Marianne M Gilchrist Collection
GB 243 T/SOR/34
Title
Marianne M Gilchrist Collection
Dates of Creation
19 and 20 November 1915
Extent
2 items
Name of Creators
Marianne M Gilchrist
Level of Description
Fonds
Administrative History
Marianne M Gilchrist, based in Glasgow for many years, is a freelance historian and art historian, now returned to Yorkshire. She has worked in the heritage sector at national level, taught in adult education, and carried out research for radio documentaries. She is the author of Patrick Ferguson: “A Man of Some Genius”.
She has a long-standing interest in the use and abuse of history in the arts – history painting, historical fiction and film. Marianne’s website is http://www.silverwhistle.co.uk
This collection includes two newspapers ordered from Historic Newspaper Archives by Dr Gilchrist which contain reports on the execution of Joe Hill in Salt Lake City, Utah, 19 November 1915. Joe Hill was born Joel Emmanuel Hágglund on the 7th October 1979 in Gávle, Sweden. He was also known as Joseph Hillstròm. Hill was a a labour activist, song writer and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Scope and Content
3 newspapers.
System of Arrangement
Items have been arranged according to record type.
Custodial History
Material collected by Gilchrist.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gilchrist.
Appraisal, Destruction, Scheduling
Appraised according to the Spirit of Revolt appraisal policy.
Accruals
No further accruals expected.
Access Conditions
Open
Copyright Reproduction
Application for reproduction should be made to the Spirit of Revolt group.
Existence of Copies
Copies held in The Boston Herald archives as well as other institutions.
Finding Aids
Descriptive list available at Glasgow City Archives and on the Spirit of Revolt website.
Publication Note
No known publications.
Related collections
Other Spirit of Revolt (Ref: T/SOR) collections held at Glasgow City Archives.
Date(s) of Description
Compiled by P. Larkin (Project Archivist), October 2017.
T/SOR/34
3San Francisco Examiner. Vol CIII. No.143. November 20, 1915. Frontpage: Hillstrom Dies: Spry Opens War on I.W.W.(Continued on Page 4, Column 2).
1915
3San Francisco Examiner. Vol CIII. No.143. November 20, 1915. Frontpage: Hillstrom Dies: Spry Opens War on I.W.W.(Continued on Page 4, Column 2).
1915
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The Boston Traveler, Newspaper, Friday, November 19 1915. Frontpage headline: Four Bullets Kill Hillstrom, subheadline: Condemned Man in Frenzy, Tries to Kill Prison Guard. (Continued on Page Two, Column 4). Read on line.
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The Boston Herald, Newspaper, Saturday, November 20, 1915. Page 9 headline: Hillstrom Orders Death Squad to Fire, subheadline: I.W.W. Leader Himself Yelled Fatal Command – Govenor to Clear State of Lawless Element. Read on line. |
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San Francisco Examiner. Vol CIII. No.143. November 20, 1915. Frontpage: Hillstrom Dies: Spry Opens War on I.W.W.(Continued on Page 4, Column 2). Read on line. |
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