DVD 2: "History Detectives, episode 504", 2007
Scope and Contents
The history detectives investigate a silver bar, with a strange mark, from the Atocha shipwreck; a man in Portland, Oregon who may own a typewriter that belonged to famous war correspondent Ernie Pyle; an a copy of August Spies' autobiography originally owned by Lucy Parsons, one with the only known copy with her stamp on the front, currently housed in the Special Collections & Archives of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Parsons sold this book to raise money to defend her husband, Albert Parsons, who was in jail, accused of participating in the Haymarket Tragedy in Chicago in 1886. Albert Parsons and August Spies were both executed, although there was no evidence to support the accusations. The Haymarket is an important milestone in labor history and the history of radical political movements.
Dates
- Creation: 2007
Creator
- From the Collection: Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Consult with Special Collections & Archives staff for availability of listening copies.
Extent
From the Collection: 13 Linear Feet (23 various audio visual boxes and multiple oversize reels)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository