Written memories of Miles Carwford about KKK in Broomfield, circa 1950
Origformat: Paper; Resolution: 300dpi
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.
