Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Application for Citizenship, 1920s
Application for Citizenship in the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Incorporated. Includes entries for references, occupation, and an inset section indicating receipt of payment of a $10 Klectokon (i.e. donation) to the Order.
Ceremony for the installation of officers, 1924
"Installation Ceremonies of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan" detailing the preparation and procedures for the installation of new officers.
Certification card, 1925
Card certifying that the bearer "...has been found loyal and worthy of advancement in the mysteries of Klankraft...." Signed and certified by Kligrapp H. T. Wheeler, KNO 120, Indiana Realm. Signed on verso by the recipient, L.C. Bell, Winslow Indiana.
Circular template, 1928-01-31
Template for a circular letter to Klansmen regarding the collection of dues. Signed by T.H. McCay. Includes a cut-and-mail remittance form at bottom.
"Constitution and Laws...", 1934
Klan publication elucidating the constitution and laws of the Order. Includes the Klan Kreed, Preamble, and index to the laws.
Fiery Summons, Undated
Illustrated template on which notices and messages were printed and dispersed to Klansmen about important and/or secret subjects, meetings or events. The template illustration, printed in red and black, features the upper body of a robed and hooded Klansman holding a burning cross; two mounted, robed and hooded Klansmen can be seen in the background.
First Provisional Klorero - Realm of Iowa, 1924-12-09
Klan publication of the minutes of the First Provisional Klorero of the Realm of Iowa. Contents include an address by Imperial Representative A.G. Biggerstaff; an address titled "The Ideal Klansman" by Brown Harwood; committee reports, recommendations, and resolutions.
Four Klansmen and a burning cross, 1940
View of four robed and hooded Klansmen, pictured in a field at night, posted in front of a burning cross. Typed caption on verso reads in part: "...Midvale New Jersey. Renewing activites in the east, members of the Ku Klux Klan climbed two miles over rocks and ice to the top of Open Mountain near here last night and burned a 60-foot cross...."
Funeral services, 1924
2 identical copies of a Klan publication detailing the procedures, hymns and prayers to be performed at funeral services for deceased Klan members.
Funeral services, Undated
Klan publication containing abbreviated procedures for performance of a funeral for deceased Klan members.