Oscar Eugene Learnard papers, 1850-1932.

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Oscar Eugene Learnard papers, 1850-1932.

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The collection contains papers, ephemera and photographs compiled in scrapbook format by Learnard's son, Tracy. Topics of interest include the Lawrence (KS) Raid in 1856, the Battle of Bull Creek in 1856, Quantrill's Raid in 1863, the 1st Free State Territorial (KS) Legislature, John Brown's career in Kansas and miscellaneous materials on Bakersfield Academy and Norwich University.

1 Box (.25 linear feet)

Norwich University, Kreitzberg Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7756459

Norwich University, Kreitzberg Library

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Norwich University

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Learnard, Tracy, b. 1872.

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Learnard, Oscar E., 1832-1911.

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Oscar Learnard was born in Fairfax, VT. He attended Bakersfield Academy and entered Norwich University in 1852. He left Norwich in 1854. Next, Learnard attended Albany Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1855. He spent the summer of 1855 in Ohio and in the fall went to Lawrence, KS, where he took an active part in the Free State Cavalry. Later, he was instrumental in the founding of the town of Burlington, KS, which was named after Burlington, VT. He also served as a member of the Free Sta...

Bakersfield Academy (Vt.)

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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...