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Documents from the Washington State KKK in the 1920s

Documents from the Washington State Klan, including communications between the Klan leadership and the State Governor; clippings from regional newspapers relating to Klan activities in Whatcom County, Pullman, Colfax, Seattle, and Yakima; and newspaper clippings relating to the failed anti-Catholic School Initiative 49 of 1924, which was supported by the Klan. For a history of Klan activities in Washington State, see the larger Ku Klux Klan in Washington State project. Digitization made possible by Microfilm and Newspaper Collection, University of Washington Library; and the Washington State Newspaper Collections at the Washington State Archives. Copyright (c) reserved.

Date: 08/29/2008
Size: 7 items (106 items total)
Deputy Sheriff Exchange, February 1923

Deputy Sheriff Exchange, February 1923

A letter exchange between Washington State Klan founder, Luther I. Powell and the state Governor Louis Hart, in which Powell requests to be deputized. Feb., 1923. (Documents courtesy of the Louis Hart Papers. Washington State Archives. Box 2J-1-34, Folde

KKK Telegram from Powell to the Governor, January 25, 1923

KKK Telegram from Powell to the Governor, January 25, 1923

Telegram from Klan founder Luther I. Powell to Washington State Governor Louis Hart opposing an anti-KKK bill to prohibit the public wearing of masks. The bill passed. 1/25/23 (Documents courtesy of the Louis Hart Papers. Washington State Archives. Box 2

 
Documents from the Anti-Catholic School Initiative 49, 1924
 

Documents from the Anti-Catholic School Initiative 49, 1924

Copies of the Initiative, election results, and regional newspaper clippings.

Size: 43 items
 
Newspaper Clippings from Pullman and Colfax
 

Newspaper Clippings from Pullman and Colfax

Newspaper clippings on Klan activities from the "Pullman Herald" and the pro-Klan "Colfax Gazette."

Size: 11 items
 
Whatcom County Newspaper Clippings
 

Whatcom County Newspaper Clippings

Newspaper clippings on Klan activities from Whatcom County, from the "Bellingham Herald," the "Lynden Tribune," the "Bellingham Reveille," and the Klan's own newspaper, "Watcher on the Tower."

Size: 13 items
 
Seattle-area Newspaper Clippings
 

Seattle-area Newspaper Clippings

Newspaper clippings from Seattle-area papers on Klan activities, from the "Bellevue American," "Issaquah Press," "Stanwood News," and "Seattle Times."

Size: 12 items
 
Yakima County Newspaper Clippings
 

Yakima County Newspaper Clippings

Newspaper clippings from Yakima County on Klan activities, from the "Yakima Daily Republic," the "Yakima Morning Herald," and the "Wapato Independent."

Size: 20 items
   
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