Interview with William E. Connelley
Overview
Elias Snyder, son of Ely Snyder, interview with William E. Connelley on the Marais des Cygnes Massacre, May 19th, 1858; William C. Quantrill; John Brown on the Snyder Claim; James Montgomery; Marshall Cleveland, and the last of the Jayhawkers. Lawrence, Kan., 1942.
Dates
- Creation: 1942
Creator
- Snyder, Elias, 1840- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 volume (19 pages, 35.5 cm. ) : Handwritten, bound with typewritten title page.
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
This interview was made by Connelley on October 8, 1907 at Elias Snyder's home. Snyder was 18 years old at the time of the events he recounted. Snyder's comments about Quantrill were intended to supplement that information provided by Ely Snyder in a letter to W. W. Scott.
Physical Location
RH MS E71
Subject
- Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865 (Person)
- Brown, John, 1800-1859 (Person)
- Montgomery, James, 1814-1871 (Person)
- Cleveland, Marshall (Person)
- Brown, Frederick, 1830-1856 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Elias Snyder Collection
- Subtitle
- Interview with William E. Connelley
- Author
- lgg 20 june 1974. mg 2004
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid writtenin<language> English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2764505136
- Preferred citation
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Elias Snyder Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS E71, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository