Form entitled Kligrapp's Quarterly Report
date: label: Date
content: 1915-1944
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Written by
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
label: Subject of
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A one-page, white paper, form entitled, Kligrapp's Quarterly Report form, Form K-105, used to document the quarterly activities of each Klan. On the recto, at the top of the document, in the left corner of the page is the text [Form K-105]. The title of the form [Kligrapp's Quarterly Report] runs center, along the top edge. Below the form title is text followed by fillable lines that reads, [Klan No. _ _ _ _ _Realm of_ _ _____ _ _, ______ __ _ _Quarter, 19_ _ _] with the following instructions below: [This report must be accurately made out in triplicate by the Kligrapp and sent to proper headquarters NOT / LATER THAN THE TENTH of the month immediately following the last month of the QUARTER. Klans in / Organized Realms send two copies to State Office; Klans in unorganized Realms send one copy to the Imperial Palace. / Quarters end March 31st, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st. Remittances must be by New York or / Atlanta exchange, Post Office or Express money order.] The main body of the form begins with the text, [To His Majesty, the Imperial Wizard, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan: / The following is my report for the ________ Quarter, 19____]. The report includes fifteen fillable sections that identify the location of the Klan, number of Klonklaves, attendance, membership dues, membership enrollment and losses, amounts collected for various Klan taxes, and a section for remarks. At the bottom of the recto is a fillable line for the date and a signature line for the Kligrapps. On the verso, the text reads [Instructions for Filling Out Quarterly Reports], followed by five paragraphs and a set of twelve instructions to the person filling out the form.
label: Statement
content: Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1919-1933
label: Topic
content: White supremacy movements
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Therbia Parker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.55.2
objectType: label: Type
content: forms (documents)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 13 1/8 × 8 7/16 in. (33.4 × 21.4 cm)