Installation Ceremonies
- On View
- Segregation Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Written by
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Published by
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Subject of
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1924
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (12.1 × 9.6 cm)
- Description
- A twenty-one page, grey booklet entitled, Installation Ceremonies, published by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc. This pamphlet outlines the ceremonial procedures for installing newly elected officers into their Klan roles. Printed on the center of the front cover is a thistle with leaves on either side of the flower.
- Statement
- Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Fraternal organizations
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, A Gift of the Bunch Family
- Object number
- 2014.258.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.