Hum Fay, et al. vs. Baldwin, et al. records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains four volumes of hearing testimony.
Dates
- Creation: 1896-1897
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Biographical / Historical
The hearing of Hum Fay, et al., complainants, v. Frank Baldwin, et al., defendants, took place in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court, District of Montana, Butte, February 23-August 20, 1898. The plaintiffs alleged a boycott by labor unions against Chinese and Japanese establishments and against businesses and households employing orientals in Butte, Montana, from December 1896 to April 1897, Judge Henry N. Blake of Helena presided over the case. The Chinese were counseled by Wilbur F. Sanders and Francis Brooks. Frank Baldwin, a restaurant waiter and union member, and the other twenty union defendants were represented by George A. Clark, John N. Kirk, J.L, Wines, and M.L. Wines. Approximately 110 witnesses from both sides testified between February and August 1898.
Extent
.5 linear feet
Abstract
Hum Fay, et al. vs. Frank Baldwin, et al. was heard in U.S. Ninth Circuit Court, District of Montana, in 1898. The records consist of four volumes of testimony concerning the alleged boycott (December 1896-April 1897) of Chinese and Japanese business establishments in Butte, Montana and those employing Orientals.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order by volume.
Physical Location
2:5-5
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Acquisition information available upon request
- Title
- Guide to the Hum Fay, et al. vs. Baldwin, et al. records 1896-1897
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MHS Staff
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
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