The Idaho trials and Clarence Darrow
Scope and Contents
A study of the conspiracy trials of Western Federation of Miners officials for the murder of former Idaho governor Frank Steunenburg. Included are two letters from the author to the directors of the Idaho State Historical Society and the University of Idaho library.
Cover has title: The Haywood-Pettibone trials : post-mortem.
Dates
- Creation: 1967
Creator
- Galloway, Thomas (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
When the state of Idaho prosecuted William "Big Bill" Haywood in 1907 for ordering the assassination of former governor Frank Steunenberg, fifteen years of union bombings and murders, fifteen years of mine owner intimidation and greed, and fifteen years of government abuse of process and denials of liberties spilled into the national headlines. Featuring James McParland, America's most famous detective; Harry Orchard, America's most notorious mass murderer turned state's witness; Big Bill Haywood, America's most radical labor leader; and Clarence Darrow, America's most famous defense attorney, the Haywood trial ranks as one of the most fascinating criminal trials in history.
Extent
1 volume : 23 leaves
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to the conspiracy trials of the Western Federation of Miners for the murder of Frank Steunenburg, former governor of Idaho.
James McParland, Harry Orchard, Big Bill Haywood, and Clarence Darrow were all important people in the trial.
Arrangement
Original order retained.
Subject
- Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938 (Person)
- Orchard, Harry, 1866-1954 (Person)
- Haywood, Big Bill, 1869-1928 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to The Idaho trials and Clarence Darrow
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Zoe Stave.
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository