Order form for Ku Klux Klan robes
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1925
name: label: Distributed by
content: United Klans of America, American
label: Subject of
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A paper order form for Ku Klux Klan member’s robes. The form is printed on white paper with black ink. Printed at the top of the form is “PLEASE SEND ORDERS TO: / UNITED KLANS OF AMERICA / P.O. Box 411 / PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA 23705.” Six types of robes are listed below the address for customers to choose from. The form has a diagram of a robe at the center of the form. To the left of the diagram is a box to enter measurements and measurement guide is on the right side. Below the diagram at the bottom of the form are blank spaces to enter shipping information. The back of the order form is blank.
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.
place: label: Place used
content: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
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, Anonymous Gift
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.231.16
objectType: label: Type
content: order forms
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: H x W: 9 × 5 in. (22.9 × 12.7 cm)