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President William McKinley scrapbooks, 1843-1901

 

Summary

Creator:
McKinley, William (1843-1901)
Abstract:
This collection contains two (2) scrapbooks which detail President William McKinley's assassination on September 14, 1901.
Extent:
4.00 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

President William McKinley Scrapbooks, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Included in the scrapbooks are numerous articles and photographs from newspapers and magazines around the United States at the time of President William McKinley's assassination. As such, this collection contains primary material on the topic of the assassination of the US President William McKinley.

Biographical / historical:

The presidential assassination of William McKinley took place in Buffalo, New York, at the Pan-American Exposition, and was carried out by Leon Czolgosz.This collection provides primary source material on the topic of assassinated US presidents and political violence in the United States and how these acts of violence are memorialized.

Acquisition information:
Donation.
Arrangement:

The collection includes two (2) scrapbooks.

Physical location:
This item is located on range 72, section 5, shelf 3.
Physical description:
Object is in fair to poor condition. The covers and some pages have seperated. The back cover has eroded. Difficult to handle, but all contents remain in place.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

President William McKinley Scrapbooks, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA