Anti-Chinese riots at Seattte, Wn., February 8th, 1886

Resource Information

The work Anti-Chinese riots at Seattte, Wn., February 8th, 1886 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in UCLA Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Anti-Chinese riots at Seattte, Wn., February 8th, 1886

Statement of responsibility

by Geo. Kinnear

Title variation

• Anti-Chinese riots at Seattte, Wn., February 8th, 1886
• Anti-Chinese riots at Seattle, Wn., February 8th, 1886
• Anti-Chinese riots at Seattle, Washington, February 8th, 1886
• Anti-Chinese riots at Seattle

Creator

• Kinnear, George, 1836-1912

Author

• Kinnear, George, 1836-1912

Subject

• Washington Territory -- History -- Sources
• Sources
• History
• Chinese -- Washington (State) | Seattle
• Immigrants -- Washington (State) | Seattle
• Chinese -- Violence against -- Washington (State) | Seattle
• Chinese Americans -- Violence against -- Washington (State) | Seattle
• Chinese
• Washington (State) -- Race relations -- Sources
• Chinese Americans -- Washington (State) | Seattle
• Race relations
• Immigrants
• Riots -- Washington (State) | Seattle
• Chinese Americans
• Riots

Genre

• Sources
• History

Language

eng

Summary

First hand account of the anti-Chinese riots that occurred in Seattle in February, 1886. Kinnear was made a Captain of the Home Guards, a local militia that was formed at the suggestion of Kinnear to keep the peace and prevent violence against the Chinese. Includes a list of the Home Guard on duty at the time of the shooting

Additional physical form

Also available online through the Washington State Library Internet website on the Classics in Washington History page http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications.aspx.

Cataloging source

TXA

Citation location within source

volume II, pages 231-234

Citation source

Seattle and environs

Dewey number

979.7772

Index

no index present

LC call number

F899.S4

LC item number

K5

Literary form

non fiction