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SNAC: Social Networks and Archival Context
VIAFrevised2015-09-20machineCPF merge programMerge v2.0revised2016-08-11T05:45:41machineSNAC EAC-CPF ParserBulk ingest into SNAC Databaserevised2016-08-11T05:45:41humanSystem Service (system@localhost)created2024-03-19machineSNAC EAC-CPF SerializerSNAC Identity Constellation serialized to EAC-CPFpersonHoard, W. D. (William Dempster), 1836-1918presumedHoard, William D.presumedHoard, William Dempster, 1836-1918presumed18361918Agricultural journalismDairyingGovernorLanguage and educationPeriodicalsRainier, Mount (Wash.)WisconsinAdams, Henry Cullen, 1850-1906.Cashman, John E., 1865-1946.Castle, Bryan J., 1848-1939.Davidson, James O., 1854-1922.Drew, James M. (James Meddick), 1863-1948.Ely, Richard T. (Richard Theodore), 1854-1943.Esch, John J.Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Wisconsin.Gurler, Henry Benjamin, 1840-1928.Haecker, T. L. (Theophilus Levi), 1846-1938.Hanks family.Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904.Henry, W. A. (William Arnon), 1850-1932.Hoard, Halbert L. (Halbert Louis), 1861-1933.Keyes, Elisha W. (Elisha Williams), 1828-1910.King, F. H. (Franklin Hiram), 1848-1911.La Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), b. 1860Payne, Abigail J.Quarles, Joseph V., 1843-1911.Rigby, William Titus, 1841-1929.Spooner, John C. (John Coit), 1843-1919.Stephenson, Isaac, 1829-1918.Stout, James Huff, 1848-1910.Swenson, Magnus, 1854-1936.Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913.University of Wisconsin. Board of Regents.Van Hise, Charles Richard, 1857-1918.Voorhees, Edward B. (Edward Burnett), 1856-1911.Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.Hoard, W. D. (William Dempster), 1836-1918Rigby, William Titus, 1841-1929. Papers of William Titus Rigby, 1839-1988.Rigby, William Titus, 1841-1929.Alison, William Boyd, 1829-1908.Cameron, Grace Kendrick Rigby, 1876-1960.Cousins, Robert Gordon, 1859-1933.Davis, Ellen Sarah Rigby, 1850-1943.Fish, Stuyvesant, 1851-1923.Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908.Grant, Frederick Dent, 1850-1912.Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904.Henderson, David Bremner, 1840-1906.Hoard, W. D. (William Dempster), 1836-1918.Hull, John Albert Tiffen, 1841-Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924.Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902.Rigby, Charles Longley, 1874-1949.Rigby, Joshua Hopkins, 1844-1892.Rigby, Sarah Evaline Cattron.Rigby, Washington Augustus, 1814-1881.Rigby, William Cattron, 1871-1946.Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932.Papers of William Titus Rigby, 1839-1988.Papers, 4 linear ft., (8 boxes)Photographs, .5 linear ft., (1 box)The papers of William Titus Rigby document not only his life and career, but also that of his family, especially his father, Washington Augustus; his brother, Joshua and sister, Ellen Davis; his wife, Eva; and their children, William C., Charles L., and Grace Rigby Cameron. The papers consist of correpondence that spans more than three generations. It tells of student life at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa during the mid-nineteenth century, of early banking concerns in eastern Iowa, and of the battlefield experiences of William T. Rigby. He served in the 24th Iowa Infantry Regiment during the Civil War and saw action in the Vicksburg campaign. There are diaries kept by Washington Augustus Rigby in the 1830s and essays and sermons written by Joshua Hopkins Rigby. The subject files include such things as financial records (including mortgages, warranties, and tax papers), photographs, and genealogical materials. William Titus Rigby's work as commissioner of the Vicksburg National Military Park is well documented with correspondence, record books, newspaper clippings, and other printed material. Some of the correspondents include: William Boyd Allison, Robert G. Cousins, and Stephen D. Lee. More correspondents include: Frederick Dent Grant, John B. Gordon, William D. Hoard, Stuyvesant Fish, John A. T. Hall, David B. Henderson, Henry Cabot Lodge, Thomas B. Reed, Leslie M. Shaw. University of Iowa LibrariesHoard, Halbert L. (Halbert Louis), 1861-1933. Halbert L. Hoard papers, 1872-1933.Hoard, Halbert L. (Halbert Louis), 1861-1933.Hoard, W. D. (William Dempster), 1836-1918.Hoard, Halbert W. (Halbert Wenham), 1901-1975.Halbert L. Hoard papers, 1872-1933.3.6 c.f. (11 archives boxes)Papers of Halbert L. Hoard, a Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, newspaper editor-publisher, inventor, and composer. Among the subjects of particular Wisconsin interest discussed in the correspondence are highway improvement, protection and conservation of wildlife, and taxation policies. Political correspondents in the state include John J. Blaine, Fred R. Zimmerman, Walter J. Kohler, and Solomon Levitan. Between 1898 and 1900 Hoard wrote the words and music of a number of songs, several of which were published. Manuscripts and printed versions are in the collection. As an inventor Hoard devised an improved steering gear for sleds (1908) and a curative posture chair (1913). Letters and documents concerning these and other experimental devices are included. The papers also contain some personal financial records, 1885-1899, and a letter book of the Fort Atkinson Canning Company, 1901-1903. Hoard's father, William D. Hoard, founder of the Jefferson County Union, editor of Hoard's Dairyman, and governor of Wisconsin, is represented in the collection by scattered letters addressed principally to his family, 1888-1917, a few articles and addresses, 2 volumes of accounts, 1860-1866, and scrapbook materials. The manuscript of a University of Wisconsin bachelor's thesis (1923) on Hoard's Dairyman written by Halbert Wenham Hoard, son of H. L. Hoard, is also in the collection. Two folders of autograph letters collected by Hoard are in Box 9. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectDrew, James M. (James Meddick), 1863-1948. James M. Drew and family papers, 1848-1948.Drew, James M. (James Meddick), 1863-1948.Adams, Charles Kendall, 1835-1902.Ashley, Clifford W. (Clifford Warren), 1881-1947.Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941.Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953.Coffey, Walter Castella, 1876-1957.Collingwood, Herbert Winslow, 1857-1927.Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931.Dildine, Jennette Drew, 1843-1918.Drew, Benjamin Franklin, 1831-1882.Drew, Edward Bolivar. 1827-1902.Drew, Matilda Sherwood, 1802-1867.Holmes, Manfred James, 1863-Laird, Warren Powers, 1861-1948.Liggett, William H.Lord, Orville Morell, 1826-1905.Norton, Matthew George, 1831-1917.Olmsted, David, 1822-1861.Owen, Sidney Mark, 1838-1910.Quick, Herbert, 1861-1925.Roberts, Isaac Phillips, 1833-1928.Salisbury, Rollin D., 1858-1922.Shaw, George Russell, b. 1848.Steffens, Charles H. (Charles Hammond), 1861-Thompson, Paul.Windom, William, 1827-1891.Woodward, J. S.James M. Drew and family papers, 1848-1948.2.25 cu. ft. (5 boxes and 23 oversize items)Correspondence, diaries (1855-1893), articles, clippings, genealogies, accounts, reminiscences, and memorabilia relating chiefly to James Drew, a faculty member in the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture and Agricultural Extension Division (1893-1933), and to his father, Edward Bolivar Drew, a Winona County (Minn.) farmer and Minnesota legislator (1875-1876, 1879). Minnesota Historical Society LibraryKing, F. H. (Franklin Hiram), 1848-1911. Papers, 1883-1929.King, F. H. (Franklin Hiram), 1848-1911.Papers, 1883-1929.0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes)Correspondence of F. H. King, professor of agricultural physics at the University of Wisconsin, 1888-1901, and later chief of the Division of Soil Management of the United States Department of Agriculture. The letters relate chiefly to soil research, King's technical publications, and the extension of agricultural research through federal grants. Among his regular correspondents were Congressman Henry C. Adams; Eugene W. Hilgard of the University of California agriculture department; William D. Hoard; Milton Whitney, chief of the United States Bureau of Soils; and Harvey W. Wiley of the United States Bureau of Chemistry. Letters written by King to his wife during his trip to the Orient in 1909 contain data collected for his book "Farmers of Forty Centuries." A volume of field notes on soils of the Goldsboro, North Carolina, region is also included. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectDavidson, James O., 1854-1922. James O. Davidson papers, 1885-1919.Davidson, James O., 1854-1922.James O. Davidson papers, 1885-1919.8.8 c.f. (36 archives boxes and 5 flat boxes)Papers of James O. Davidson, a Wisconsin state treasurer, 1899-1903, lieutenant governor, 1903-1906, governor, 1906-1911, and president of the state board of control, 1915-1919. The bulk of the collection comprises correspondence, speeches, and letter books, and deals with state political affairs for the years 1906-1910, including relations between Davidson and Robert M. La Follette in 1905-1906 and the campaign of 1906, the John Deitz "battle" at Cameron Dam in 1906 and reverberations in years following, patronage, campaign funds raised by game wardens in 1908, routine matters of state administration, complaints, pardon and parole matters, and civil service policies. Material for years preceding 1906 relates to Davidson's campaign for state treasurer, patronage, and routine matters connected with administration of the state treasury. Among the correspondents for this period are Joseph W. Babcock, Albert R. Hall, Samuel Harper, William D. Hoard, and Atley Peterson. Letters after 1910 relate to efforts of Davidson to obtain a federal appointment, pardon and parole matters, and an investigation of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. Correspondence on a number of Davidson's small-scale business operations is scattered throughout the collection. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectAdams, Henry Cullen, 1850-1906. Henry Cullen Adams papers, 1870-1906.Adams, Henry Cullen, 1850-1906.Henry Cullen Adams papers, 1870-1906.1.2 c.f. (4 archives boxes)Papers of Henry Cullen Adams, who represented Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District, 1903-1906, primarily consisting of correspondence and speeches. The papers focus on Adams' three congressional election campaigns and include only scant material about his pre-Congressional career and his legislative accomplishments. There is some information on his work for the enactment of the federal Grout Bill taxing oleomargarine, Arizona-New Mexico Joint Statehood Bill, Philippine Tariff measure, fight against food adulteration, Adams bill to aid agricultural experiment stations, and his opposition to the dictatorial methods of Speaker Joseph G. Cannon. Adams support for agriculture appears most prominently in correspondence with William D. Hoard and officers of the National Dairy Union, and in speeches. The campaign correspondence is exceptionally frank and informative and includes exchanges with many local supporters, district campaign head Grant Thomas, Henry Casson, Elisha W. Keyes, and Joseph W. Babcock of the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee. The papers include a typescript copy of Mrs. Adams account of the 1905 congressional tour of inspection to Alaska. Ben C. Adams, Henry's brother, is represented by one speech and numerous political letters. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectCashman, John E., 1865-1946. Papers, 1888-1946.Cashman, John E., 1865-1946.Papers, 1888-1946.1.8 c.f. (1 record center carton, 2 archives boxes, 1 package); 11 reels of microfilm (35 mm.)Papers of Cashman, a Progressive who served in the Wisconsin Senate, 1922-1946; including personal and legislative correspondence, speeches and writings, subject files, and other papers. University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Cofrin LibraryCastle, Bryan J., 1848-1939. Papers, 1865-1937.Castle, Bryan J., 1848-1939.Papers, 1865-1937.1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes)Papers of Bryan J. Castle of Black River Falls and Madison, Wisconsin, a teacher, newspaperman, lawyer, and Republican political figure. Consisting primarily of speeches and incoming correspondence, the papers concern some personal and business activities but primarily document his political activities which included service in several appointive positions in state government. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectHanks family. Papers, 1796-1959.Hanks family.Hanks, Lucien S. (Lucien Stanley), 1838-1926.Hanks, Lucien S., 1907- .Hanks, Lucien M. (Lucien Mason), 1868-1950.Hanks, Mary Vilas, 1873-1959.Hanks, Stanley C. (Stanley Charles), 1872-1945.Shipman, S. V. (Stephen Vaughn)Papers, 1796-1959.4.2 c.f.,3 disc recordings,2 tape recordings,0.6 c.f. of photographs,0.4 c.f. of negatives,1 drawing, and2 films.Papers of various members of a prominent Madison, Wisconsin, family, together with genealogical information collected by Julia Hanks Mailer. Primarily documented are banker Lucien Stanley Hanks (1838-1926), his sons Stanley Charles Hanks (1872-1945) and Lucien Mason Hanks, Sr. (1868-1950), and Lucien M.'s wife, Mary Esther Vilas Hanks (1873-1959), but there is also some general information about Madison history. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectChase S. Osborn Papers, ca. 1870-1949, 1889-1949Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), b. 1860.Chase S. Osborn Papers ca. 1870-1949 1889-1949148.5 linear ft. and 3 oversized volumesGovernor of Michigan, writer, businessman; papers include correspondence, business records, speeches, writings, visual materials, diaries.EnglishBentley Historical LibraryLa Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925. Robert M. La Follette Sr. papers, 1879-1910, 1922-1924.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.Robert M. La Follette Sr. papers, 1879-1910, 1922-1924.57.6 c.f. (214 archives boxes, 18 black boxes, and 1 flat box) and163 reels of microfilm (35 mm); plusadditions of 0.1 c.f.Papers of Wisconsin statesman and politician Robert M. La Follette, Sr., consisting of correspondence, governor's letterbooks, speeches and writings, records of the Wisconsin Republican Party, financial records, and miscellaneous records. La Follette served as a Wisconsin congressman, governor, and U.S. senator and was a crucial figure in the Progressive Movement of the early twentieth century. The collection documents his early career in the political reform movement in Wisconsin. In 1901 the reformers won control of the state Republican Party and La Follette began the first of his three terms as governor. Under his leadership, the state enacted the chief planks of his reform program--the primary election law and the railroad regulation act. These important pieces of legislation then served as the models for similar reforms by other states and by the federal government. The largest section of the La Follette Papers consists of personal, political, and legal correspondence. Included in addition to La Follette's own letters are letters to his law office, letters to his campaign offices, and mail between other members of the reform coalition. Little personal correspondence among members of the La Follette family is present. The letters prior to 1900 largely relate to La Follette's law practice; after that date constituent correspondence predominates including opinions and questions on pending legislation, speaking invitations, and job applications. Constituent correspondence after his election to the Senate in 1906 chiefly concerns those issues upon which La Follette had established a national reputation including interstate commerce, railroad reform, Indian affairs, and other topics. In addition routine correspondence from his 1908 Presidential campaign and his 1910 Senatorial campaign is included. Included is information on the founding of the Milwaukee Free Press as a statewide progressive newspaper and its financial difficulties. Numerous letters from both Wisconsin and national figures reflect La Follette's activities and growing influence in political affairs. The governor's letterbooks contain outgoing correspondence, 1901-1905. Many of the letters are routine although a few personal letters are included. The speeches and writings section contains speeches and drafts, messages to the legislature, statements and proclamations, remarks, books and articles, and some campaign documents. Also present is a large amount of research material on railroad rates used in speech preparation. The Wisconsin Republican Party records consist of correspondence, voter lists, registers of electors, legal material for the tumultuous 1904 convention from which the "stalwart" segments of the party withdrew to nominate their own candidate, and miscellaneous material. The voter lists were used for campaign mailings and to aid in organizing local Republican committees; these are among the few records of personal party affiliation during this significant period. The lists provide notes on occupation, national origin, and degree of party influence. The registers of electors concern a small number of Wisconsin cities. The 1904 convention material consists of research material, affidavits and exhibits, and drafts, all concerning the La Follette slate's brief for the Wisconsin Supreme Court deciding which was the legitimate ticket of the Republican Party. The collection's only materials dating after 1910 are the correspondence from 1922 and 1924 included in this section. This is generally routine material from La Follette's Senate campaign office in 1922 and from the Wisconsin organization of his 1924 Presidential campaign. Included in 1924 are forms listing names, occupations, and amounts of contributions. Financial records date primarily before 1900 and consist of checks, check stubs, deposit books, bills and receipts, the personal financial records of law partner Samuel A. Harper, and the records of the law firm La Follette, Harper, Roe, and Zimmerman. Miscellaneous records include shorthand notebooks, a register of letters of application and endorsement, and two volumes from La Follette's law practice. The processed portion of this collection is summarized above, dates 1879-1910, 1922-1924, and is described in the box list and published guide. An additional accession, 1896-1906, is described below. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectHaecker, T. L. (Theophilus Levi), 1846-1938. Theophilus Haecker papers, 1873, 1890-1936.Haecker, T. L. (Theophilus Levi), 1846-1938.Bull, Coates Preston, 1872-1967.Day, Frank A. (Frank Arah), 1855-1928.Henry, W. A. (William Arnon), 1850-1932.Hoard, W. D. (William Dempster), 1836-1918.Northrop, Cyrus, 1834-1922.Woods, Albert Fred, 1866-1948.Theophilus Haecker papers, 1873, 1890-1936.0.7 cu. ft. (2 boxes, incl. 6 v.; 3 oversize items).Correspondence dealing mainly with Haecker's work as head of the division of animal husbandry in the College of Agriculture, University of Minnesota. There are letters from Coates P. Bull, Frank A. Day, William A. Henry, William D. Hoard, Cyrus Northrop, and Albert F. Woods; clippings with biographical information and accounts of Haecker's work; copies of speeches and articles on cattle feeding and on agricultural cooperation; data on cooperative creameries in Minnesota; notebooks kept by Haecker when he edited a newspaper at Ackley, Iowa (1873); and notebooks kept on experiments at the College of Agriculture. Minnesota Historical Society LibraryHoard, W. D. (William Dempster), 1836-1918. W.D. Hoard papers, 1880-1918.Hoard, W. D. (William Dempster), 1836-1918.Hoard, Halbert L. (Halbert Louis), 1861-1933.W.D. Hoard papers, 1880-1918.30.4 c.f. (78 archives boxes) and17 photographs (2 folders)Papers of W. D. Hoard, a Wisconsin governor (1888-1890), scientific dairyman, publisher of the "Jefferson County Union" and "Hoard's Dairyman," officer in the Wisconsin Grand Army of the Republic, and member of the Wisconsin Board of Managers of the St. Louis World's Fair (1903-1905), and of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents (1907-1911), including correspondence and letterpress books documenting his business, political, civic, agricultural, and personal concerns; a brief diary, 1888; financial records; and writings and speeches. Materials include information on events of Hoard's governorship (including reaction to the controversial Bennett Law requiring attendance at schools teaching in English), extensive information on his publishing work, and information on development of the dairy industry. Prominent correspondents include agriculturalists Henry C. Adams, Henry B. Gurler, William A. Henry, and Edward B. Voorhees; educators Richard T. Ely, James H. Stout, Reuben G. Thwaites, Charles R. Van Hise, and Booker T. Washington; and political figures James O. Davidson, Marcus Hanna, Elisha W. Keyes, Belle Case La Follette, Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Joseph V. Quarles, John C. Spooner, Isaac Stephenson, and William Howard Taft. Also includes private and business correspondence of his son Halbert L. Hoard, 1891-1908. The photographs in PH 358 include images of members of the Hoard family and an image of Arthur Hoard and others climbing Mount Rainier in 1926. Those in PH 366 include images of the Hoard children, Harriet, Anna Agnes, and Shirley, 1895-1901, and images of Agnes' grave after her death at age 15. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectEsch, John J. Papers, 1891-1922, 1992-1994.Esch, John J.Papers, 1891-1922, 1992-1994.24.5 c.f. (64 archives boxes, 10 flat boxes, and 2 record center cartons); plusadditions of 0.3 c.f.Papers of John J. Esch, a La Crosse, Wis., resident who served as Republican congressman from 1899 to 1921. The collection consists largely of incoming and outgoing correspondence plus a series of letterbooks containing copies of outgoing letters. Also included is a group of letters of prominent Wisconsin and national political figures, preserved by Esch primarily because of their autograph value. As a member or as chairman of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce from 1903 to 1921, Esch had considerable correspondence on transportation legislation, particularly that pertaining to railroad regulation. His correspondence includes letters relating to the Esch-Townsend bill (1904-1906), the Hepburn Act (1906), and the Mann-Elkins Act (1910). Many papers deal with transportation problems of World War I, and a few relate to the Esch-Cummins Act of 1920 authorizing the return of railroads to private ownership. Scattered letters throughout the collection deal with inventions of railway safety appliances and the need for legislation requiring their use. Letters exchanged with the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association discuss the problems and importance of river commerce. The major portion of the collection pertains to American participation in World War I and includes material on the restriction of immigration, espionage, preparedness, selective service, censorship of the press, taxation, and demobilization. Numerous incoming letters contain complaints about military and governmental regulations and services. Other letters discuss the agitation for prohibition and the various means by which trade in intoxicating liquors could be legally restricted. The correspondence of the years 1912-1919 also reflects the activity of the proponents of woman suffrage. Correspondence exchanged with officials of the Indian school at Tomah contains information on conditions at the school and its needs. Some papers relate to Wisconsin politics, especially in Esch's district, which included La Crosse, Jackson, and Monroe counties and some adjacent areas. A few letters indicate the changing relationship between Esch and Robert M. La Follette during the period. Numerous papers deal with the Wisconsin campaigns in 1906-1908 and 1916 and Esch's defeat in the election of 1920. Other papers include addresses and speeches by Esch and drafts of bills introduced into Congress. The collection contains a few personal papers giving information on Esch's business investments, especially a sugar firm, the Mexican Plantation Company of Wisconsin. Scattered items also give glimpses of La Crosse's local history. The processed portion of this collection is summarized above, dates 1891-1941, and is described in the register. Additional accessions to the papers include letters written by Esch to his wife Anna while he was in Congress, 1913-1922, and family reunion booklets for the Herbst and Esch families, 1992 and 1994. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectSwenson, Magnus, 1854-1936. Papers, 1881-1936.Swenson, Magnus, 1854-1936.Papers, 1881-1936.6.0 c.f. (13 archives boxes and 1 flat box); plusadditions of 0.3 c.f. and9 photographs.Papers of Magnus Swenson, a Madison, Wis., businessman, inventor, philanthropist, and University of Wisconsin regent. The collection consists mainly of correspondence and related materials which reveal Swenson's interests in civic and political affairs, University activities, and organizations with a Scandinavian orientation. The processed portion is summarized above. Additional accessions are described below. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectCashman, John E., 1865-1946. Papers, 1888-1946.Cashman, John E., 1865-1946.Papers, 1888-1946.1.6 c.f. (1 record center carton, 2 archives boxes, 1 package) and.11 reels of microfilm (35 mm.)Papers of Cashman, a Progressive who served in the Wisconsin Senate, 1922-1946; including personal and legislative correspondence, speeches and writings, subject files, and other papers. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectPayne, Abigail J. Folk songs and poetry, 1870, 1931, and undated.Payne, Abigail J.Earll, J. S., Mrs.Allen, William.Walters, Bert E.Folk songs and poetry, 1870, 1931, and undated.0.1 c.f. (1 folder)A collection of typewritten Wisconsin folk poems and songs, mostly dealing with lumbering accidents, consisting of two versions of Abigail J. Payne's 1870 poem "The Fatal Oak," one with an introduction by Mrs. J. S. Earll; wood songs "On the Banks of the Little Eau Pleine" by William Allen and "Geary's Rock," accompanied by a 1931 letter by Bert E. Walters discussing the origins of the songs; and a rally song "Welcome Hoard," ca. 1888, composed in honor of W. D. Hoard's run for governor of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectLa Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925. Papers of Robert M. La Follette, 1879-1910.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.Papers of Robert M. La Follette, 1879-1910.161 microfilm reelsCorrespondence, speeches, legislative reports, briefs, bills, and receipts, consisting chiefly of business and political papers. Occasional personal letters include a very few from La Follette's immediate family. Most of the legal papers are for the period prior to 1900. Bulk of the collection consists of correspondence of the period 1900-1910, pertaining to Wisconsin politics and the progressive movement within the Republican Party. Correspondents include Joseph W. Babcock, John J. Blaine, Henry A. Cooper, Andrew Dahl, James O. Davidson, Herman Ekern, John J. Esch, John Hannan, Samuel A. Harper, William D. Hoard, Irvine L. Lenroot, Francis McGovern, William McKinley, Gilbert Roe, Alfred Rogers, Theodore Roosevelt, John C. Spooner, James A. Stone, William H. Upham, Charles R. Van Hise, William F. Vilas, and Albert G. Zimmerman. A separate series of papers consists of correspondence (1896-1900) with the Dane County Telephone Company. Library of Congress