Conservatism, the Right Wing, and the Far Right: A Guide to Archives. Archie Henderson

We Can Do as an Individual to to [sic] Preserve White America," Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, undated; Flyer: "We Challenge the Jews!" undated; Flyer: "Conquer and Breed," undated; Pamphlet: "Mystic Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Ride Again!," Little Rock, Ark., undated; Derogatory NAACP membership application; The Cross and the Flag (Christian Nationalist Crusade), Vol. 23 No.8, November 1964; The Fiery Cross, Vol. 1 No. 1, Alabama, June 1959, Vol. 1 No. 2, Alabama, July 1959; The Fiery Cross, Vol. 1 No. 1, Dallas, Texas, November 1959; The Kourier: The Magazine of Americanism, Vol. 7 No. 2, January 1931; Voice of Freedom, Vol. 7 No. 1, January 1959; Declaration of Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, undated; Oath of Allegiance. One copy with a heading for U.S. Klans, Knights of the Klu[sic] Klux Klan, Inc. and one copy with a heading for Mystic Nights[sic] of the Ku Klux Klan, undated; Kloran, U.S. Klans of Georgia, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, 1953 [The Kloran is the handbook of the KKK]; Copyright certificate for Kloran U.S. Klans of Georgia Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, by Eldon Edwards, 1953; Constitution and Laws, of U.S. Klans, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, 1955; Copyright certificate for Constitution and Laws, of the U.S. Klans, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, by Eldon Edwards, 1957; Constitution and Kloran, Association of Arkansas Klans of the Ku Klux Klan, 1959-1961; Knights of Columbus Oath (blank), written on and stamped with the name of Rubin Johnson, Little Rock, Ark., undated; Informational card for Mystic Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Little Rock, Ark., 1959-1961; Ku Klux Klan Application, Little Rock, Ark., 1959; "Kaukasia Krusade," application (blank) for membership in the Knights Ku Klux Klan, Little Rock, Ark., undated; Klipgrapp's Quarterly Report for Klan No. 1, Realm of Arkansas, 2nd Quarter, 1959; Mystic Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Inc., The Klonklave meeting structure and ceremony outlines, undated; Certificate of Acceptance appointing A. C. Hightower Grand Dragon of the Realm of Arkansas, signed by E. L. Edwards, Imperial Wizard, Invisible Empire, May 20, 1959; Booklet: "Kloran of Ritual of The Women of the Ku Klux Klan," Imperial Headquarters, Women of the Ku Klux Klan, Little Rock, Ark., ca. 1925; Booklet: "Constitution and Laws of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan," adopted at the First Imperial Klonvocation at St. Louis, Missouri, January 6, 1927; and Booklet: "Musiklan," Imperial Headquarters, Women of the Ku Klux Klan, Little Rock, Ark., Membership certificate, Women of the Ku Klux Klan, Little Rock, Ark. (blank).

      Finding aids:

      http://arstudies.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/findingaids/id/7397/show/7395/rec/3

      http://arstudies.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/findingaids/id/7397/show/7396/rec/4

      http://arstudies.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/findingaids/id/7397/rec/5

      [0188a] Arkansas Women's Project Collection, 1980-early 1990's, M95-03

      Location: UCA Archives, Torreyson Library, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway, AR 72035

      Description: The Arkansas Women's Project was founded in 1980 as a grass roots organization intended to promote support for women's issues in the state of Arkansas. Originally called The Arkansas Women's Training Project, it was operated under the direction of Suzanne Pharr (1939- ). The collection consists of organizational records, correspondence, staff notes, project materials, publications, and newsletters. Series II. Projects and programs, contains files on Homophobia; Same Sex Marriage; Hate Groups in Arkansas; Hate Crimes: Black Church Burning; Hate Crimes Bill; Hate Crimes: Asian Americans; Violence Against Women; Newspaper Articles on Hate Crimes; Book – When Hate Comes To Town by Center for Democratic Renewal, 2001-"02 Edition; Fight The Right; Promise Keepers – Organizations Against; Promise Keepers Organization; "Institute in Basic Life Principles" of Rev. Bill Gothard; Pastor W. N. Otwell; and Religious Right in Arkansas. Series IV. Suzanne Pharr materials, contains a file on Religious Right. Series V. Photographs, contains photographs of Anti-Klan Rally November 1990; KKK Rally to Save the Flag: State Capital Little Rock Arkansas, July 1990; anti-David Duke Demonstration at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, April 17, 1991; and Ku Klux Klan (KKK) Demonstration and Anti-Klan Demonstration, June 1994.

      Websites with information:

      http://uca.edu/archives/manuscript-collections/

      Finding aid:

      http://uca.edu/archives/m95-03-arkansas-womens-project-collection/

      [0189] Richard K. Armey Collection, 1939-2002 (bulk 1985-2002)

      Location: Congressional Archives, Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, 630 Parrington Oval, Room 101, Norman, OK 73019

      Description: Richard Keith "Dick" Armey (1940- ) was a U.S. Representative from Texas' 26th congressional district (1985-2003) and House Majority Leader (1995-2003). Series 1: Clippings, 1983-2002, includes materials from national and Texas newspapers on a variety of topics, including abortion, anti-Semitism, burned black churches, conservatism, Contract with America, Contras in Nicaragua, Tom DeLay, Newt Gingrich, gun control, homosexuality, Jack Kemp, morality, prayer in schools, printed transcript of Rush Limbaugh interview with Richard K. Armey, racism, religious right, and school vouchers. Series 5: Schedules, 1985-2002, includes topics such as abortion, Conservative Opportunity Society, March for Life, National Right to Work Committee. Correspondents include American Security Council, Americans United for Life, Bill Archer, Cass Ballenger, Haley Barbour, Patrick J. Buchanan, William F. Buckley, Jr., George W. Bush, Cato Institute, Concerned Women for America, Conservative Digest, Philip M. Crane, Tom DeLay, Robert K. Dornan, Jack Fields, Newt Gingrich, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Heritage Foundation, Jack Kemp, Trent Lott, National Religious Broadcasters, National Taxpayers Union, Oliver North, Pat Robertson, Karl Rove, Phyllis Schlafly (president of Eagle Forum), Strom Thurmond, Paul M. Weyrich, George F. Will, and Young America's Foundation. Series 12: Legislative, 1985-2002, contains files on abortion, freedom of access to clinic entrances, partial birth abortion ban, and The House Republican Plan for a Better America.

      Websites with information:

      http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/collect.htm

      Finding aids:

      http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/ArmeyInventory/armey.htm

      http://cacarchives.ou.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=4&q=

      [0190] J.A. Armfield Papers, ca. 1979-1983 [partly digital collection]

      Location: Greensboro Historical Museum Archives, 130 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC 27401

      Description: The J.A. Armfield Papers consist primarily of items relating to the Greensboro Police Department, ca. 1979-1983, where Armfield was employed. Materials pertaining to the November 3, 1979, anti-Klan march that left five protestors dead comprise the bulk of the papers. Included are a police operations plan, posters, flyers, and newspaper articles.

      Finding aid to digital collection:

      https://library.uncg.edu/dp/crg/collection.aspx?c=69

      [0191] George W. Armstrong Papers, 1891-1976, bulk 1914-1954, AR335

      Location: Special Collections Division at The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, 702 Planetarium Place, Arlington, TX 76019

      Description: George W. Armstrong (1866-1954) was a businessman, lawyer, and politician. Correspondence, financial records, legal documents, research notes, and publications. The George W. Armstrong Papers include his business and personal papers, 1914-1954; the papers of his wife, Mary C. Armstrong, 1949-1975; the George Van Horn Moseley Papers, 1947-1954; the Armstrong publication and pamphlet collection, 1909-1976; and posters, newspapers, and scrapbooks, 1891-1961. Armstrong's political correspondence reflects his activities with the Judge Armstrong Foundation and the Texas Educational Association, and his relationships with right-wing exponents including the Ku Klux Klan and leaders of the American anti-Semitic movement of the period, such as Gerald L. K. Smith and Elizabeth Dilling. The papers of George Van Horn Moseley, who headed the Judge Armstrong Foundation, 1949-1954, consist of his correspondence with Armstrong and others during this time and other records pertaining to the business of the foundation and the Texas Education Association. The Armstrong publication and pamphlet collection includes writings by Armstrong and others, research material, and correspondence. The last series contains notebooks, clippings, and flyers related to Armstrong's early political and business activities in Tarrant County; clippings of articles