Finding aid for "An Account of the Great Chinese Riot and Massacre in Los Angeles" typescript 7140
Sue Luftschein
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Title: "An Account of the Great Chinese Riot and Massacre in Los Angeles" typescript
Creator:
Widney, R. M. (Robert Maclay), 1838-1929
Identifier/Call Number: 7140
Physical Description:
1 folder
Date: 1871 November
Abstract: Typescript of Judge Widney's account of the riot and massacre of Chinese in Los Angeles, based on the trial of 10 people indicted
for the murders, which took place in front of Widney as Judge of the District Court of the Seventeenth Judicial District for
Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. The massacre was the result of a shootout between several Chinese men over the kidnapping
of a young Chinese woman, that led to a shootout with police and the death of a civilian. As a result, a mob of rioters forced
the Chinese out of the Coronel Building, where they had been hiding, to a makeshift gallows. 18 Chinese were murdered. A grand
jury returned 25 indictments but only 10 men stood trial.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: 1
Typescript of Judge Widney's account of the riot and massacre of Chinese in Los Angeles, based on the trial of 10 people indicted
for the murders, which took place in front of Widney as Judge of the District Court of the Seventeenth Judicial District for
Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties.
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[Box/folder no. or item name], "An Account of the Great Chinese Riot and Massacre in Los Angeles" typescript, Collection no.
7140, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from William Deverell, October 23, 2017.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Racism against Asians -- United States -- Archival resources
Riots -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Typescripts
Widney, R. M. (Robert Maclay), 1838-1929 -- Archives