Edwards, John N., Journalist who created the James Gang Myth, Dr. Meyer Friedman Research File

Name/Title

Edwards, John N., Journalist who created the James Gang Myth, Dr. Meyer Friedman Research File

Entry/Object ID

AM2019.35.7

Scope and Content

Edwards, John N., Journalist who created the James Gang Myth, Dr. Meyer Friedman Research File. Handwritten notes and photocopies of unidentified book pages related to John N. Edwards, journalist who established the Kansas City Daily Times and used his paper to write sympathetically about former Confederates and guerillas including Jesse James and his gang, thereby creating the "Robin Hood" like image. Notes from Edwards, 1877 book, "Noted Guerillas or Warfare on the Border."

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Outlaws

Search Terms

Jesse James, James, Jesse, James Gang

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

File, Folder

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 8, 2019

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dr. Meyer Friedman

Person or Organization

Jesse James

Person or Organization

John N. Edwards