Ku Klux Klan and Notre Dame Collection
Scope and Contents
Material concerning the 1924 riot in South Bend, Indiana, between Notre Dame students and the Ku Klux Klan specifically; and the Ku Klux Klan and Notre Dame, in Indiana and in the USA more generally.
Dates
- Creation: 1920s-.
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish or publicly disseminate reproductions of any material obtained from the University Archives must be secured from the University Archives and any additional copyright owners prior to such use. Please see Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use of Material for additional information.
Biographical / Historical
The genesis of this collection seems to have been in the President's Office (see UPWL), but additional documents about the Ku Klux Klan have been added to it over the years.
Extent
2.5 linear inches.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collected by the Archives of the University of Notre Dame.
Legal Status
Private
Subject
- University of Notre Dame (Organization)
- Ku Klux Klan (19th century) (Organization)
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- Indiana -- History (Organization)
- University of Notre Dame -- History -- 20th century (Organization)
- Title
- Ku Klux Klan and Notre Dame Collection
- Subtitle
- Guide
- Author
- University of Notre Dame Archives
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository