WECC: William E. Connelley Collection
WECC: William E. Connelley Collection
William E. Connelley Collection at the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Kansas Room
Warning: Due to the historical nature of these documents, out-dated and offensive terms may be encountered.
Collection created by Connelley over his career as a writer, historian, and Secretary of the Kansas Historical Society. Purchased by the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education from Edith Connelley, W.E.C.'s daughter, in 1935. Digitized using a grant from IMLS in 2021-2023.
The collection contains various items obtained by Connelley over his career, including government documents, personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and publication drafts. The WHDA will concentrate on items pertaining to Wyandot(te) people.
Collection History:
- 2021 - 2023: Digitized by Alejandra Hutchison (2021), Matthew Lutt, and Ty Melgren; supervised by Anne Lacey
- 2023-2025: Processed by Beci Wright & Ciara Cotter
- 2025: Uploads to the WHDA begin
Credit:
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Kansas RoomItems in Collection:
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Letters from Sarah Dagenett to William E. Connelley
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Letter from Frank Lofland to William E. Connelley
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EducationSummary
Letters from Carrie Hamlin to William E. Connelley
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1899 Letter from Julia Mudeater to William E. Connelley
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1899 Letter from A. J. Mudeater to William E. Connelley
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Religion, LifewaysSummary
Poster advertising the Grand! Indian Reunion and Green Corn Feast, August 1900
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Letters from Eldredge H. Brown to William E. Connelley, 1900-1902
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Lifeways, FoodwaysSummary
Letters from Margaret G. Solomon to unnamed sister
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Two letters from Abelard Guthrie to William Walker Jr. written in December 1852
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Extract from Wilder's Annals
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Letter from William Walker Jr. to Abelard Guthrie
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Letter from Washington
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Correction from Abelard Guthrie sent to the New York Tribune
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Part of Abelard Guthrie's Testimony
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1862 Congressional Report regarding mileage and per diem due to Abelard Guthrie
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Letter from A.B. Bartlett to Irvin P. Long
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Copy of an 1862 Address by Abelard Guthrie
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Letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to Abelard Guthrie
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Letter from Robert Robitaille to Irvin P. Long
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Our Journey, Education, LifewaysSummary
Connelley's correspondence with Nancy & Abelard Guthrie's descendants
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Lyman C. Draper's Letters to William Walker Jr.
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Historical Account of the Extracts from Heckewelder's Indian Nations by Lyman C. Draper
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Letter from Lyman C. Draper to Josephine E. Smalley
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Letters from William Walker Jr. to Anson Clement