Velma West Sykes Papers 1820-1975 (bulk 1963-1975)

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Velma West Sykes Papers 1820-1975 (bulk 1963-1975)

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011153

Author. Correspondence, writings, printed matter, and research material relating primarily to an unpublished work by Sykes entitled "Widowed by the Gallows, a Biography of Mrs. John Brown."

350 items; 2 containers; 0.8 linear feet

eng,

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6357353

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Brown family

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Brown, Mary Day, 1816-1884.

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Brown, Mary Ann Day, 1816-1884

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Gee, Clarence S.

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Sykes, Velma West, 1892-

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Author. From the description of Velma West Sykes papers, 1820-1975 (1963-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77979986 ...

Stutler, Boyd B. (Boyd Blynn), 1889-1970

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Brown family

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Brown, John, 1800-1859

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John Brown (May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut – December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia) was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his rai...