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"An Account of the Great Chinese Riot and Massacre in Los Angeles" typescript
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: 7140
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...
Dates:
1871 November
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Los Angeles city directories
Collection
Identifier: 0235
Abstract
City directories are among the most important sources of information about urban areas and their inhabitants. They provide personal and professional information about a city's residents as well as information about its business, civic, social, religious, charitable, and literary institutions. A typical city directory provides a listing of residents, streets, businesses, organizations or institutions, giving their location in a city.The collection consists of 78 bound volumes of...
Dates:
1886 - 1953
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections