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Biographical NoteDaniel Ellis Conner, prospector and civil engineer, was born on December 24, 1837 at Bardstown, Kentucky. He attended Hanover College in Kentucky from 1856 to 1858 and then relocated to Ridgeley, Missouri where he lived with relatives and sought employment as a civil engineer. From 1859 to 1861 Conner prospected in the gold fields of Colorado and in the fall of 1862 he joined the Walker Party in a mining exploration expedition in Arizona and New Mexico. In later years Conner worked in civil engineering in his hometown of Bardstown, in Cincinnati, Ohio and in Wilmington and Riverside, California. He died at the Riverside County Hospital on June 19, 1920. Scope and Content NoteThe Daniel Ellis Conner Papers are comprised of the original Conner manuscript and correspondence regarding its purchase by Arizona State University. The Conner Manuscript is an undated holograph account of Conner's experiences prospecting in the west and travelling with the Walker Party in Arizona in the mid-nineteenth century. ArrangementThis collection consists of two boxes.RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsTo view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability. CopyrightArizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Conner, Daniel Ellis, 1837-1920. Walker, Joseph Reddeford, 1798-1876. Geographic Name(s) Southwest, New -- Description and travel. Subject(s) Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona. Administrative InformationPreferred Citation[Identification of item], Daniel Ellis Conner Papers, MSS-30, Arizona State University Library. ProvenanceThe Daniel Ellis Conner Collection was purchased from a dealer in 1955 (ACC# 82-018). Container List
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