 1980's Materials are in English. RG E 58 1 thin document box : .5 linear feet Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Historical Note

Formed in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, the Ku Klux Klan (aka the White Camelia) state their objective initially was to protect Whites during disorder following the Civil War and to oppose the policy of the North towards the South. More recently their concerns have shifted to opposing equality and integration in the United States and defending Whites (defined as non-Jewish, heterosexual and Caucasian) as the majority there.

Scope and Contents

The Ku Klux Klan Collection is comprised of material regarding local Klan activities, ca. 1980's. including a membership packet and 13 photographs of KKK marching in protest.

 Access Restrictions

None.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Ku Klux Klan Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.

 Preferred Citation

Ku Klux Klan Collection. RG E 58. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.

 Acquisition Information

Donated by John Dubenson, July 12, 1981.

Processing Information

Processed by Tamara Jordan, July 16, 2007.

Index TermsSubjects (Organizations)Ku Klux Klan (1915- )SubjectsMarches—Texas—HoustonUnited States—Race relationsDetailed Description11Membership form. History of the Ku Klux Klan12Photographs (13) of demonstration, July 7, 1984 and other activities