Clippings, programs, and other memorabilia treating the Veterans of '56, antebellum strife in Kansas, John Brown, and the New England Society of Lawrence, Kansas. Although the memorabilia was mostly collected by Oscar E. Learnard, it was probably brought together in scrapbook form by his son Tracy. The notebook begins with an account by Oscar Learnard regarding John Brown and his reputation amongst other free state supporters during and after the border wars in Kansas.