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ODK (Omicron Delta Kappa) papers
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Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) |
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1949-1971 |
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The ODK papers consists of materials that help document the history of the Society both nationally and at UGA.
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UA10-068 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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Mystical Seven Society, Beta Theta Pi (Epsilon Epsilon chapter), and Thalian Dramatic Club
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Beta Theta Pi. Epsilon Epsilon chapter |
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Dates: |
1853-2004 |
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This collection consists of both original and copied documents that date from 1853 through 2004. These documents relate to
fraternities and/or societies associated with the University of Georgia. The organizations are: Mystical Seven Society, Beta
Theta Pi, and Thalian Dramatic Club.
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UA02-002 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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Palladia Secret Society records
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University of Georgia. Palladia Honor Society |
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Dates: |
1977-2014 |
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The collection consists of bylaws, clippings, alumni files and photographs of events and activities.
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UA17-005 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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Knights Templar (Masonic order), Grand Commandery (Ga.) records
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Knights Templar (Masonic order). Grand Commandery (Ga.) |
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1896, 1901-1902 |
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The collection consists of records of the Office of the Grand Commandery of the Knights Templar of Georgia from 1896-1902.
The correspondence, addressed to Earnest A. Cutts while he held the office of Grand Commander, mainly pertains to arrangements
for the 28th Triennial Conclave of the Knights Templar held in Louisville, Kentucky on August 27-31, 1901. The collection
also contains correspondence regarding temple business, applications for membership, and a visitor's register for the August
meeting.
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ms1161 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Ku Klux Klan Charter for Bowden, Georgia
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Simmons, W. J. (William Joseph), 1880-1945 |
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Dates: |
1918 December 4 |
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A charter issued by Imperial Wizard William Joseph Simmons (1880-1945) on December 4, 1918, for an order of the Klan to be
located in Bowden, Georgia. The charter is in response to a petition by citizens listed on the charter for the Chas. B. McDaniel
Klan No. 11.
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ms3690 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Quincy Jett papers
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Jett, John Quincy |
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Dates: |
1833-1925 |
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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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Identifier: |
ms1659 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Ku Klux Klan collection
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Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.) |
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Dates: |
circa 1865-1961 |
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The collection consists of materials relating to the Ku Klux Klan circa 1865-1921. Early materials include one Ku Klux Klan
notice (Union County, Georgia, circa 1865), decorated with coffins, daggers and rifles, mentioning the "ghosts of the martyred
dead" avenging their death on the living; two handwritten warnings (circa 1870, unsigned) stating "Beware!", and "dead men
tell no tales"; and reproductions of three warning letters addressed to B.D. Evans, Col. Evans, and one not addressed (Headquarters,
Ogeechee, Georgia, circa 1871), signed KKK and U.S. KK, promising death to radicals, and that radicals involved in Governor
Bullocks politics will not survive in Washington County, Georgia. Also includes an Invisible Empire of the Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan of Atlanta, Georgia application form, circa 1921; an article titled "A Nightgown Tyranny", written by William
G. Shepherd ("Leslie's Weekly, Sept. 10, 1921") discussing the re-emergence of the KKK; a reprint of an article titled "Protest
Under the Cross: The Ku Klux Klan Presents its Case to the Public, 1960" by Donald E. Williams; and a pamphlet titled "The
Attitude of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Toward the Jew" by H. W. Evans, Imperial Wizard Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Identifier: |
ms582 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Ku Klux Klan- Athens Klan #5 records
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Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Athens Klan #5 (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1921-1930 |
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The collection consists of records of the Athens (Ga.) Klan #5 of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) from 1921-1930. The records include
correspondence, newsletters, minutes, quarterly reports, membership cards, dues records, recommendation cards, receipts, and
forms for robe requisitions relating to the activities of the Athens KKK #5. The correspondence (1921-1929) contains letters
to the Klan asking for financial assistance, thank-yous for assistance rendered, as well as official correspondence, some
from national KKK headquarters on membership standings, meetings, induction ceremonies, and recruitment. The correspondence
also discusses Georgia politics, especially the 1926 gubernatorial election. The minutes (1925-1926) document Klan meetings
and contain information on dues paid, elections, social events or official ceremonies, help for the needy, and investigations
of new or current members.
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Identifier: |
ms712 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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E.A. Cutts papers
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Cutts, E. A. |
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Dates: |
1886-1914 |
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The collection consists of papers of E.A. Cutts pertaining to his cotton brokerage in Savannah, Georgia from 1886-1914. The
collection includes account books, bills, cash books, records of cotton sales, cotton weights and prices, claims, receipts,
and letter books. The letter books detail Cutts' business transactions as well as some personal correspondence and correspondence
concerning the Knights Templar (a masonic order).
Also contained in the collection are account books, bills, receipts, and letter books of Butler, Stevens & Company, a Savannah
cotton factor. The materials document the firm's cotton business and the establishment of an Exporting Dept. in 1886 for
naval stores and pine lumber. The company dealt with firms in the United States, South America, and Spain.
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Identifier: |
ms1160 |
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Hargrett Library |
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