"Ballad of Gene Debs" pamphlet
Collection — Folder: S3520
Identifier: S3520
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one pamphlet of the "Ballad of Gene Debs" created by Sarah N. Cleghorn and published by The Driftwood Press in North Montpelier, Vermont in July 1928, regarding the arrest and trial of Eugene V. Debs in 1918 for violating the Espionage Act of 1917 after his criticism of America's involement in World War I.
Dates
- 1928
Creator
- Cleghorn, Sarah N., 1876-1959 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Literary rights, including copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts. The publisher must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical Note
Eugene Victor Debs was born November 5, 1855, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Debs was an American union leader and a founding member of the International Labor Union and Industrial Workers of the World. Debs was elected to the Indiana Senate 8th District, serving one term (1880–1884). Debs was also heavily involved in the Socialist Party, running unsuccessfully for president of the United States under the party ticket in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920. He gained national notoriety as a leader in the Pullman Strike and boycott of 1894. Outspoken in his socialist views, Debs was arrested in 1918 for violating the Espionage Act of 1917 for criticizing America’s involvement in World War I. He served three years in a federal prison before President Harding commuted his sentence in 1921. Following his release, He returned to Terre Haute, where he resided until being admitted into a sanitarium near the end of his life. Debs died October 20, 1925 in Elmhurst, Illinois.
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Sarah N. Cleghorn was born February 4, 1876 in Norfolk, Virginia. She attended Burr and Burton Seminary in Manchester, Vermont in 1895. Later, she was an author and poet, producing works published in numerous periodicals including, Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, The American Magazine, New-York Tribune, and The World Tomorrow. One of her most widely known poems was “The Golf Links,” a satirical critique of child labor. Sarah Cleghorn died on April 4, 1959 in Manchester, Vermont at the age of eighty-three.
Sources:
Item in this collection.
Cleghorn, Sarah N. Threescore: The Life of Sarah N. Cleghorn. New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1936. Accessed January 29, 2025. Internet Archive.
“Miss Sarah Cleghorn.” Rutland Daily Herald (VT), April 7, 1959. Accessed January 29, 2025. Newspapers.com.
Wikipedia.com. “Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn.” Wikipedia. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Norcliffe_Cleghorn.
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Sarah N. Cleghorn was born February 4, 1876 in Norfolk, Virginia. She attended Burr and Burton Seminary in Manchester, Vermont in 1895. Later, she was an author and poet, producing works published in numerous periodicals including, Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, The American Magazine, New-York Tribune, and The World Tomorrow. One of her most widely known poems was “The Golf Links,” a satirical critique of child labor. Sarah Cleghorn died on April 4, 1959 in Manchester, Vermont at the age of eighty-three.
Sources:
Item in this collection.
Cleghorn, Sarah N. Threescore: The Life of Sarah N. Cleghorn. New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1936. Accessed January 29, 2025. Internet Archive.
“Miss Sarah Cleghorn.” Rutland Daily Herald (VT), April 7, 1959. Accessed January 29, 2025. Newspapers.com.
Wikipedia.com. “Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn.” Wikipedia. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Norcliffe_Cleghorn.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a purchase from Little Sage Books on 2025/01/04.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2025/03/05 by Shannon O'Donnell. EAD finding aid created 2025/03/05 by Shannon O'Donnell.
Creator
- Cleghorn, Sarah N., 1876-1959 (Person)
- Title
- "Ballad of Gene Debs" pamphlet
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
