"The Migrations of John B. Kelso"
Overview
"The Migrations of John B. Kelso" is a 29-page typed transcription of Kelso's account of migrating to the American west, working, and looking for a good place to settle. He moved from Indiana to Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, and then to Oregon and Washington between 1853 and 1877. He was in territorial Kansas in the 1850s and became involved in the free state/pro-slavery violence, serving on the free state side. He also describes encountering Native Americans, including the Wade Comanche Tribe, on his way to and through Colorado and further west.
Dates
- Creation: September 1853-October 1877 (transcribed 2003)
Creator
- Kelso, John B. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 folder ; Folder measures 22 x 37 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P1004
Custodial History
According to the last page of the transcript, Kelso's original, worn tablet was copied by Gwendolyn Watson, recopied by Edna Mae Karnes, recopied by Mary F. Gans, and entered into a word processor and printed by Jeanne McGuire in 2003.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Jeanne McGuire, 2017.
Source
- McGuire, Carol Jeanne (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John B. Kelso Collection
- Subtitle
- "The Migrations of John B. Kelso"
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by eje. Finding aid encoded by eje.
- Date
- 2023-6-5
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- https://hdl.handle.net/10407/9062441434
- Preferred citation
-
"The Migrations of John B. Kelso", RH MS P1004, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository