COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
Record
Title:
Wyoming WPA Subject File, Chinese in Wyoming "The Chinese Massacre"
Collection Name:
WPA Collection
Collection Number:
WPA Subject 51e Chinese in Wyoming
Item Description:
Chinese in Wyoming "The Chinese Massacre", Annals of Wyoming, Jan., 1940
Creator:
"Annals of Wyoming"
Date:
1940
Notes:
Chinese Massacre (Sep. 2, 1885) - Chinese victims
Notes:
Clark, D. O., general superintendent, Union Pacific Coal Co.
Notes:
Callaway, S. R., general manager, Union Pacific
Notes:
Congress prohibited importation of Chinese coolies (1862)
Notes:
Adams (Jr.), Charles F. - President, Union Pacific Railway Co. (Boston, Mass., headquarters)
Notes:
No. 6 coal mine at Rock Springs (Wyo. Terr., now Sweetwater Co., Wyo.)
Notes:
Chinatown at at Rock Springs (Wyo. Terr., now Sweetwater Co., Wyo.)
Notes:
Almy (Wyo. Terr., Now Uinta Co., Wyo.)
Notes:
Formen Evans & O'Donnell
Notes:
Dickey, James H. - in charge of Beckwith, Quiinn & Co., at No. 6 mine
Notes:
attacking party included English,, Welch, Scotch, Irish & Scandinavians
Notes:
Bayard, U. S. Secretary of State
Notes:
Union Pacific Railroad
Notes:
Warren, Governor Francis E. (Wyoming Territory)
Notes:
Cleveland, President Steven Grover (United States)
Notes:
Burlingame Treaty with China (1868 - modified: 1880)
Notes:
Army troops arrived from Camp Murray (Utah Territory)
Notes:
Colorado & Wyoming labor organizations: ". . . Chinese must go"
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Chinese Exclusion ct in Congress (1882)
Notes:
California gold discovery (1848)
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Union Pacific Coal Department
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Glafcke, Mr. - Cheyenne Leader editor (Wyo. Terr., now Laramie Co., Wyo.)
Notes:
Chinese Counsul at San Francisco (Calif.)
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Chinese memorial sent to their consul in New York (N. Y. - Sep. 18, 1885)
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O'Donnell, William H. - foreman of Chinese & company storekeeper
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Beckwith, A. C. - Beckwith, Quiinn & Co. member
Notes:
Cheng Tsao Ju, Chinese ambassador
Notes:
Evanston (Wyo. Terr., Now Uinta Co., Wyo.)
Notes:
Chinese, Ambassador at Washington, D. C.
Notes:
Zwicky, Ralph - manager, Beckwith, Quinn & Co., at Rock Springs
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Neassham, Thomas - chairman, Knights of Labor Executive Commee of Employees of Union Pacific Railroad
Notes:
Knights of Labor - national labor organization
Notes:
Tisdel, Mrs. - candidate for school superintendent at Rock Springs
Filename:
WPA Sub 51E CHINESE IN WYOMING.pdf
Type:
Text