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Harlem in Disorder: A Spatial History of How Racial Violence Changed in 1935

In the New York Times

Stories from the New York Times were found in the scrapbooks of clippings in the records of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Additional stories were found by searching the digitized copies in ProQuest Historical Newspapers, accessed through the George Mason University Library.

"12 Indicted in Riot; Troop Plea Denied," New York Times, March 22, 1935, 1.
"3 Negroes Sentenced for Looting in Riot," New York Times, April 9, 1935, 44.
"4 More Indicted in Harlem Riots," New York Times, March 23, 1935, 7.
"7 Win Harlem Riot Suits," New York Times, March 5, 1936, 14.
"Blamed for Riot, Harlem Girl Fined. Disorders Fatal to Three Laid to Her Screaming in Store Where Boy Stole Knife," New York Times, March 24, 1935, 19.
"Boy, Cause of Riot, Put on Probation," New York Times, March 28, 1935, 44.
"City Must Pay Loss of Dealer in Riot," New York Times, September 21, 1935, 17.
"City Sued on Damage Done in Harlem Riot," New York Times, September 20, 1935, 23.
"Crowd Turbulent at Harlem Inquiry," New York Times, April 7, 1935, 6.
"Defends Harlem Police," New York Times, August 16, 1935, 2.
"Harlem Asks City to Pay $38,000 Riot Damages," New York Times, April 24, 1935.
"Harlem Riot Case is Lost by the City," New York Times, November 1, 1935, 22.
"Harlem Riot Guilt to be Sifted Today," New York Times, March 25, 1935, 34.
"Harlem Riot Laid To Economic Ills," New York Times, March 26, 1935, 5.
"Harlem Rioter Guilty," New York Times, April 10, 1935, 9.
"Hays Chides Police at Harlem Inquiry," New York Times, May 19, 1935, 30.
Leonard Outhwaite, “Harlem’s Knotty Problem," New York Times, March 31, 1935, 11.
“Link Old Schools to Harlem Unrest,” New York Times, April 11, 1935, 16.
"Mayor Lays Riot to 'Vicious' Group," New York Times, March 21, 1935, 16.
"Mayor to Confer on Harlem Report," New York Times, June 30, 1936, 21.
"Mayor Reports on Aid to Harlem," New York Times, July 1, 1936, 2.
"Negroes Accuse Police at Hearing," New York Times, April 21, 1935, 4.
"Police Are Hissed at Harlem Hearing," New York Times, May 5, 1935, 35.
"Police Condemned by Harlem Inquiry," New York Times, August 10, 1935, 15.
"Police Criticized on Harlem Unrest," New York Times, March 31, 1935, 25.
"Police End Harlem Riot," New York Times, March 21, 1935, 1.
"Police Shoot into Rioters; Kill Negro in Harlem Mob. 3,000 Storm Store After Boy Knife Thief, 16, Is Reported Lynched-Several Shot - Many Felled by Stones," New York Times, March 20, 1935, 1.
"Riot Glass Loss $147,315," New York Times, March 30, 1935, 17.
"Riot Looting Brings a New Indictment," New York Times, March 29, 1935, 9.
Rose Feld, "Harlem Riot Attributed to Many Economic Ills," New York Times, March 24, 1935, E11.
"Suits Against City Increase," New York Times, September 29, 1935, E11.

[Photograph] "Here is the wrecked front of a store in the Harlem section of New York...," Associated Press, March 20, 1935.
[Photograph] Lino Rivera and Lt. Samuel Battle (seated), March 20, 1935, Associated Press.

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