Committee of the Whole records, 1905-1932.

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Committee of the Whole records, 1905-1932.

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This group contains papers from the Committee of the Whole of the City Council. These papers include petitions made before the Council between 1905 and 1932 and referred to the Committee of the Whole for handling. This committee handled a wide variety of requests. Many times petitions were sent to this committee for a final decision after they had already been submitted to another committee. Each petition contains the request, any supporting documentation such as maps or drawings, and the report and decision made by the Committee. In many cases the petitions were held as documentation for later study. General subjects include zoning decisions, updating code, amendments to rules, repealing ordinance, protests against businesses, construction, fees, refunding charges levied in Police Court, requests to build housing, parks, or open businesses, and requests for parades from groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the Savannah Water Carnival. Petitioners represented various ethnic, political, religious, and racial constituencies of Savannah's community.

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City of Savannah Georgia, Research Library & Municipal Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7560224

City of Savannah Georgia, Research Library & Municipal Archives

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Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.)

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Savannah Water Carnival (Savannah, Ga.)

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Savannah (Ga.). City Council. Committee of the Whole.

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A committee of the Savannah City Council. From the description of Committee of the Whole records, 1905-1932. (City of Savannah Georgia, Research Library & Municipal Archives). WorldCat record id: 45905611 ...

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...