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Stirpes, Volume 37, Number 4, December 1997 (open access)

Stirpes, Volume 37, Number 4, December 1997

Quarterly publication containing unpublished records and other material of interest to genealogists. "Its purpose is to stimulate and support research and teaching on the genealogical aspects of history." Name index starts on page 78.
Date: December 1997
Creator: Texas State Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saving Society Through Politics: the Ku Klux Klan in Dallas, Texas in the 1920s (open access)

Saving Society Through Politics: the Ku Klux Klan in Dallas, Texas in the 1920s

This study analyzes the rise of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan in Dallas, Texas, in the context of the national Klan. It looks at the circumstances and people behind the revival of the Klan in 1915. It chronicles the aggressive marketing program that brought the Klan to Dallas and shows how the Dallas Klavern then changed the course of the national Klan with its emphasis on politics. Specifically, this was done through the person of Hiram Wesley Evans, Dallas dentist and aspiring intellectual, who engineered a coup and took over the national Klan operations in 1922. Evans, as did Dallas's local Klavern number 66, emphasized a strong anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic ideology to recruit, motivate, and justify the existence of the Ku Klux Klan. The study finds that, on the local scene, the Dallas Klavern's leadership was composed of middle and upper-middle class businessmen. Under their leadership, the Klan engaged in a variety of fraternal and vigilante activities. Most remarkable, however, were its successful political efforts. Between 1922 and 1924, the Klan overthrew the old political hierarchy and controlled city and county politics to such a degree that only the Dallas school board escaped the Invisible Empire's domination. Klavern 66 also wielded …
Date: December 1997
Creator: Morris, Mark N. (Mark Noland)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
DGS Newsletter, Volume 21, Number 10, November/December 1997 (open access)

DGS Newsletter, Volume 21, Number 10, November/December 1997

Newsletter of the Dallas Genealogical Society discussing membership, Society meetings, genealogical workshops and events, and other news of interest to members.
Date: December 1997
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 104, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 30, 1997 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 104, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 30, 1997

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 30, 1997
Creator: Aldridge, Leon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 76, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 17, 1997 (open access)

Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 76, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 17, 1997

Semiweekly newspaper from Levelland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 17, 1997
Creator: Rigg, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 98, No. 234, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1997 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 98, No. 234, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1997

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 19, 1997
Creator: Cole, Carol
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 37, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 14, 1997 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 37, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 14, 1997

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 14, 1997
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 10, 1997 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 10, 1997

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 10, 1997
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1997 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1997

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 18, 1997
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 105, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 31, 1997 (open access)

The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 105, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 31, 1997

Semi-weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 31, 1997
Creator: Smith, W. Leon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1997 (open access)

De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1997

Weekly newspaper from De Leon, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 4, 1997
Creator: Wilkerson, Gayle E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1997 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1997

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 25, 1997
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 76, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1997 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 76, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1997

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 1997
Creator: Diehl, Don
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 98, No. 225, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 9, 1997 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 98, No. 225, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 9, 1997

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 9, 1997
Creator: Cole, Carol
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 27, Ed. 4 Thursday, December 4, 1997 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 27, Ed. 4 Thursday, December 4, 1997

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 4, 1997
Creator: Lucas, Donnie A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 98, No. 221, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1997 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 98, No. 221, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1997

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 4, 1997
Creator: Cole, Carol
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Gayly Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 24, Ed. 1 Monday, December 15, 1997 (open access)

The Gayly Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 24, Ed. 1 Monday, December 15, 1997

Semi-monthly newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: December 15, 1997
Creator: Hawkins, Don
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 101, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1997 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 101, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1997

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 18, 1997
Creator: White, Barbara
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 97, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1997 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 97, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1997

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 4, 1997
Creator: White, Barbara
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 43, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 21, 1997 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 43, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 21, 1997

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 21, 1997
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 78, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 14, 1997 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 78, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 14, 1997

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 14, 1997
Creator: Diehl, Don
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1997 (open access)

Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1997

Weekly newspaper from Hondo, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 4, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History