Records, 1918, 1933, 1935, 1995.

ArchivalResource

Records, 1918, 1933, 1935, 1995.

The collection contains a Klan roster, a flyer, and photocopies of news clippings. The roster, 1933, is from Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. The flyer, 1935, is from Columbus, Ohio, and concerns the annual meeting of the Grand Dragons. The news clippings give information about the provenance of the Logansport roster, and include an obituary of Eli Greensfelder. The collection has been microfilmed on a reel containing additional small collections. This collection appears second in the series.

2 folders, 1 microfilm reel.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7348732

Indiana Historical Society Library

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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...

Greensfelder, Eli.

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Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Logansport, Ind. (Chapter)

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The Ku Klux Klan was formed in Georgia in 1915 and was named after the organization that existed from 1866 to 1869. The Indiana Klan had more than 300,000 members at its height in 1924, but membership quickly declined after scandals in the mid-1920s. From the description of Records, 1918, 1933, 1935, 1995. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 33200651 ...