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Transcript and Exhibits from Trial
This collection showcases more than 3,800 images of original manuscripts,
broadsides, photographs, prints and artifacts relating to the Haymarket
Affair. The violent confrontation between Chicago police and labor
protesters in 1886 proved to be a pivotal setback in the struggle for
American workers' rights. These materials pertain to: the May 4, 1886
meeting and bombing; to the trial, conviction and subsequent appeals of
those accused of inciting the bombing; and to the execution of four of the
convicted and the later pardon of the remaining defendants. Of special
interest and significance are the two dozen images of three-dimensional
artifacts, including contemporary Chicago Police Department paraphernalia,
labor banners, and an unexploded bomb casing given to juror J. H. Brayton
by Chicago Police Captain Michael Schaack. The cornerstone is the
presentation, as images and searchable text, of the transcript of the
3,200 pages of proceedings from the murder trial of State of Illinois v.
August Spies, et al.
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sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity
for future generations. The goal of the Library's National Digital
Library Program is to offer broad public access to a wide range of
historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and
lifelong learning. Digital collections from other institutions complement
and enhance the Library's own resources.
The Library of Congress presents these documents as part of the record
of the past. These primary historical documents reflect the attitudes,
perspectives, and beliefs of different times. The Library of Congress
and the Chicago Historical Society do not endorse the views expressed in
these collections, which may contain materials offensive to some readers.
Special Presentations*
Haymarket
Affair Chronology
| The
Dramas of Haymarket
| Autobiographies of Two Defendants
Home Page for this
Collection at the Chicago History Museum
The digitization and presentation of these materials by the Chicago Historical Society (now known as Chicago History Museum) was supported by an award from the Library of
Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition. Links
marked * are to
web pages mounted at the awardee institution. Digital reproductions of
the materials are mounted at the Library of Congress. The same materials
are also mounted at the awardee institution.
The source materials for this collection are housed at the
Chicago History Museum.
Contact the museum with requests for
reproductions.
For more information about the original materials
use the museum's online contact page.
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