Ray Humphreys oral history
Scope and Contents
Humphreys recalls his experience as a Denver (Colo.) Post reporter covering the activities of William J. Candish, a Ku Klux Klan appointed police chef; also discusses John Galen Locke, Grand Dragon of Ku Klux Klan of Colorado.
Dates
- 1962
Creator
- Humphreys, Ray M.(Ray Murto),1893-1973. (Person)
- Collaborative Digitization Project (Denver, Colo.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Newspaper reporter. Chief investigator for the Denver district attorney's office.
Extent
2 sound cassettes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession information unknown.
General
Audio files digitized through the Collaborative Digitization Project, Denver, Colorado.
Participant or Performer Note
Interviewed by James Harlan Davis.
- Candish, William J. -- Biography.
- Humphreys, Ray M. (Ray Murto), 1893-1973 -- Interviews.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- Colorado -- Interviews.
- Locke, John Galen, 1871-1935 -- Biography.
- Oral histories (document genres) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Sound recordings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- White supremacy movements -- Colorado -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Ray Humphreys oral history[sound recording]
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
