Collection ID: Coll. No. 131

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Peabody, Millicent K.
Extent:
0.25 cubic feet and 1 volume
Language:
English

Background

Scope and Content:

Includes some of Thaw's letters to his lawyer, A. Russell Peabody, from the Tombs prison and Matteawan State Hospital; portions of the trial transcript; letters to Thaw; photographs of Peabody and letters by him; and a large scrapbook (45 x 33 x 10 cm.) of newspaper clippings about the murder and its aftermath, including extensive coverage of Thaw's wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.

Biographical / Historical:

The trial of Harry Thaw for the murder of Stanford White occurred in 1906.

Acquisition information:
Purchase; Millicent K. Peabody; 1967; NM-027.67; Gift; Millicent K. Peabody; 1968;NM-68.68.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

Coll. No. 131: Harry Thaw Collection is open for research according to the regulations of Fenimore Art Museum Library.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

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LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
5798 State Highway 80
Cooperstown, NY 13326, United States
CONTACT:
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