Payne and Wood family papers, 1884-1965.

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Payne and Wood family papers, 1884-1965.

Collection consists of correspondence, and printed material dealing primarily with family matters but also includes proceedings, certificates, programs and proclamations, and membership directories relating to such organizations as the Ku Klux Klan, the Daughters of America, the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

1.4 lin. ft.

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Sons and Daughters of Liberty

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Daughters of America

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Reilly, Robert R.

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Wood family.

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United daughters of the Confederacy

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The Southern Cross of Honor award, which later became the Cross of Military Service, originated on Oct. 13, 1862 as an act of the Confederate Congress to recognize the courage and good conduct of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Confederate army. However, due to wartime shortages, the medals were not made, but the recipients' names were recorded in an Honor Roll for future reference. The cross's design was created by Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin in July 1898. It featured a cros...

Payne family.

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The Payne, Wood, and Estes families are southern white families. Two members of these families, Robert R. Reilly and Harry Wood, were in the Ku Klux Klan. From the description of Payne and Wood family papers, 1884-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122639971 ...

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...

Wood, Harry P. (Harry Peterman), 1878-

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