Lawton, Harry W., 1927-2005
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1927 - 2005
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Harry W. Lawton collection on Chinese in California
Collection
Identifier: MS-153
Abstract
This collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs, documents and other material collected by Harry W. Lawton pertaining to the experiences of 19th-20th century Chinese immigrants in California, primarily in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Includes material regarding the archaeological dig at the former Chinatown site in Riverside, California, research material that was used in the book Wong Ho Leun: An American Chinatown, and a...
Dates:
1852-1991, undated; Majority of material found within 1870-1900
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Harry W. Lawton collection on Willie Boy
Collection
Identifier: MS-152
Abstract
This collection is comprised of correspondence, photographs, research notes, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to the Willie Boy manhunt of 1909. Topics include the Willie Boy manhunt, Harry W. Lawton's book, Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt, the motion picture, Tell Them Willie Boy Was Here, and the legal case concerning the book, The Hunt for Willie Boy: Indian-Hating and Popular...
Dates:
1889-1996, undated
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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- Exhibit scripts 1
- Financial records 1
- Galley proofs 1
- Indigenous peoples and mass media 1
- Indigenous peoples in literature 1
- Magazines (periodicals) 1
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction 1
- Newspapers 1
- Nonfiction novel 1
- Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute) people 1
- Photocopies 1
- Posters 1
- Research notes 1
- Riverside (Calif.) 1
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