urn:taro:utexas.cah.01052 A Guide to the Ku Klux Klan No. 279 Records, 1921-1936 Original EAD encoding by Evan Hocker according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. August 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Ku Klux Klan No. 279 Ku Klux Klan No. 279 Records 1921-1936 Materials are written in English. 10 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Collection of original material documenting the organizational, financial, and ceremonial records of Ku Klux Klan No. 279 in Uvalde, Texas. Scope and Contents

Collection of original material documenting the organizational, financial, and ceremonial records of Ku Klux Klan No. 279 in Uvalde, Texas. Includes ledgers and membership lists, as well as handbooks for ceremonial activities and ephemeral items such as admission tickets and pledge cards. Also included are the research surveys and findings of Professor Juan O. Sánchez of Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College in Uvalde, Texas.

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Ku Klux Klan No. 279 Records, 1921-1936, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2.325/G123 Membership lists [originals] 2.325/G123 Bound volume: meeting minutes “Klonklaves” [originals] 2.325/G123 Receipts, membership dues, pledge cards 2.325/G123 “Kloran” ceremonial handbooks, Klan funeral service handbook, anti-Communism pledge cards, Klan meeting admission tickets 2.325/G123 Membership and dues records 2.325/G123 Bulletins 2.325/G123 Quarterly and annual reports 2.325/G123 Transfer forms and applications for citizenship 2.325/G123 Correspondence 2.325/G123 Proclamations 2.325/G123 Financial and property records 2.325/G124 Bound volumes: financial ledgers 2.325/G124 Meeting minutes “Klonklaves” [photocopies] 2.325/G124 Membership lists [photocopies] 2.325/G124 Research surveys and findings by Juan O. Sánchez