R. L. Hanvey collection circa 1920

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R. L. Hanvey collection circa 1920

http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/u0003_0000624

A collection of Ku Klux Klan material, including a copy of the handbook "Kloran," 5th ed., a leather wallet with the Klan seal, and a group photo of unidentified Ku Klux Klan women.

0.05 Linear feet; (3 items, 3 pieces)

University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama

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SNAC Resource ID: 6279718

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Ku Klux Klan 1915-....

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The Ku Klux Klan was formally incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia on Dec. 4, 1915. The incorporated organization is a continuance of the earlier post Civil War Reconstruction Era unincorporated Ku Klux Klan and of the Knights of the White Camellia. Women of the Ku Klux Klan was incorporated at a late date as a separate entity. The stated purpose of the KKK was to promote an all White, Protestant United States, excluding all other races and religions. From the descript...

Hanvey, R. L.

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R. L. Hanvey lived in Birmingham, Alabama, and was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. From the guide to the R. L. Hanvey collection MSS. 0624., circa 1920, (University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama) ...