Dues ledger for the Women of the Ku Klux Klan Number 142, Realm of New York
date: label: Date
content: 1928-1929
name: label: Printed by
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
label: Used by
content: Wava M. Avery, American, 1895 - 1985
label: Used by
content: Women of the Ku Klux Klan, American, founded 1923
notes: label: Description
content: A Ku Klux Klan ledger used by the Ku Klux Klan Number 142, Realm of New York, Women of the Ku Klux Klan. The ledger has a blank, black cloth binding with white endpapers. At the top of each ledger page, printed in black ink is the text: [Form 104–1M–12–27–J.F.H. Co. 192_ / Klabee’s account with ____________________ Klan No.___, Realm of ________ / WOMEN OF THE KU KLUX KLAN / ______Quarter, 192_ ________________ / KLABEE.] Below the ledger header are a series of columns to record the following information: [DATE / 192_], [NAME OF KLIGRAPP], [No. of / Receipt], [Gen’l / Fund], Special / Fund], [Total], and under the column [ORDERS PAID] are five sub-columns, [192_ / Date], [No.], [Klan / Dues], [Special / Funds], and [Total]. The columns are delineated in red and blue ink.
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: Oswego County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
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, A Gift of the Bunch Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.258.8
objectType: label: Type
content: ledgers (account books)
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 with cloth and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 6 1/4 × 17 5/16 × 1 3/4 in. (15.8 × 44 × 4.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Closed): 6 1/4 × 8 11/16 × 1/4 in. (15.8 × 22 × 0.6 cm)