White supremacy movements -- Oregon -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Frederick L. Gifford papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss2218
Abstract
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. Collection consists of Ku Klux Klan membership cards, driver's licenses, and other ID cards, 1920-1933; newspaper clippings, 1945, regarding Gifford's death; and a manuscript letter to his wife, 1924.
Dates:
1920-1945