Hate groups

Scope and Contents This collection includes photographs and 35mm slides of William Chaney and other Klansmen in Indiana circa 1965-1971 at Ku Klux Klan (KKK) events. Many of the slides show Chaney giving an interview wearing his KKK regalia to a man who might be Randall Jehs of the Indiana State Library, who interviewed him on June 6, 1971. There are also 2 images of Chaney's family.

Scope and Contents This collection includes a transcript and a reel-to-reel audiotape from an oral history interview with WIlliam M. Chaney, conducted by Randall W. Jehs for the Indiana State Library on June 6, 1971. Chaney talks briefly about his family, childhood in Kentucky, and military service during World War II. For most of the interview, he discusses the history of the Ku Klux Klan, their financial structure, and the Klan and politics. Chaney also discusses his position in the organization, Klan...