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Descriptive Summary

Historical Note

Scope and Contents

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Houston Public Library, Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Ku Klux Klan Collection:

An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library



Descriptive Summary

CreatorKu Klux Klan (1915- )
TitleKu Klux Klan Collection
Inclusive Date1980's
IdentificationRG E 58
Extent1 thin document box : .5 linear feet
LanguageMaterials are in English.
RepositoryHouston 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.

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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.

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Restrictions

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.

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Index Terms

Subjects (Organizations)
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Subjects
Marches—Texas—Houston
United States—Race relations

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Administrative Information

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.

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Detailed Description

 
BoxFolder
11Membership form. History of the Ku Klux Klan

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BoxFolder
12Photographs (13) of demonstration, July 7, 1984 and other activities

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