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Davis, Cushman Kellogg, 1838-1900. Cushman K. Davis papers 1886-1900.

Title: Cushman K. Davis papers 1886-1900.

Cushman Kellogg Davis's letters provide insights into state-level Minnesota politics, as well as the national political scene, from the perspective of a U.S. senator in the late 1800s.

ArchivalResource: 150 items (0.5 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/248929496 View

Jones, Stiles P., 1862-1920. Stiles P. Jones and family papers, 1848-1918

Title: Stiles P. Jones and family papers, 1848-1918.

Correspondence, news clippings, minutes, bills, and miscellaneous materials of Jones as a Minneapolis and St. Paul (Minn.) journalist and as secretary (1903-1914) of the Voters' League, Minneapolis. The papers contain information on public utility regulation; the Minneapolis Gas Light Company; Minnesota politics and elections; and the work (1915-1917) of the Central Franchise Committee, a citizens' group formed to monitor franchise negotiations between the city of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Street Railway Company. The committee's constitution and minutes are included. Correspondents include James Manahan, James J. Hill, William Howard Taft, Frank M. Nolan, Adolph O. Eberhart, Knute Nelson, James A. Tawney, Robert M. La Follette, George E. Vincent, Franklin K. Lane, George Loftus, and John Lind. Also present are a few memorabilia (1848-1862) of his father, also named Stiles P., including correspondence with Joshua Reed Giddings and James H. Baker concerning national and Minnesota politics, and a volume containing memorial proceedings in the Minnesota legislature (1862). Oversize material includes land warrants (1857-1858), and a notary public certificate (February 1, 1860).

ArchivalResource: 0.5 cu. ft. (1 box, incl. 1 v., and 3 oversize items)

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Minnesota State Board of Immigration. Records, 1881-1925.

Title: Records, 1881-1925.

Records of this board established to promote and encourage immigration to the state, including biennial reports (1908-1922), correspondence (1911), and printed materials (1881-1925).

ArchivalResource: 0.4 cu. ft. (1 Hollinger box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313786248 View

Olson, Julius E. Papers, 1871-1941.

Title: Papers, 1871-1941.

Papers of Julius Emil Olson, a professor of Scandinavian languages at the University of Wisconsin (1884-1931). The collection documents his work as a writer and lecturer of Scandinavian history and culture, as well as his interest in the authenticity of the Kensington Rune Stone, and his involvement in university affairs, particularly its scholarships and loans committee. The collection includes incoming correspondence from friends, students, and other Scandinavian scholars; scrapbooks; lecture notebooks; literary articles; biographical sketches of scholars and friends; and patriotic addresses.

ArchivalResource: 5.8 c.f. (28 archives boxes); plusadditions of 77 photographs.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173701753 View

Frank D. Willis letters, 1889-1921.

Title: Frank D. Willis letters, 1889-1921.

Brief letters (21 items, 1889-1919) to Willis, St. Paul (Minn.), from a number of Minnesota senators and members of congress commenting on various issues, including the pending appointment (1916) of Louis D. Brandeis to the Supreme Court, and complying with Willis' requests for government publications.

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Westphal, Gustavus Adolph, 1869-. Gustavus A. Westphal papers, 1890-1919, 1945.

Title: Gustavus A. Westphal papers, 1890-1919, 1945.

Correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, memorabilia, and other papers relating primarily to Westphal's activities in agrarian and labor reform movements of the 1890s, especially the Minnesota branch of the Farmers' Alliance and the People's party. A resident of Leonardsville, Traverse County (Minn.), he was a populist candidate for the state legislature in 1896.

ArchivalResource: 0.7 cu. ft. (1 box, incl. 3 v. and 1 v. shelved loose).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122568488 View

Sheehan, Timothy J., 1835-1913. Timothy J. Sheehan papers, 1857-1913.

Title: Timothy J. Sheehan papers, 1857-1913.

Accounts, correspondence, and diaries kept by Sheehan as sheriff of Freeborn County, Minnesota (1871-1883), Indian agent on the White Earth Reservation (1885-1889), and deputy United States marshal at St. Paul (1890-1907); muster-out rolls for the 5th Minnesota Infantry, Company C, in which Sheehan served as Lieutenant and later as Captain; returns of provisions and equipment for various Civil War regiments; and related miscellany.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 cu. ft. (7 boxes, incl. 8 v.; 10 oversize items).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86133974 View

Hill, Samuel, 1857-1931. Samuel Hill papers, 1895-1902.

Title: Samuel Hill papers, 1895-1902.

Correspondence, programs, invitations, clippings, and related papers of Hill, president of the Minneapolis Trust Company and son-in-law of James J. Hill, documenting his involvement in such business, social, and cultural organizations as the Minneapolis Athenaeum (including its book lists, 1897-1901), the Minnesota Historical Society, and the Apollo and Commercial clubs in Minneapolis. Frequent correspondents are Ignatius Donnelly, John Ireland, and Jessie McMillan.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86124852 View

Willis, Frank D. Frank D. Willis letters, 1899-1921.

Title: Frank D. Willis letters, 1899-1921.

Brief letters (21 items, 1889-1919) to Willis, St. Paul (Minn.), from a number of Minnesota senators and members of congress commenting on various issues, including the pending appointment (1916) of Louis D. Brandeis to the Supreme Court, and complying with Willis' requests for government publications.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313856321 View

Nelson, Knute, 1843-1923. Knute Nelson papers, 1861-1924 (bulk 1916-1923).

Title: Knute Nelson papers, 1861-1924 (bulk 1916-1923).

Correspondence and miscellany documenting Nelson's career as a soldier with the Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry (1861-1864), as a country lawyer and politician at Alexandria, Minnesota (1871-1892), as governor of Minnesota (1893-1895), and particularly as United States senator (1895-1923). The majority of the papers focus on political and legislative affairs, either in Minnesota or reflecting Minnesota interests.

ArchivalResource: 82.0 cu. ft. (82 boxes, including 23 volumes; 18 oversize items; 1 item in reserve).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313867157 View

Oswald Garrison Villard papers

Title: Oswald Garrison Villard papers

Papers of American author, journalist, editor, and social reformer Oswald Garrison Villard. Includes materials that are unsorted and uncataloged.

ArchivalResource: 37 linear feet (169 boxes and 9 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00082/catalog View

James Manahan and family papers., 1880-1937.