Sosbee family papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteJames Earl Sosbee (1881-1941) lived in Bogart, Georgia and was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Scope and ContentThis collection contains the personal papers of James Earl Sosbee including correspondence, membership cards, and membership dues receipts pertaining to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Also included in this collection are a letter from Representative Paul Brown regarding a CCC camp transfer request for Sosbee's son, postcards pledging war savings stamps, local board registration from the War Department, receipts from J. W. Daniel Ginning and the C. A. Trussel Motor Company and a campaign button for Dr. L. C. Allen. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationSosbee family papers, ms4279, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryRelated collections in this repository: Ku Klux Klan- Athens Klan #5 records, ms712; Ku Klux Klan collection, ms582; Lyman W. Denton-The Ku Klux Klan and the days of reconstruction, ms1491; The revival of the Ku Klux Klan, ms1694; Ku Klux Klan papers, ms2214; Ku Klux Klan in Georgia, ms2667; Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection, ms2955; Knights of the Ku Klux Klan pamphlet, ms3685; Women of the Ku Klux Klan, ms3686; Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Charter for Bowden, Georgia, ms3690. |
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