Ku Klux Klan (Amarillo, Tex.):
An Inventory of Its Records, 1921-1925 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Amarillo, Tex. (Chapter) | |
| Title: | Ku Klux Klan (Amarillo, Tex.) Records, | |
| Dates: | 1921-1925 and undated | |
| Abstract: | Records of the Amarillo, Texas, area Ku Klux Klan from 1921-1925 and undated. | |
| Collection # | S 1381.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 wallet (0.1 linear feet) | |
| Language | English | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
The Ku Klux Klan is a white separatist organization in America that supports racism. They rose from the ashes of the post Civil War to spread their hatred towards minorities. At one time they were a highly active group with a membership in the thousands. Over the years they have declined in numbers but still practice their separatist movement throughout the United States.
The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of history of the Ku Klux Klan in Texas at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/KK/vek2.html
Scope and Contents
The collection contains Ku Klux Klan printed material and financial material such as membership rosters and by-laws of the Amarillo, Texas, area.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
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Index Terms | ||
| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Ku Klux Klan (1915-) | ||
| Ku Klux Klan (1915-)--Amarillo, Tex. (Chapter) | ||
| Ku Klux Klan (1915-)--Texas. | ||
| Ku Klux Klan (1915-)--Texas, West. | ||
| Places | ||
| Texas--Social life and customs. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Discrimination. | ||
| Ethnic relations. | ||
| Minorities. | ||
| Racism--United States--History. | ||
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Ku Klux Klan (Amarillo, Tex.) Records, 1921-1925 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Accession Information
Collection accession #(s):
1999-0119-X
Purchase, 1999
Processing Information
Processed by: Abel Ramirez, August 2000
Bibliography
Alexander, Charles C. The Ku Klux Klan in the Southwest. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1965. |
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Alexander, Charles C. Crusade for Conformity: The Ku Klux Klan in Texas, 1920-1930. Houston: Texas Gulf Coast Historical Association, 1962. |
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Kilgore, Linda Elaine. "The Ku Klux Klan and the Press in Texas. "M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1964. |
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Lay, Shawn. War, Revolution, and the Ku Klux Klan: A Study of Intolerance in a Border City. El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1985. |
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Trelease, Allen W. White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction. New York: Harper and Row, 1971. |
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Collection Inventory
Financial Material | |||||||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Membership Roster, Amarillo, Texas, 1923-1925 | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Membership Roster, Texas State-wide, undated | ||||||||||||