United Klans of America collection
Scope and Contents
The collection includes forms, financial records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, other ephemera, and realia, among which are two robes; the focus is on Michigan activities with some material from Indiana and other states.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1960-1979
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
The United Klans of American was the largest Ku Klux Klan organization in the United States. Led by Robert Shelton, the UKA peaked in popularity and membership in the 1960s and 1970s. Its national headquarters was outside Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (5 boxes) ; 53 x 63 cm. maximum dimensions.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by papers, realia, the physical robes, and newspaper clippings.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession information unknown.
Varying Form of Title
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) collection.
Processing Information
Processing completed by Leslie M. Behm, March 20, 2019.
Subject
- United Klans of America -- Michigan (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the United Klans of America collection
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository