Edwin P. Banta papers ca. 1913-1939

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Edwin P. Banta papers ca. 1913-1939

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Edwin P. Banta was associated with western railroads and worked on various New York City newspapers. Collection consists of correspondence, genealogical materials, and personal papers of Edwin P. Banta. Correspondence, ca. 1913-1939, concerns his attempts to find employment; interests in Freemasonry, the Ku Klux Klan and anti-papalism; and family genealogy. Other correspondence and papers relating to source materials for an autobiography are included in the collection.

.8 linear foot (3 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6312258

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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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...

Banta family

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Banta, Edwin P

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Edwin P. Banta was associated with western railroads and worked on various New York City newspapers. From the guide to the Edwin P. Banta papers, ca. 1913-1939, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...