Confession of Harry Orchard
Scope and Contents
Microfilm copy of original confession taken by James McParland of Pinkerton National Detective Agency, January 27-31, 1906, at the Idaho State Penitentiary; draft prepared for use by Idaho state attorneys in the Steunenburg murder trial.
Dates
- Check date
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colo.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Went by the name of Harry Orchard. Paid union terrorist. Hired by the Western Federation of Miners to kill former Idaho governor, Frank Steunenburg. Died in prison in 1954.
Extent
1 microfilm reel
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession information unknown.
General
From the Calvin Cobb papers in the Idaho Historical Society, Boise.
General
Missing pages 81-133 (chapters 8-10).
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- Title
- Finding Aid for the Confession of Harry Orchard,1906[microform]
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
