Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Dunnavant, Robert, 1947-
2. Schiff, John
3. Clement Studio
4. International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
5. Wide World Photos, Inc

Description

1. 38 items (.2 cu. ft., 1 box); 21 x 26 cm. and smaller.

Summary

1. The collection mainly depicts the activities of the Ku Klux Klan during the 20th century (1920s to 1980s). The collection consists of views of Klan meetings and parades (1920s-1960s); a group portrait of a Klan guerilla unit (1980); a depiction of police investigating a Klan-related lynching (1980s); some Klan-related literature; a political cartoon commenting on unreported Klan-related lynchings (1954); and an individual posing in a Klan outfit. Also included are reproductions of engravings depicting 19th century Klansmen and Klan activities (ca. late 1860s to early 1870s), as well as a broadside, a political cartoon, and a sheet music cover. Images of Ku Klux Klan activities may be found in the Stetson Kennedy Photograph Collection; and depictions of the Klan in the 19th century may be found in the Print Collection.
2. Of note is a series of views of a Milo, Maine, centennial celebration parade (1923) in which the Ku Klux Klan marched in its first parade in the Northeastern United States; views of a funeral procession and burial service for a Klan member, which includes black mourners, in Cold Spring, Putnam County, New York (ca. 1920s); a group portrait of the Klan, with a Santa Claus figure and an elderly African American couple, celebrating the husband's 107th birthday (1948); and views of small children being initiated into the Klan (n.d.).

Subject

1. Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
2. Ku-Klux Klan (1866-1869)
3. Racism -- United States
4. White supremacy movements -- United States
5. Parades -- Maine -- Milo
6. Funeral rites and ceremonies -- New York (State) -- Cold Spring
7. Meetings
8. United States -- Race relations

Genre/Form

1. Group portraits – 1920-1959.
2. Reproductions.
3. Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1989.
4. Photographic postcards – 1920-1929.
5. Photomechanical prints – 1980-1989.
6. Stats.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Ku Klux Klan

Language

1. English

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some photographs bear photographer's, photography studio's or news agency's handstamp on verso; some items bear photography studio's name on recto. Some items bear printed captions on recto; some bear handwritten notations on verso. Some items are mounted. Some items are duplicates. Two items are accompanied by envelopes bearing descriptive captions.
3. Collection contains work by Clement Studio, Robert Dunnavant, International News Photos, John D. Schiff and Wide World Photos.

Terms of use (note)

1. Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Local note

1. Negatives exist for some images.

Title

1. Ku Klux Klan [graphic].

Imprint

1. 1923-1980.

Terms of use

1. Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

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Added author

1. Dunnavant, Robert, 1947- Photographer
2. Schiff, John. Photographer
3. Clement Studio.
4. International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
5. Wide World Photos, Inc.

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Ku Klux Klan