Brown, John.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Brown (1800-1859) Clippings
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0335
Overview
Clippings and illustrations regarding abolitionist and activist John Brown, who led a raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859, precipitating the American Civil War. Includes: 1) facsimile of a page of the newspaper "Independent Democrat" of Charlestown, Virginia from 10-25-1859 including article giving an account of the raid by John Brown; 2) facsimile of a page of the newspaper "Daily Enquirer" of Richmond, Virginia from 11-21-1859 including copy of Brown's petition for a writ of error in his trial;...
Dates:
1859, 1909
Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0081
Overview
Papers of Thomas Tavenner and the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence; memoirs; journals; financial and legal documents; pamphlets; newspapers; and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family were Confederate sympathizers.
Dates:
1772-1955; Majority of material found within 1855-1866
Filtered By
- Subject: Richmond (Va.) X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Abolition of slavery 1
- Account books 1
- Charles Town (W. Va.) 1
- Charles Town Independent Democrat 1
- Civil War - Southern sympathizers in WV. 1
- Civil War - Union soldiers' letters. 1
- Civil War - Virginia 133rd Regiment. 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 11th Infantry. 1
- Civil War -- War diaries 1
- Civil War -- letters 1
- Civil War -- Confederate Army 1
- Civil War -- Confederate letters 1
- Civil War -- Confederate newspapers 1
- Civil War -- Confederate sympathizers 1
- Civil War -- Kanawha Riflemen 1
- Diaries and journals. 1
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 1
- Harrison County (W. Va.) 1
- Jefferson County. 1
- Land. 1
- Newspapers. 1
- Parkersburg (W. Va.) 1
- Poets and poetry. 1
- Ravenswood (W. Va.) 1
- Richmond Daily Enquirer 1
- Surveyors and surveying. 1
- Weston (W. Va.) 1
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 1
- Wood County (W. Va.) 1 + ∧ less
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