Goebel Assassination Scrapbooks, ca. 1900-1910
Abstract
This collection contains nine scrapbook volumes of political newspaper cuttings concerning the assassination of Gov. William Goebel. The volumes cover the Democratic convention and Populist movement, the 1899 election, the election investigation and assassination of Goebel, the assassination's aftermath effect on Frankfort and the State, and the numerous trials and verdicts of those accused of the assassination.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Goebel Assassination Scrapbooks, ca. 1900-1910
- Creator
- Mrs. John Mastin
- Extent
- 9 volumes
- Subjects
- Goebel, William, 1856-1900 -- Assassination.
- Trials (Assassination) -- Kentucky -- Franklin County -- 20th century.
- Kentucky -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
- Goebel, William, 1856-1900.
- Powers, Caleb, 1869-1932.
- Taylor, W.S. (William Sylvester), 1853-1928
- Youtsey, Henry
- Scrapbooks, aat.
- Repository
- Kentucky Historical Society
Collection Overview
- Scope and Content
- This collection contains nine scrapbook volumes of political newspaper cuttings concerning the assassination of Gov. William Goebel. The volumes cover the Democratic convention and Populist movement, the 1899 election, the election investigation and assassination of Goebel, the assassination's aftermath effect on Frankfort and the State, and the numerous trials and verdicts of those accused of the assassination. Some of the volumes are in better condition than others are, and some are more extensive or focused in their coverage of the topics listed above. See the container list below for a description of the individual scrapbooks.
