Manuscript, "A Night of Terror"
Overview
A night of terror. The recounting of events told by the widow of Duncan Allison, concerning Quantrill's Raid.
Dates
- Creation: 1863
Creator
- Allison, Isadora Augusta Johnson (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography Of Isadora August (Johnson) Allison
Mrs. Allison was a widow of Duncan Allison who died in Quantrill's Raid, August 21, 1863.
Extent
1 folder (15 pages, 28 cm.) : Photocopy of handwritten manuscript.
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
Mrs. Allison relates the events of the following Sunday, the mass funeral ceremony and burial, and a false alarm issued that Quantrill was coming again.
Physical Location
RH MS P241
Custodial History
Original given to the Lawrence Public Library by William A. Sumner, Jr, great-grandson of Duncan Allison, 1974.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Lawrence Public Library
- Title
- Guide to the Isadora August (Johnson) Allison Collection
- Subtitle
- Manuscript, "A Night of Terror"
- Author
- kpz, 1974; mg 2004
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language> English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0341296931
- Preferred citation
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Isadora August (Johnson) Allison Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P241, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository