Butte Retail Clerks Protective Union No. 12 records

Collection — oversize-folder: 1

Identifier: SC-2757

Staff Only

Content Description

This small collection consists of one oversized Butte Retail Clerks Protective Union No. 12 broadside regarding their protest against the Hennessy Company in Butte, Montana in 1900.

Dates

Creation: 1900

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to research. Item must remain encased in mylar for protection.

Conditions Governing Use

The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does notnecessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Biographical / Historical

On April 30, 1900, the Butte Retail Clerks Protective Union No. 12 protested in front of the Hennessy Company, the largest department store in Butte, Montana, regarding their early closing and terminations of their employees without fair compensation. A significant number of people attended the demonstration, yelling "scab" at patrons and employees when they exited the building. The protest ended in several arrests and an investiagtion of an alleged... beating by a police officer.

Extent

1 Items, oversize

Language of Materials

English

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Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of a single broadside from the Butte Retail Clerks Protective Union No. 12, regarding the protest of the Hennessy Company department store in Butte, Montana in 1900.