Miles Crawford written memories of Ku Klux Klan in Broomfield

Archive

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Broomfield History Collections

Name/Title

Miles Crawford written memories of Ku Klux Klan in Broomfield

Entry/Object ID

2013.4.3

Scope and Content

Miles Crawford's written memories of the Ku Klux Klan in Broomfield during the 1920s, written circa 1950. The writing is one half page, typewritten. Crawford remembers how the Klan would meet and burn crosses, and one occasion where Klansmen presented the minister of Broomfield M.E. Church with cash during a Sunday service, with other memories. The writing is signed in pen as "Written by Miles Crawford."

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Reminiscence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Memory, Racism

Archive Details

Creator

Miles Crawford

Date(s) of Creation

1950 - 1950

Archive Size/Extent

One legal size file folder

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1950 circa Date(s): 1950 circa Copy/Orig/Other: Original

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Miles Crawford

Related Entries

Notes

2013.4.1, 2013.4.2, 2013.4.4, 2013.4.5, 2013.4.6, 2013.4.7, 2013.4.8 Related papers were originally owned by the Crawford family and later donated to the Broomfield Depot Museum in 2013. All material is part of the same archival collection. Also see accession 2013.1 for material related to the Crawford family and general Broomfield history.

Provenance

Notes

Custodial History: Donated by Robert Crawford to the Broomfield Depot Museum in 2013. Most documents in the accession were created and/or used by the Crawford family, including Harry and Miles Crawford.