Ku Klux Klan Lecture Invitation
Points of interest:
-Sawyer was 26 at the time this was received, personally unknown if he was working at the Sentinel yet.
-The address might not be accurate/Sawyer's home address.
-One can only be invited to attend, and his inviter remained an anonymous 'friend', indicating a potentiality this was a direct recruitment from the KKK Santa Cruz chapter.
-The invitation card has the option to be to a "Mrs" or "Mr".
-The card cannot be customized to be at any time besides night.
-Sawyer was 26 at the time this was received, personally unknown if he was working at the Sentinel yet.
-The address might not be accurate/Sawyer's home address.
-One can only be invited to attend, and his inviter remained an anonymous 'friend', indicating a potentiality this was a direct recruitment from the KKK Santa Cruz chapter.
-The invitation card has the option to be to a "Mrs" or "Mr".
-The card cannot be customized to be at any time besides night.
Creator:
Santa Cruz KKK (defunct)
Date: December 4, 1925
Type:
Invitation; Business card
Coverage:
- 1925
- Ku Klux Klan
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-KU KLUX KLAN-1
Collection
Citation
(defunct), Santa Cruz KKK. “Ku Klux Klan Lecture Invitation.” December 4, 1925. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/137283. Accessed 25 July 2025.