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The Truth About Bisbee

1929
AZ 115
Online exhibit
Collection Guide
The Preface for "The Truth About Bisbee"

The Truth About Bisbee was written by Samuel Morse and gives an account of the deportation of over 1,100 mining workers and I.W.W. sympathizers from Bisbee to Columbus, NM on July 12, 1917.

The collection contains a typescript account compiled from legal evidence and other authenticated documents concerning the I.W.W. deportation in Bisbee and its aftermath. Includes text of a letter to Robert Jay from Joseph P. Hodgson, Manager at Phelps Dodge, dated Dec. 28, 1929, explaining what occurred during the deportation. Both the account and letter are written from the viewpoint of the management.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Labor
Mining
Collection Area:
Political Affairs

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.