Scope and Contents
The White supremacy research collection contains publications, U.S. government files, audiovisual materials, and artifacts related to various white supremacist organizations and other extremist groups in the United States.
The Publications series contains newsletters, newspapers, booklets, catalogs, flyers, correspondence, and bound volumes concerning white supremacy, neo-Nazism, anti-Semitism, anti-communism, right-wing extremism, and survivalism, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. The series includes materials related to Aryan Nations, the Ku Klux Klan, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the National Association for the Advancement of White People, the White Aryan Resistance, the Militia of Montana, Christian Identity, and the Church of Jesus Christ–Christian.
The Freedom of Information Act files series contains U.S. government files requested through the Freedom of Information Act. The series includes files regarding the National Youth Alliance and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) files on Francis Parker Yockey.
The Audiovisual materials series contains audio cassette tapes and VHS tapes relating to white supremacy, anti-Semitism, anti-communism, survivalism, and right-wing extremism, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. The series includes materials regarding Aryan Nations, the Ku Klux Klan, the White Aryan Resistance (WAR), and Louis Beam.
The Artifacts series contains an Aryan Nations emblem patch, a poster of The Adamic Race: Adam's Pure Blood Seedline by Carl E. Story and Richard Vincent Bertollini, and a black t-shirt with an image of a bear paw and the words “Rocky Mountain Republic.”
Dates
- 1931-2003
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Technical Access
Collection includes sound recordings and moving images to which access is restricted. Access to these materials is governed by repository policy and may require the production of listening or viewing copies. Researchers requiring access must notify Special Collections and University Archives in advance and pay fees for reproduction services as necessary.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
This collection is a research collection compiled by a scholar who studied the history of race, the Ku Klux Klan, and right-wing extremism in the United States, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.
Right-wing extremism holds white supremacy as a core ideology. In response to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, three overlapping far-right movements emerged in the United States. One of the movements was anti-government militia organizations seeking to overthrow the United States government and establish and maintain a white racial and national identity. A second movement was white supremacist groups, including new factions of the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi organizations. Thirdly, religious fundamentalist movements, such as Christian Identity, arose.
Extent
12 linear feet (8 containers) : 8 record storage boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The White supremacy research collection was compiled by a scholar who studied the history of race, the Ku Klux Klan, and right-wing extremism in the Pacific Northwest. The collection contains publications, U.S. government files, audiovisual materials, and artifacts related to various white supremacist organizations and other extremist groups in the United States.
Arrangement
The White supremacy research collection is arranged in four series:
1. Publications, 1931-2003, bulk: 1980-2003
2. Freedom of Information Act files, circa 1945-1993
3. Audiovisual materials, circa 1977-1998
4. Artifacts, circa 1980-2003
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of an anonymous donor, 2014.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alexandra Mueller, Alexandra M. Bisio, and Sarah Lueders, 2020-2021.
- Neo-Nazism -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Propaganda Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Right-wing extremists -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- White supremacy movements -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the White supremacy research collection
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Sarah Lueders
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
