Ku Klux Klan (1915- )

View of the House floor of the Oklahoma Legislature in session. Newspaper clipping caption on verso reads: "The House opposed to Walton. Representatives of the Oklahoma legislature photographed just before voting down a bill offered by the governor calling for an investigation of the house for Klan members".

Draft acceptance speech given by an unidentified Klansman. Typescript begins: "Klansmen: I have been honored in being elected as your Exalted Cyclops. I did not seek this high honor, but the will of the members of Tulsa Klan Number Two, Realm of Oklahoma, saw fit to confer this honor on me and I am highly appreciative...."

Photocopies of articles from a variety of published sources, most with Settle's handwritten comments and notes attached.

Klan publication titled "Pinciples and Purposes of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Outlined by an Exalted Cyclops of the Order."

View of the Duhamel Company building (Rapid City, SD) as seen from the city street; a robed and hooded Klan member is featured in the foreground pulling 2 small "Wagner Coaster" wagons, a handmade sign propped up on each. The signs read: "24 Hours Late" and "C.M. and St. P. R.R."

Four identical, unused order forms for custom made Klan robes. Includes on the form is a simple line drawing indicating areas of the body to be measured.

View of a group of robed and hooded Klansmen, pictured in a field at night, hands raised above their heads, standing near a mound of ashes, burned tree limbs and branches.

View of a large group of robed and hooded Klansmen gathered at night in a field. One Klansman stands behind a podium with microphone, his back to the group; another stands apart from the group speaking into a megaphone.

Photo-negative image featuring a small gathering of robed and hooded Klansmen gather in a field. Onlookers can be see off in the distance.

View of ten-plus robed and hooded Klansmen posing for the camera at night in a grassy area. Some members hold American flags.