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The East St. Louis Race Riot of 1917 on Microfilm

 Collection
Identifier: 5749 mf

Scope and Contents

The public record on a murderous riot against Blacks sparked by the racial hatred and the uncertain economic conditions in post-World War I America.

The complete Univeristy Publications of America guide to this microfilm may be accessed at: http://cisupa.proquest.com/ksc_assets/catalog/10728_EastStLouisRaceRiot1917.pdf

Dates

  • 1917-1920

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Extent

0.89 cubic feet

Abstract

The public record on a murderous riot against Blacks sparked by the racial hatred and the uncertain economic conditions in post-World War I America.

Arrangement

Series Volume I, 1917

Series Volume I continued, 1917

Series Volume II, 1917

Series Volume II continued, 1917

Series Volume III, 1917

Series Volume IV, 1917

Series Volume V, 1917

Series Volume VI, 1917

Series Volume VII, 1917

Series Volume VIII, 1917

Series Volume IX, 1917

Series Volume X, 1917

Series Volume XI, 1917

Series Volume XII, 1917

Series Volume XIII, 1917

Series Volume XIV, 1917

Series Volume XV, 1917

Series Volume XVI, 1917

Series Volume XVII, 1917

Series Volume XVIII, 1917

Series Volume XIX, 1917

Series Volume XX, 1917

Series Volume XXI, 1917

Series Volume XXII, 1917

Series Volume XXII continued, 1917

Series Volume XXIII, 1917

Series Exhibits, 1917

Series Board of Inquiry, Volume I, 1917

Series Board of Inquiry, Volume II, 1917

Series Related Reports and Records of the House Select Committee and Local Groups

Series Witnesses on Behalf of the People, 1919

Series Witnesses on Behalf of the People, 1919

Series Witnesses on Behalf of the People, 1919

Series Witnesses on Behalf of the Defendant, 1919

Series Witnesses for the Defendant, 1919

Series Witnesses for the Defendant, 1919

Series Last day of the trial, 1919

Quantity:

8 microfilm reels

Forms of Material:

Records (documents), microfilm.

General

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives 227 Ives Hall Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheelref@cornell.edu https://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/kheel/
Compiled by:
Kheel Staff, September 26, 2012
EAD encoding:
Randall Miles, June 13, 2019
Title
The East St. Louis Race Riot of 1917 on Microfilm
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Kheel Staff
Date
June 13, 2019
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

Contact:
227 Ives Hall Tower Road
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3183