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A small format booklet explaining the purpose and structure of the Order of the Great White Empire, a "world-wide Fraternal Order devoted to the mental, moral, and material welfare of the White Caucasian Race." The Order existed from approximately 1936-38 and was led by Clayton R. Tinsley, a public school teacher who later founded Tinsley Laboratories, a manufacturer of telescopes, binoculars, etc. Meetings were held at Tinsley's home at 3017 Wheeler Street, Berkeley, and included secret rituals and colorful pageantry, all presided over by the Mystical Phalanx, the group's legislative and administrative body. Membership was available to "every man, woman and child in the wide world whose blood has none other than White Caucasian intermixture for at least three generations," and one of the stated benefits of membership was assistance seeking employment, promotion, or the promotion of member businesses. To this end, the group distributed a White List of member businesses in Oakland and Berkeley that were to receive preferred patronage. Stapled wrappers (5 ½" x 4 ¼"), [8] p. Faint toning to paper, printer's ink to front cover, else Fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 11987
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