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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LifewaysSummary
Photograph of Joseph Zane, two notes
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Our Journey, SovereigntySummary
Unsigned Treaty Between the Wyandots and Shawnees – 1842
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Notes for Treaties between the U.S. and the Wyandot Nation - 1842 & 1854
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Our Journey, SovereigntySummary
Final Proposition submitted by the Wyandotte Indians through Their Chiefs to the U.S. regarding the disposition of their lands, March 7, 1842
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ReligionSummary
Connelley’s Notes on the Methodist Episcopal Church and John Stewart
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Connelley’s Notes on the Methodist Episcopal Church and the death of John Stewart
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Connelley's Notes on the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Wyandot Mission
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Connelley's Notes on the Wyandot Mission, Missionaries, and Elders
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Letter from James Wheeler to John M. Armstrong - 1846
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SovereigntySummary
Indictment of Robert Cherokee for the murder of John Coon
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SovereigntySummary
Death Warrant of Thomas Long
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Death Warrant of John Coon, Jr.
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Confession of John Coon, Jr.
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Connelley Clipping describing death warrant and confession of John Coon, Jr.
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EducationSummary
B. N. O. Walker to William Elsey Connelley - 1901
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EducationSummary
William E. Connelley to B. N. O. Walker
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Letter from R. Bunch to J. P. Long and Silas Armstrong
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Wyandot and Seneca Special Council
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Petition of the Wyandott Indians
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Deed of Alexander Zane to Jacob Whitecrow
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Deed of Margaret Zane to Adam Lillich
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SovereigntySummary
1859/06/01 Land Patent of Ebenezer O. Zane - No. 187 on Plat.
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SovereigntySummary
1859/06/01 Land Patent of Betsey Whitewing - No. 168 on Plat.
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Our JourneySummary
William Walker and Hannah Walker to Catherine Walker, 29 Oct 1843