June Brutus Mage letter, 1890 November 23

Summary

Creator:

Mage, June Brutus

Abstract:

Letter dated November 23, 1890, written by J. B. Mage, a student at the University of Michigan, to William Joseph Fischer. Letter describes a confrontation between students and the national guard that Mage witnessed. A student was killed during the confrontation.

Extent:

1 item

Language:

English

Call Number:

2017030 Aa 1

Authors:

Finding aid created by Olga Virakhovskaya, July 2017.

Background

Scope and Content:

Mage's letter to Fischer.

Biographical / Historical:

June Brutus Mage was a student at the University of Michigan Department of Law in 1890-1891. In November 1890, he witnessed a campus confrontation between students and the national guard in which a student was killed.

Mage described the confrontation in a letter to William Joseph Fischer, an insurance agent in Detroit, Omaha and St. Louis.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Kurt Fischer (donor no. 11745 ) in July 2017.

Accruals:

No further additions to the records are expected.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Riots -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.

Names:

University of Michigan -- Students -- 1881-1890.
University of Michigan -- Students -- Death -- 1881-1890.
Mage, June Brutus.