Papers, 1981 [sound recording].

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Papers, 1981 [sound recording].

Audiocassette reconstructing the events surrounding the Sand Creek Massacre and William Bent's role in seeking a peaceful settlement; transcript of tape.

1 sound cassette : analog, mono + 1 transcript.

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Bent, William, 1809-1869

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Balster, Carolyn Eden

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The Sand Creek Massacre occurred on November 29, 1864 , along the banks of the Sand Creek, near present day Chivington, Colorado. Involved were 100-day volunteer Federal troops under the command of Colonel J.M. Chivington and Cheyene Indians camped at Bent's Fort. From the guide to the Oral intervire typescript, Oral re-creation of William Bent of Bent's Fort and the Sand Creek massacre, 1981, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection) Awarded...