History - John Brown's 1859 raid on the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry; records date from ca. 1895-1939; includes: newspaper clippings regarding John Brown and the raid, such as interviews with John Thomas Allstadt, a hostage of Brown's at Harpers Ferry and with Mary E. Pleasants, an African-American woman, who claimed to be one of Brown's financial supporters; also includes transcripts and photocopies of original materials, ca. 1895-1939

History - John Brown's 1859 raid on the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry; records date from ca. 1895-1939; includes: newspaper clippings regarding John Brown and the raid, such as interviews with John Thomas Allstadt, a hostage of Brown's at Harpers Ferry and with Mary E. Pleasants, an African-American woman, who claimed to be one of Brown's financial supporters; also includes transcripts and photocopies of original materials, ca. 1895-1939, Box: 92, Folder: 6a. Writers' Program in West Virginia Records, A&M 0454. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/124570 Accessed November 23, 2024.