THE PETER H. AMANN COLLECTION Papers, 1929-1980 (Predominantly, 1930-1940) 7.75 linear feet Accession Number 1229 L. C. Number MS The papers of Peter H. Amann were placed in the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs in March of 1985 by Mr. Amann himself and were opened for research in August of 1987. Peter H. Amann was born in Vienna, Austria on May 31, 1927. After receiving an A.B. from Oberlin College in 1947 and the Masters and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago in 1953 and 1958 respectively, Professor Amann was appointed to a teach- ing position in 1968 at the University of Michigan's Dearborn, Michigan campus where he was later awarded a Professorship in History. Eighteenth and nineteenth century French history are Professor Amann's areas of academic concentration with the French Revolution of 1848 receiving his particular attention. The papers of Peter H. Amann reflect his research efforts on the Black Legion, a vigilante organization which operated principally in Michigan and Ohio from 1925 through 1936. Important subjects covered in this collection are: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1929-1956 LaFollette Civil Liberties Committee, 1936 Supreme Court of Michigan, 1937-1939 United States Department of Justice, 1935-1954 An index to subjects and correspondents will be found on p. 9. In addition to this collection the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs contains the following primary sources which relate to the Black Legion: the Joe Brown Collection, the the Civil Rights Congress Collection, the Henry Kraus Collec- tion, the Edward Levinson Collection, the Walter P. Reuther Collection, the Maurice Sugar Collection, the UAW Research Department Collection, and the oral history of Wyndham Mortimer. Secondary sources concerning the Black Legion include: High- Treason: The Plot Against the People by Albert Eugene Kahn, and The Black Legion Rides by George Morris.
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THE PETER H. AMANN COLLECTION
Papers, 1929-1980(Predominantly, 1930-1940)
7.75 linear feet
Accession Number 1229L. C. Number MS
The papers of Peter H. Amann were placed in the Archives of Laborand Urban Affairs in March of 1985 by Mr. Amann himself and wereopened for research in August of 1987.
Peter H. Amann was born in Vienna, Austria on May 31, 1927.After receiving an A.B. from Oberlin College in 1947 and theMasters and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago in 1953and 1958 respectively, Professor Amann was appointed to a teach-ing position in 1968 at the University of Michigan's Dearborn,Michigan campus where he was later awarded a Professorship inHistory. Eighteenth and nineteenth century French history areProfessor Amann's areas of academic concentration with theFrench Revolution of 1848 receiving his particular attention.
The papers of Peter H. Amann reflect his research efforts on theBlack Legion, a vigilante organization which operated principallyin Michigan and Ohio from 1925 through 1936.
Important subjects covered in this collection are:
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1929-1956LaFollette Civil Liberties Committee, 1936Supreme Court of Michigan, 1937-1939United States Department of Justice, 1935-1954
An index to subjects and correspondents will be found on p. 9.
In addition to this collection the Walter P. Reuther Library ofLabor and Urban Affairs contains the following primary sourceswhich relate to the Black Legion: the Joe Brown Collection, thethe Civil Rights Congress Collection, the Henry Kraus Collec-tion, the Edward Levinson Collection, the Walter P. ReutherCollection, the Maurice Sugar Collection, the UAW ResearchDepartment Collection, and the oral history of Wyndham Mortimer.
Secondary sources concerning the Black Legion include: High-Treason: The Plot Against the People by Albert Eugene Kahn, andThe Black Legion Rides by George Morris.
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Contents
14 1/2 manuscript boxes1 file box
Series I, Investigatory Reports, 1923-1980, Boxes 1-5A:Correspondence and reports of federal, state, and local lawenforcement agencies which conducted inquiries into theactivities of the. Black Legion in the mid-western UnitedStates. Files are arranged alphabetically by subject andthen chronologically.
Series II, Black Legion Source Material, 1936-1980, Boxes 6-14:Clippings, correspondence, local histor ies, reports,and undergraduate papers generated by Professor Amann'sresearchon the Black Legion. Files are arranged alphabetically bysubject and then chronologically.
Series III, Oral History Interviews, 1976-1979, Box 15:Transcripts of interviews conducted by Peter Amann and hisstudents.
Non-manuscript material:
Fifty photographs relating to theBlack Legion.
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Series IInvestigatory Reports, 1923-1980
Boxes 1-5
Correspondence, and reports of federal, state, and locallaw enforcement agencies which conducted inquiries into theactivities of the Black Legion in the mid-western United States.Files are arranged alphabetically by subject and then chrono-logically.
Box 1
1. Arrest warrant, Aug. 20, 19362. Detroit Police Dept.; correspondence, 1971-1978
3-19. FBI; correspondence, Apr 1929-Oct 1937
Box 2
1-10. FBI; correspondence, Mar 1938-Jul 195611. FBI; correspondence, n.d.
9. People v. Albert M. Bacon, et al, 193910. People v. Virgil Effinger, 193911. People v. Clarence Frye, et al, 193812. People v. Hepner, 193813. People v. Pettijohn, 193814. Post Master General; report, 1935
15-26. Supreme Court of Michigan, 1937
Box 4
1-4. Supreme Court of Michigan; appeal, 19385-6. Supreme Court of Michigan; brief, 1939
7-10. Supreme Court of Michigan [c. 1939]11-17. Transcript, 1936
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Box 5
1-3. U.S. Army; correspondence, 1935-19804-26. U.S. Dept. of Justice; corres. 1923-1954
27. U.S. Senate Hearing, Jun-Jul 194728. Wayne County [Mich.] Circuit Court, 1934
Box 5A
1-24. Michigan State Police; reports on Black Legion, 1932-
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Series IIBlack Legion Source Material, 1936-1980
Boxes 6-13
Clippings, correspondence, local histories, undergraduatepapers, and reports generated by Professor Amann's researchon the Black Legion. Files are arranged alphabetically.
Box 6
1-3. A. C. L. U. Archives; corres., 19364. Biography; Elmer Austin Benson, n. d.5. Biography; William Lloyd Clark, n. d.
6-17. Black Legion articles, [c. 1936-1937]18. Black Legion; bibliographic sources, n. d.
19-20. Black Legion; history, [c. 1930-1939] 21. Black Legion; legal proceedings, [c. 1936] 22. Black Legion; report, [c. 1936]23-28. Black Legion; research papers, 1938-1984
Box 7
1-10. Black Legion; research papers, 1938-198411-12. Black Legion; seminar, syllabus, n. d.
13. Joe Brown Collection; clippings, 1938-193914. Capital Radio Reporter, Jun. 10, 194715. Certificate of Death; Benjamin Allen, Aug 20, 1936
1-5. Clippings; Index to clippings, 1936-1937 6. Clippings; Indianapolis News, n.d.
7. Clippings; Indianapolis Star, 19368. Clippings; Intelligencer, 19369. Clippings; Lima News, 1932-1955
10-11. Clippings; Lima, Ohio, 1944-1947 12. Clippings; Lincoln Parker, 1936 13. Clippings; Los Angeles Examiner, 1936 14. Clippings; Louisville Herald-Post, 1936 15. Clippings; Melius Newspapers, 1979 16. Clippings; Miami Daily News, 1936 17. Clippings; Minnesota Leader, n.d.18-23. Clippings; misc., 1936, 1938, 1953-1979, & n.d. 24. Clippings; The Monroe County Weekly, n.d. 25. Clippings; Morning Call, 1936 26. Clippings; Morning Ledger, 1936 27. Clippings; New York American, 193728-29. Clippings; New York Daily Mirror, 1936-1937
30. Clippings; New York Daily News, 193731. Clippings; New York Evening Forum, 1936
32-33. Clippings; New York Evening Journal, 1936-193734-35. Clippings; New York Herald Tribune, 1936-193736-37. Clippings; New York Post, 1936-1937
38. Clippings; New York Sun, 193639-41. Clippings; New York Times, 1936, 1947, & n. d.
Box 11
1. Clippings; New York World Herald, 19362. Clippings; New York World-Telegram, 19373. Clippings; Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 19364. Clippings; Pittsburgh Press, n.d.5. Clippings; Pontiac Press, index, 1936-19406. Clippings; The Rail Splitter, [c. 1931]7. Clippings; St, Paul Pioneer Press, n.d.8. Clippings; San Diego Union, 1936
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9. Clippings; Seatle, Wash., 193610. Clippings; The State Indicator, 1936
11-16. Clippings; Toledo Blade, 1936-193717. Clippings; Toledo News Bee, 193618. Clippings; St. Paul Dispatch, 1936
19-20. Clippings; Washington Herald, 1936-193721. Clippings; Washington News, 1936
22-25. Clippings; Washington Post, 1936-1937, 194726-28. Clippings; Washington Star, 1936-1937, 194729-30. Clippings; Washington Times, 1936-1937
4. Guide; Research in the History of Toledo, Ohio, 19775. Hepner's Case, schematic history of, 1936-1938
6-8. Highland Park, Mich.; demographics, reports, andtimetable, 1933-1934
9. History of Allen County, Ohio, 197610. History of Bellaire, Ohio, n. d.11. History of Belmont County, Ohio, 197612. Interview; Willis Brewer, n. d.13. Kemnitz-Akens Collection; Klu Klux Klan history, 193614. Klu Klux Klan; article, 193715. Henry Kraus Collection; Black Legion writings on,
193616. Edward Levinson Collection; Statement on the Black
Legion, 194417. Lima, Ohio; The Book of Lima, n.d.18. Lima, Ohio; Black Legion activities, n. d.194719. Lima, Ohio; Release of Estate, 195620. Lima, Ohio; guide, n. d.21. Map of Detroit, Mich., n. d.22. Masters Thesis, 1936
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Box 13
23-31. Notes, 1936-198032. Oral history list, n. d.33. Pontiac State Hospital; correspondence, 193634. Project on Nat. Sec. and Civil Liberties;
37-38. Maurice Sugar Collection; corres., 1935-193739. UAW; correspondence, 193640. U.S. Census reports, 1790-196041. Wilson's case; schematic history of, 1936
Box 14Periodical Index to Black Legion articles
Box 15
1. Ruth Day, 19762. Al DuHadaway, 1978
3-4. Alfred Farrell, 19785. Miles Knowles, 19796. Dremon McDermott, 19787. William Melius, 19788. Harry Meredith, 19799. Jimmy Mountain, 197910. "Ernie" Navarre, 197911. E. J. Penhorwood, 197912. Loren Preeter, 197813. George Scheid, 1979
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Index to Subjects and Correspondence(correspondence is indicated by an asterisk)
12:25Allen County, Ohio, 2:13, 13:9, 13:20Allen Park, Michigan, 7:7Allen, Ray, 4:15, 11:11-14, 13:38Alpha and Omega Club, 3:7-8Amalgamated Lodge, 7:25American Civil Liberties Union, 6:1-3, 12:4, 12:6, 12:8American Federation of Labor Rank and File, Committee in the
Auto Industry, 13:15American Jewish Archives, 12:6American Labor Party, 2:20American Legion, 13:38American League Against War and Fascism, 4:11-14, 5:1, 5:12,
5:16, 12:8American League Against War and Fascism, Toledo Central
Council, 11:12, 11:14American Peace Mobilization, 2:5, 2:18American Youth Congress, 7:30*Amann, Peter H., 1:2, 3:4, 5:1-3, 6:25, 7:8, 12:6-23Armed Guards, 2:13, 5:5Army and Navy Club of Detroit, Michigan, 5:12, 13:38Associated Automobile Workers of America, 13:15Automobile Labor Board, 13:38Automobile Manufacturers Association, 12:25Auxiliaries, 4:6Bacon, Albert M., 1:1, 3:9-10, 5:28, 6:19, 6:24, 13:15,
Highland Park Republican Club, 3:19The Highland Parker, 4:1, 4:9, 6:24, 7:4, 9:45-7Hill, Charles, 4:11, 4:13-14, 4:16, 11:12History of Allen County, Ohio, 13:9History of Bellaire, Ohio, 13:10History of Belmont County, Ohio, 13:11*Hoover, J. Edgar, 1:4-5, 1:7-13, 1:15-19, 2:2-8, 2:12-14,
Lincoln Park, Michigan, 7:7, 7:13, 10:12Lincoln Parker, 10:12Lone Star Patrol Agency, 4:13Long, Joseph A., 3:7-8, 6:22, 7:26, 13:15Los Angeles, California, 1:10-11, 1:13, 1:18, 5:17, 5:19,
10:13Los Angeles Examiner, 10:13Lousiville Herald-Post, 10:14Louisville, Kentucky, 10:14Lucas County, Ohio, 11:11-12Lupp, Arthur, 1:1, 3:7-10, 3:18, 4:1, 4:7, 4:9, 5:28, 6:13,
Index to Subjects and Correspondence(correspondence is indicated by an asterisk)
New Republic, 2:18New York American, 10:27New York Daily Mirror, 10:28-29New York Daily News, 10:30New York Evening Forum, 10:31New York Evening Journal, 10:32-3New York Herald Tribune, 10:34-5New York, New York, 2:18-19, 5:14, 10:27-36, 10:37-41,
11:1-2New York, 1:11, 2:19, 5:7, 5:9, 5:14New York Post, 10:36-7New York Sun, 10:38New York Times, 10:39-41New York World-Herald, 11:1New York World-Telegram, 11:2Night Riders, 1:3, 1:13, 1:16-17, 2:8, 2:13, 2:16, 3:4,
Night Riders of America, 11:11Night Riders of Ohio, 1:11North Carolina, 1:7, 1:11, 1:18Norvell, Michigan, 7:13Oakland County, Michigan, 1:6, 3:8, 4:3-4, 7:26, 13:37Oakland County, [Michigan] Circuit Court, 3:8, 4:2Oakland County, [Michigan] Circuit Court Report on the Black
Legion, 3:7*Oakland County, Michigan, Office of the Prosecuting
Ohio Farm League, 5:9Ohio Historical Society, 12:14Ohio National Guard, 11:13Ohio State Police, 12:15Ohio Supreme Court, 12:13-14Ohio Vigilante Society, 12:17Ohio Worker's Alliance, 4:13Ortonville, Michigan, 12:25Our Sunday Visitor, 12:19Oxford, Michigan, 3:8, 4:3-4Packard Motor Car Company, 4:10, 13:15, 13:37Parker, Orlando James, 7:17-18, 7:22Patriotic Club of America, 12:14
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Index to Subjects and Correspondence(correspondence is indicated by an asterisk)
Patriotic Legion of America, 2:15-16, 3:4, 7:13, 12:13,12:15,
Pekin, Illinois, 5:7, 5:11Penlan, Robert, 6:22, 7:7, 7:13Pennsylvania, 1:9, 2:5-6, 2:8, 5:10, 10:8, 11:3-4, 11:32-33,Pennsylvania Bucktails, 1:9Pennsylvania State Police, 12:15People v. Albert Bacon et. al, 3:9People v. Virgil Effinger, 1:1, 3:10People v. Clarence Frye et. al., 3:11People v. Hepner, 3:12, 4:1, 4:7, 4:9-10People v. Pettijohn, 3:13, 3:23-25, 4:8,People v. Saint John, 3:21-22People's Press. 4:13Pettijohn, Jesse, 3:13, 3:23, 4:7-8, 7:7-8, 9:16, 13:37-8Philadephia Evening Bulletin, 11:13Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2:5-6, 2:8, 11:3*Phillips, Albert, 1:13, 1:17-19, 2:13, 5:20Pickert, Heinrich A., 1:2, 6:2, 7:21, 13:1, 13:15, 13:38*Pidcock, Roy V., 3:4, 6:22, 7:2, 7:13, 12:18*Pierce, Walter, 2:1, 3:7-8, 4:1, 4:4, 4:9, 5:1, 6:24-25,
7:4, 7:18, 13:5, 13:15Pinkerton's Incorporated, 12:14*Pitcock, Roy, 2:1-3Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 11:4Pittsburgh Press, 11:4Plymouth Motor Car Company, 13:37Police and Fire Trial Board of the City of Pontiac, Michigan,
Index to Subjects and Correspondence(correspondence is indicated by an asterisk)
Red Circle of the Black Legion, 11:13-14Red Legs, 10:8*Reinecke, H. H., 1:7-8, 2:13Reuther Library, 12:19Reuther, Walter P., 13:16Revolutionary Workers League of the U. S., 7:13*Rice, Frank, 3:7-8, 4:1, 4:9-10, 4:12, 5:1, 6:22, 6:24,
13:37-38Searchlight Club, 3:7-8, 4:2, 4:4Second Northwest Conference Against War and Fascism, 5:11Sentinals of the Republic, 13:16Shea, Quinlan J. Jr., 12:13, 12:19Shepard, William Jacob "Doc" M. D., 1:5, 6:25, 7:13, 9:16,
Index to Subjects and Correspondence(correspondence is indicated by an asterisk)
State of Michigan, Department of the Attorney General, 12:6State of Michigan, Department of Corrections, 12:21Stonehouse, Harvey Elmer, 3:15, 3:17, 3:19-20, 6:24, 7:4,
11:11-17, 12:4, 12:6-7, 12:13, 13:4, 13:38Toledo Police Department, 4:15-17Town Talk, 7:4Trade Union Unity League, 7:13Troy, Ohio, 11:10True Detective, 6:13, 12:19Tuscon Daily Citizen, 10:22Twenty and Club, 3:7, 4:2-4, 4:6Twenty and Eight Club, 3:7-8United Automobile Workers, 5:8, 5:10-11, 5:13, 7:13, 13:39United Automobile Workers, Motor Products Local, 13:38United Brotherhood of America, 3:4, 12:13-15United Sons of America, 2:7United States Army, 5:1-3United States Attorney General, 12:6United States Assistant Attorney General, 3:8United States Census Reports, 13:40United States Department of Justice, 2:13, 5:4-5, 5:8-26,
12:7-8, 12:16, 12:19, 13:15United States Department of the Treasury, 1:19United States Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue
Service, 12:6United States Department of the Treasury, United States
Secret Service, 12:16United States House of Representatives, 1:8-9, 5:13United States Postal Service, 12:16United States Senate, 1:11
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Index to Subjects and Correspondence(correspondence is indicated by an asterisk)
United States Senate, Committee on Education and Labor,2:21, 13:16
10:18, 12:20Wilson, Stanley, v. Council of the City of Highland Park,
Michigan, 3:15-20Wirtschafter, Dr. Z. T., 1:13, 1:17-19, 2:13, 5:20Wolverine Political Club, 3:26Wolverine Political League, 3:25Wolverine Republican Club, 3:4, 3:18, 3:25, 5:1, 6:24, 7:21,