Ku Klux Klan Collection, 1868-1912

<P>The Ku Klux Klan originated in the turbulent, postbellum South. It called itself "an institution of Chivalry, Humanity, Mercy, and Patriotism . . . to protect the weak, the innocent, and the defenseless, from the indignities, wrongs, and outrages of the lawless, the violent, and the brutal." Originating in 1866 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, as a secret, ritualistic, social organization, it quickly changed to bands of regulators committing acts of violence throughout the Reconstruction South.</P>

<P>Collection contains several pamphlets, including "Revised and Amended Prescript of the Order of Ku Klux Klan" (1904), and a manuscript of a historical novel regarding the Klan, written by Laps McCord (approximately 275 pages). Also includes printed circular titled "This is the Literary Find of the Day," signed Laps D. McCord, and addressed to the <I>Enquirer</I> (Cincinnati, Ohio). The circular offers McCord's history of the Ku Klux Klan titled "The Red Gown" for publication as a Sunday serial.</P>

<P>5 folders (approximately 10 items)</P>

<P>Cite as: Ku Klux Klan Collection, Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis.</P>

《三K党档案》源于战乱频仍的战后南方。该组织自称是‘骑士精神、仁爱、慈悲与爱国主义之机构……旨在保护弱者、无辜者与无助者，免受不法之徒、暴力和残忍之人的侮辱、不公与暴行。’三K党成立于1866年，位于田纳西州吉尔茨县帕尔马斯基，起初作为一个秘密的、仪式性的社会组织，随后迅速转变为遍布重建时期南方各州实施暴力行为的监管者联盟。该档案中包含多份小册子，包括《三K党章程修订与修正本》（1904年）以及由Laps McCord撰写的关于三K党的历史小说手稿（约275页）。此外，还包括一份题为《这是今日的文学发现》的印刷传单，由Laps D. McCord签署，并致信《询问者》（俄亥俄州辛辛那提）。该传单提供了McCord关于三K党的历史《红袍》的出版计划，作为周日的连载。档案包含5个文件夹（约10件物品）。引用方式：三K党档案，密苏里历史学会档案，圣路易斯。