Ku Klux Klan La Grande, Oregon Chapter records [manuscript], 1922-1923.

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Ku Klux Klan La Grande, Oregon Chapter records [manuscript], 1922-1923.

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Collection includes: Minutes, financial statements and other administrative documents, 1922-1923, regarding Klan activities in Oregon, including its involvement in Walter M. Pierce's successful gubernatorial campaign in 1922 and the passage of the Compulsory Education Bill of 1922.

.08 cubic feet (1 folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). La Grande Klan No. 14 (La Grande, Or.)

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Pierce, Walter Marcus, 1861-1954

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Walter Marcus Pierce (1861-1954) was a rancher, educator and legislator in Oregon. From the guide to the Walter Marcus Pierce papers, 1916-1945, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Born on a farm in Grundy County, Illinois on May 20, 1861, Walter M. Pierce was U.S. Congressman for Eastern Oregon's Second District from 1933-1943. He served as Governor of Oregon from 1923-1927. An active member of the Democratic Party, Pierce was essentially a Populist. He was an arde...