Processed by
Alexandra S. Gressitt
22 March 1996
Revised 16 March 2004
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
1 oversized folder, 1 microfilm reel |
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COLLECTION |
1925 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Gift of Terrance Smith, 1326 St. Andrews Drive, Schererville, IN 46375 |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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ALTERNATE |
F 1703 |
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RELATED |
Ku Klux Klan, Crown Point (M 0409); Ku Klux Klan, Tipton (SC 0936); Ku Klux Klan, Wayne County (M 0407); Ku Klux Klan, Whitewater Chapter 60 (F 0612); Ku Klux Klan, Pennsylvania and Georgia (SC 2293); Ku Klux Klan, Local Officer’s Records (SC 2419); Ku Klux Klan, Logansport, Indiana Records, 1933, 1935 (SC 2488); see also headings under The Ku Klux Klan in the online catalog. |
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ACCESSION |
1996.0314 |
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NOTES: |
The Ku Klux Klan which formed in Georgia in 1915 was the second of three distinct Klan movements in the United States. The first movement, almost exclusively southern, flourished in the years following the Civil War. The third movement developed in the wake of World War II in reaction to the Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement.
The second Klan movement became a prominent national organization during the 1920’s, rising to political power in such states as Indiana, Oklahoma and Oregon, as an advocate for native-born, white, protestant America. At the height of its activity national membership reached 1,500,000 with more than 300,000 members in Indiana. In the wake of scandals, Klan membership quickly declined in the later half of the twenties, but did not disband until 1944.
Sources:
Madison, James H. The Indiana Way: A State History. Bloomington: Indiana University Press; Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. c1986. Reference Room Collection: F526 .M22 1986
Materials in collection.
This collection consists of a charter for the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, LaPorte, Indiana, 30 July 1925.
Officers listed include C.R. Hay, George A. Bell, Walter Haverly, Clarence Bowman, J.D. Fender, Frank Coffeen, A.M. Metzger, Julius Christianson, J.J. Carringer, George Albrecht, Peter Ewald, John Clark, and R.B. Laymon. It is signed by C.R. Hay, Geo. W. Meyers, H.W. Evans, and V.M. Sweney (?).
The item is stored in Flat File: FF 11-h.
The collection has been microfilmed on a reel containing additional small collections. This collection appears fourth in the series.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Ku Klux Klan charter for LaPorte, Indiana, 1925 |
OM 0352, Folder 1, stored in Flat Files: FF 11-h |
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Microfilm of the collection |
For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:
1. Go to the Indiana Historical Society's online catalog: http://157.91.92.2/
2. Click on the "Basic Search" icon.
3. Select "Call Number" from the "Search In:" box.
4. Search for the collection by its basic call number (in this case, OM 0352).
5. When you find the collection, go to the "Full Record" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.