John Quincy Jett papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: John Quincy Jett papers
Creator: Jett, John Quincy
Inclusive Dates: 1833-1925
Bulk Dates: 1920-1925
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet (2 half boxes, 1 oversized folder B)
Collection Number: ms1659
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

John Quincy Jett resided in White Path, Gilmer County, Georgia. He was born in 1891 and died in 1937. He was married to Leastie Belle Allen Jett (1895 - 1979), and together they had several children, one of which was Mary Caroline Jett (1921 - 1986). He was a member of the second Klan in the 1920s.

Scope and Content

The collection mainly consists of papers of John Quincy Jett relating to his involvement with the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) from 1920-1925. Contains correspondence, printed material, clippings, and photographs of KKK activities including a government investigation of the KKK, the establishment of a press clipping bureau within the KKK to monitor and counter act publicity, and information on the power struggle between William J. Simmons and Hiram Evans. Correspondents include Elizabeth Tyler, Simmons, and Edward Young Clarke. The collection also contains land deeds from the 1800's.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

John Quincy Jett papers. MS1659. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Correspondence, 6 June 1920

 

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Correspondence, 11 October 1921

 

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Correspondence, 16 December 1921

 

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Correspondence, 21 July 1922

 

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Correspondence, 1 August 1922

 

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Correspondence, 3 August 1922

 

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Correspondence, 8 September 1922

 

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Correspondence, 16 December 1922

 

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Correspondence, 23 December 1922

 

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Correspondence, 3 January 1923

 

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Correspondence, 11 January 1923

 

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Correspondence, 27 January 1923

 

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Correspondence, 9 February 1923

 

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Correspondence, 6 June 1923

 

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Correspondence, 13 October 1923

 

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Correspondence, 19 November 1923

 

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Correspondence, 28 November 1923

 

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Correspondence, 30 November 1923

 

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Correspondence, 3 December 1923

 

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Correspondence, 11 December 1923

 

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Correspondence, 28 December 1923

 

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Correspondence, 5 January 1924

 

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Correspondence, 18 January 1924

 

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Correspondence, 26 January 1924

 

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Correspondence, 1 February 1924

 

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Correspondence, 4 February 1924

 

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Correspondence, 9 February 1924

 

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Correspondence, 15 February 1924

 

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Correspondence, 25 February 1924

 

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Correspondence, 29 February 1924

 

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Correspondence, 16 March 1924

 

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Correspondence, 5 May 1924

 

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Correspondence, 16 May 1924

 

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Correspondence, 5 June 1924

 

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Correspondence, 10 June 1924

 

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Correspondence, 13 August 1924

 

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Correspondence, 26 February 1925

 

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Correspondence, undated

 

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Clippings

 

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Deed (fragment), 1833

 

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Deed, 1834

 

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Deed, 1837

 

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Deed, 1839

 

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Deed, 1854

 

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Deed, 1879

 

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Envelopes

 

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Legal Documents

 

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Miscellaneous

 

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Passes

 

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Petition, 1922

 

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Photographs

 

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Subpeonas, 1923, 1924

 

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Photographs (3 panoramas with several men)