William Elsey Connelly papers 1883-1914, 1899-1903

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William Elsey Connelly papers 1883-1914, 1899-1903

http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0580204783

Correspondence, research notes, interviews, photographs, covering the years 1883-1914.

2 ft, 14 items, 18 photographs

eng,

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6352991

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