John Brown letters, manuscripts, articles, etc. [microform], 1832-1964.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

John Brown letters, manuscripts, articles, etc. [microform], 1832-1964.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59671655

Collected by Velma Sykes. Includes letters by the Brown family, material on Brown's grave site, and information on the Brown family in California.

1 partial microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Kansas State Historical Society

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7775379

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Sykes, Velma West, 1892-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62c288w (person)

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

Brown, John, 1800-1859

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kf2n06 (person)

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...

Brown family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mm5k2f (family)