Frederick L. Gifford papers, 1920-1945 PDF

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Gifford, Frederick Louis,1878-1945.
Title: Frederick L. Gifford papers
Dates: 1920-1945 (inclusive)
19201945
Quantity: .02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Collection Number: Mss 2218
Summary: Collection includes: Ku Klux Klan membership cards, Driver's Licenses, and other ID cards, 1920-1933; Newspaper clippings, 1945, regarding Gifford's death; Manuscript letter to his wife, 3 pp, 1924. Fred L. Gifford (1878-1945) was the leader ("Grand Dragon") for the Oregon Ku Klux Klan between 1921 and 1924, when the "invisible empire" was influential in virtually every part of the state.
Repository: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
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Access Restrictions: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Overview of the Collection
Historical Note
Content Description
Use of the Collection
- Restrictions on Use
- Preferred Citation
Administrative Information
- Acquisition Information
Names and Subjects

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Fred L. Gifford (1878-1945) was the leader ("Grand Dragon") for the Oregon Ku Klux Klan between 1921 and 1924, when the "invisible empire" was influential in virtually every part of the state.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection includes: Ku Klux Klan membership cards, Driver's Licenses, and other ID cards, 1920-1933; Newspaper clippings, 1945, regarding Gifford's death; Manuscript letter to his wife, 3 pp, 1924.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may required seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.

Preferred Citation

Frederick L. Gifford Papers, Mss 2218, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms :
Radicals -- Oregon.

Corporate Names :
Ku Klux Klan (1915-) -- Oregon.

Family Names :
Gifford, Frederick Louis, -- 1878-1945. -- Archives.

Form or Genre Terms :
Clippings (information artifacts) -- aat
Letters (correspondence) -- aat
Printed ephemera. -- aat

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