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VIAFrevised2015-09-19machineCPF merge programMerge v2.0revised2016-08-12T00:19:34machineSNAC EAC-CPF ParserBulk ingest into SNAC Databaserevised2016-08-12T00:19:34humanSystem Service (system@localhost)revised2022-06-04T15:38:18humanJoseph Glass (glassjoseph@gmail.com)User published constellationcreated2024-03-28machineSNAC EAC-CPF SerializerSNAC Identity Constellation serialized to EAC-CPFpersonBlaine, John J. (John James), 1873-1934presumedBlaine, John J. (John James), 1875-1934presumedBlaine, John J.presumedBlaine, John James, 1875-1934.presumedBlaine, John J. 1873-1934.presumedJohn J. BlainepresumedBlaine, John James, 1873-1934presumed1873-05-041934-04-16EducationGovernorLegislatorsProgressivism (United States politics)ProhibitionPublic welfareTaxationWisconsinUnited StatesBoscobel (Wis.)Abbott, Grace, 1878-1939.Barton, Albert O. (Albert Olaus)Beck, Joseph D. (Joseph David), 1866-1936.Cashman, John E., 1865-1946.Crownhart family.Deitz, John F., 1861-1924.Ekern, Herman Lewis, 1872-1954.Empey, Roy A., 1882-1955.Fischer, Lyman.Gale, Zona, 1874-1938.Hirst, Arthur R., 1881-1932.Hoard, Halbert L. (Halbert Louis), 1861-1933.Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966Hotchkiss, William Otis, 1878-1954.James, Ada Lois, 1876-1952.Kronshage, Theodore, 1869-1934.Kronshage, Theodore, 1881-1932.Kuehl, Frank W., 1894- ,Ku Klux Klan (1915- )LaFollette familyLa Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1895-1953.Levitan, Solomon, 1886-1940.McGovern, Francis E. (Francis Edward), 1866-1946.Miller, John D.Miller, John D.Norris, George W. (George William), 1861-1944.O'Hare, Kate Richards, 1877-1948.Olbrich, Michael B., 1881-1929.OLYMPIA BROWN, 1835-1926Peacock, John H., 1874-1963.Rogers, Alfred Thomas, 1873-1948.Rosa, Charles D., 1870-1959.Ross, Edward Alsworth, 1866-1951.Schafer, Joseph, 1867-1941.Smith, Peter J., 1867-1947.Stephenson, Isaac, 1829-1918.Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949.Voigt, Edward, 1873-1934.Wheeler, Burton K. (Burton Kendall), 1882-1975,Wisconsin. Governor.Wisconsin. State Highway Commission.Witte, Edwin E. (Edwin Emil), 1887-1960.Wood, Elsie.Wylie, Fred M.Blaine, John J. (John James), 1873-1934Hotchkiss, William Otis, 1878-1954. Papers, 1919-1925.Hotchkiss, William Otis, 1878-1954.Papers, 1919-1925.0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)Letters and financial records kept by William Otis Hotchkiss, State of Wisconsin geologist and chairman of the Highway Commission, which relate to a dispute between the commission and Wisconsin Governor John J. Blaine over administration of the Highway Department. Also included are statistics on mining in Iron County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectMiller, John D. Dairymen's League records, 1915-1946.Miller, John D.Dairymen's League records, 1915-1946.28 cubic ft.Business papers of Miller include correspondence; briefs, printed case reports, and other lagal papers; mimeographed and printed copies of speeches and articles by Miller and others; statistics, bulletins, press releases, newspaper clippings, and much other printed material; and miscellaneous papers. The papers pertain to accounting, finances, taxation on cooperatives, anti-trust laws, contracts, cost of milk production, economic conditions, marketing agreements, milk strikes, national defense, national political platforms and conventions, rural credit, tariffs, uniform milk ordinances, nitrates (Muscle Shoals, Alabama), Danish cooperatives; farm legislation, including the McFadden Rural Credit Bill, McNary Haugen Bill, and milk bonding legislation and other matters. Correspondents include Howard E. Babcock, E.M. Bailey, Ezra Taft Banson, Senator John J. Blaine, Homer L. Brinkley, Edward R. Eastman, D.N. Geyer, L.E. Griffing, Charles W. Holman, A.M. Loomis, H.C. McKenzie, C.O. Moser, William I. Myers, Frank A. Pearson, T.W. Phillips, Stanley Reed, Quentin Reynolds, Edward A. Rumely, Fred H. Sexauer, A.F. Spooner, W.A. Stocking, Jr., F.H. Thompson, Edward J. Tracy, Charles H. Tuck, Edward F. Vincent, and George F. Warren. Papers also pertain to the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, American Association f Creamery Butter Manufacturers, American Institute of Cooperation, Bank for Cooperatives (1935-41), Bureau of Raw Materials, Committee for the Nation, CO-OPERATIVE DIGEST, Farm Credit Administration, Farmers Milk Producers Association, Federal Farm Board, Federal Tariff Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission, Grange League Federation University, National Cooperative Council (1933-35), National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (1922-28, 1930-34, 1940-46), National Council of Cooperative Associations, National Council of Farmers Cooperatives (1941-42), National Dairy Union, New York State College of Agriculture, New England Agricultural Conference, Southern Tariff Association, Temple of Agriculture, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Conference Board, U.S. Dairy Association, World Dairy Conference, and many other organizations. Cornell University LibrarySmith, Peter J., 1867-1947. Papers, 1920-1928.Smith, Peter J., 1867-1947.Papers, 1920-1928.0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)Papers of Smith, an Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Republican Party leader, consisting almost entirely of correspondence with Wisconsin progressives and with members of the Scandinavian-American Fraternity. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectLa Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931. La Follette family papers, 1781-1988 (bulk 1910-1953).La Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931.La Follette, Fola, 1882-1970.La Follette, Mary Josephine, 1899-1988.La Follette, Philip Fox, 1897-1965.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1895-1953.National Progressive Republican League.La Follette family papers, 1781-1988418,100 items.1,468 containers plus 22 oversize. 594.2 linear feet.Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, legal files, office files, campaign files, legislative files, subject files, financial records, biographical research files, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and miscellany principally documenting the careers of Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925), governor of Wisconsin and United States representative and senator, and his son Robert M. La Follette (1895-1953), United States senator. Also includes papers of Belle Case La Follette, Fola La Follette, and Philip Fox La Follette.EnglishLibrary of Congress. Manuscript DivisionWisconsin. Governor. Appointments of special counsel, 1913-1914, 1926, 1979-2002.Wisconsin. Governor.Blaine, John J. 1873-1934.Dreyfus, Lee Sherman, 1926-2008.Earl, Anthony S. 1936-McGovern, Francis E. 1866-1946.Thompson, Tommy George, 1941-Appointments of special counsel, 1913-1914, 1926, 1979-2002.0.1 c.f. (1 folder); plusadditions of 11.8 c.f.Contracts appointing special counsel to the state in legal matters, plus relevant correspondence. The processed portion of this series is summarized above. Additional accessions are described below, 1979-2002. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectDairymen's League records, 1915-1946.John D. Miller Dairymen's League records, 1915-1946.Business papers, copies of speeches and articles, and other miscellaneous papers of Miller.EnglishDivision of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949. Correspondence, 1926-1930.Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949.Blaine, John J. (John James), 1873-1934,Correspondence, 1926-1930.1 folder (.1 linear ft.)Letters include correspondence between Harold D. Jacobs, the editor of the Baltimore Daily Post, and Villard concerning a lecture Villard gave concerning several newspapers, including the Nation, the New York Evening Post, the United Press and Scripps Howard Papers. Letters to others address suffrage, the Wisconsin Political Equality League, and letters to the Governor of Wisconsin John J. Blaine concerning the Wisconsin senatorial race. Houghton LibraryEkern, Herman Lewis, 1872-1954. Herman Lewis Ekern papers, 1872-1954.Ekern, Herman Lewis, 1872-1954.Herman Lewis Ekern papers, 1872-1954.36.4 c.f. (91 archives boxes)Papers of Herman L. Ekern, a Wisconsin attorney, progressive Republican, and state official, relating to progressive politics and campaigns, insurance practices and legislation, the St. Lawrence Seaway, Great Lakes water diversion, the University of Wisconsin, and programs such as social security and unemployment compensation. Primarily correspondence, the collection also includes speeches and writings of Ekern on insurance or related topics; records of the Lutheran Brotherhood, a large fraternal life insurance company which he helped found; materials collected during his studies of war-risk insurance and of social security; legal files; papers from his own political campaigns and from the La Follette-Wheeler 1924 campaign; and copies of minutes and reports of the Wisconsin Unemployment Commission, 1931-1932. The correspondence reflects Ekern's personal, political, and business interests. Early correspondence concerns family affairs and the beginning of his law practice at Whitehall, Wis. (1894-1911). With his election to the Assembly in 1902, politics and legislation become prominent topics. Ekern authored railroad retirement and teachers' retirement acts and was actively interested in other legislation involving taxation, redistricting, the county court system, and establishment of the state life insurance code. Ekern served as state insurance commissioner, 1910-1915, and letters from this period concern insurance as well as his interest in other progressive legislation and in the national progressive campaign in 1912. His 1924 files as finance chairman of the La Follette-Wheeler presidential ticket are present as are the files of Will R. McCord, a professional fund-raiser employed to direct solicitation of funds in other states. In 1926 there are letters concerning Ekern's unsuccessful bid for the Wisconsin governorship. Ekern later was in private law practice in Chicago and Madison, was an unsuccessful Progressive candidate for United States senate in 1938, and served on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, 1939-1943. Much of his correspondence relates to the regents, alumni activities, and University fund-raising projects. Many state and national figures are included among Ekern's correspondents: Jane Addams, Robert S. Allen, Newton D. Baker, Roger N. Baldwin, George E. Beedle, Edward A. Birge, John J. Blaine, William E. Borah, Charles E. Broughton, John R. Commons, Henry A. Cooper, Robert S. Cowie, Charles H. Crownhart, Andrew H. Dahl, Joseph E. Davies, John S. Donald, Matthew S. Dudgeon, F. Ryan Duffy, Clarence A. Dykstra, John J. Esch, William T. Evjue, Felix Frankfurter, James A. Frear, Zona Gale, Julius P. Heil, Morris Hillquit, Daniel W. Hoan, Frederick L. Holmes, Henry Huber, Merlin Hull, Charles E. Kading, Bryant Kearl, Henry Krumrey, Belle Case La Follette, Philip F. La Follette, Robert M. La Follette, Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Irvine L. Lenroot, Solomon Levitan, Louis P. Lochner, Huey P. Long, William G. McAdoo, Charles McCarthy, Francis E. McGovern, Charles L. McNary, Basil Manly, John M. Nelson, George W. Norris, Michael B. Olbrich, Samuel M. Pedrick, Emanuel L. Philipp, Gifford Pinchot, W. T. Rawleigh, Wilbur N. Renk, Oscar Rennebohm, John W. Reynolds, Alfred T. Rogers, Morris H. Rubin, Harry Sauthoff, Frank J. Sensenbrenner, Henrik Shipstead, Samuel Sigman, Isaac Stephenson, Carl Thompson, Charles R. Van Hise, George S. Viereck, Frank P. Walsh, Burton K. Wheeler, William Allen White, Edwin E. Witte, and Fred R. Zimmerman. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectOlbrich, Michael B., 1881-1929. Michael B. Olbrich papers, 1906-1932.Olbrich, Michael B., 1881-1929.Michael B. Olbrich papers, 1906-1932.5.8 c.f. (16 archives boxes)Personal and business papers of Michael B. Olbrich, a Madison, Wisconsin attorney and civic leader. In politics a Progressive Republican, Olbrich was deputy attorney general for Wisconsin, 1919-1921, special counsel for the state, 1921-1926, and a regent of the University of Wisconsin, 1925-1929. General correspondence relates primarily to Olbrich's political interests prior to 1920, to legal cases which he handled for the state, and to University affairs during his years as regent. In his political correspondence are letters written by or exchanged with Robert M. La Follette (1912-16), John J. Blaine (1912), and Emanuel L. Philipp (1914). As regent Olbrich was a close friend of Glenn Frank during Frank's presidency of the University; and he initiated the movement to acquire land for the University Arboretum on Lake Wingra. Other correspondents include Joseph E. Davies, Edward Filene, Herman Ekern, James A. Frear, Zona Gale, Robert R. McCormick, and Francis E. McGovern. Olbrich's legal correspondence is supplemented by memoranda on legislative bills which he prepared for Governor John J. Blaine and by a box of notes on several of the state cases in which he participated. An extensive file of Olbrich's speeches is present as is one folder on research he did on Wisconsin's first governor, Henry Dodge. More than half of the collection comprises correspondence, financial records, and court papers pertaining to the land and sheep-ranch speculations in Montana in which Olbrich engaged from 1909 until his death. Most of these records relate to the Judith Basin Land Company, the Home Ranch Land Company, and the Flat Willow Land Company. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectJames, Ada Lois, 1876-1952. Papers, 1816-1952.James, Ada Lois, 1876-1952.Ada James Papers, 1816-19526.8 c.f. (30 archives boxes) and 6 reels of microfilm (35mm)Papers of Ada James, a social reformer, humanitarian, and pacifist residing in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Family correspondence, 1816-1904, contains material on her parents, David G. James and Laura Briggs James; these papers reflect her father's interest in employment for women, woman suffrage, spiritualism, birth control, and socialism. Among the volumes are also diaries, 1865, 1882-1904, and proceedings of the meetings of the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage Association, 1885-1903, kept by her mother. Ada James' correspondence dates 1890-1952 and documents her suffrage activity in the Political Equality League, the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage Association, and the National Woman's Party; and her work on behalf of pacifism, prohibition, and progressivism. After 1925 her correspondence deals principally with social work, particularly the founding and development of the Children's Board of Richland County.EnglishWisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectWood, Elsie. Scrapbook, 1921-1937.Wood, Elsie.Scrapbook, 1921-1937.0.1 c.f. (1 folder)Scrapbook kept by Wood, secretary to Wisconsin Governor John J. Blaine; including photographs, clippings, and mementoes about Blaine and other figures associated with his administration. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectLaFollette Family Papers, 1781-1988, (bulk 1900-1953)La Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931.La Follette, Fola, 1882-1970.La Follette, Mary Josephine, 1899-1988.La Follette, Philip Fox, 1897-1965.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1895-1953.National Progressive Republican League.La Follette family papers, 1781-1988418,100 items.1,468 containers plus 22 oversize. 594.2 linear feet.Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, legal files, office files, campaign files, legislative files, subject files, financial records, biographical research files, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and miscellany principally documenting the careers of Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925), governor of Wisconsin and United States representative and senator, and his son Robert M. La Follette (1895-1953), United States senator. Also includes papers of Belle Case La Follette, Fola La Follette, and Philip Fox La Follette.EnglishLibrary of Congress. Manuscript DivisionTransfer of Territorial Capitol building photographs, 1924.Transfer of Territorial Capitol building photographs, 1924.17 photographs (1 folder)Photographs of a ceremony and participants, including Governor John J. Blaine, on the occasion of the transfer of the restored Territorial Capitol building to the state of Wisconsin in Belmont, Wis., June 1, 1924. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectWheeler, Burton K. (Burton Kendall), 1882-1975,. Oral history interview with Burton K. Wheeler [sound recording], 1956.Wheeler, Burton K. (Burton Kendall), 1882-1975,Oral history interview with Burton K. Wheeler [sound recording], 1956.1 tape recording.Interview, June 28, 1963, by William K. Alderfer and David Thelan of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, at Hartland, Wis., with Senator Burton K. Wheeler, relating to Wisconsin political leaders Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. and the election of 1924, Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Congressman John M. Nelson, Governor John J. Blaine, and Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectKronshage, Theodore, 1869-1934. Papers, 1887-1941.Kronshage, Theodore, 1869-1934.Papers, 1887-1941.1.6 c.f. (8 archives boxes)Correspondence and addresses of Theodore Kronshage, a resident of Boscobel, Wis., and Milwaukee, dealing with his services as a member of the Wisconsin Board of Normal School Regents, 1907-1917, of the Board of University Regents, 1921-1927, of the Public Service Commission, 1931-1934, and his connections with business, legal, newspaper, and municipal affairs. Letters on educational matters deal with the establishing of a building program, the erection of the Memorial Union, the agitation over support by endowments, the selection of a president, and general finance and management. Business correspondence shows many details of the management of a mercantile store and of the Central State Bank of Boscobel, as well as of two large Milwaukee stores and of the newspapers the Milwaukee Free Press and the Wisconsin News. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectEmpey, Roy A., 1882-1955. Papers, 1919-1954.Empey, Roy A., 1882-1955.Papers, 1919-1954.0.4 c.f. (2 archives boxes)Correspondence of Roy A. Empey, a locomotive engineer who was an official of and lobbyist for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and director of the United States Employment Service in Wisconsin from 1931 to 1933. The collection contains material on all facets of Empey's public career. Numerous letters deal with his political interests: his support of the La Follettes, his work as campaign manager for Wisconsin attorney general John M. Reynolds, 1928-1932, and cooperation between trade unions and the Progressive Party. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectPeacock, John H., 1874-1963. Papers, 1927-1933.Peacock, John H., 1874-1963.Papers, 1927-1933.0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and.69 photographs (1 album)Papers of Peacock, a Prairie du Chien, Wis., businessman, primarily concerning initiation, financing, construction, and completion of the Prairie du Chien bridge over the Mississippi River. Peacock chaired the local bridge committee. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectFischer, Lyman. Letters, 1928-1938.Fischer, Lyman.Letters, 1928-1938.0.1 c.f. (1 folder)Letters received by Fischer, Manitowoc County, Wis., Progressive-Republican leader, from Robert La Follette, Jr., Philip La Follette, Joseph Beck, John Blaine, and others, concerning campaigning activities of the party in his county and legal affairs. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectMcGovern, Francis E. (Francis Edward), 1866-1946. Francis E. McGovern papers, 1909-1915, 1935.McGovern, Francis E. (Francis Edward), 1866-1946.Francis E. McGovern papers, 1909-1915, 1935.9.4 c.f. (47 archives boxes)Papers of Francis E. McGovern, a progressive Republican governor of Wisconsin, 1911-1915, whose administration was notable for its social and administrative reforms. Correspondence comprises approximately half the collection and relates to his election and service as governor, state politics, the state and national progressive movement, the University of Wisconsin, civil service, and elections. Other papers include applications and endorsements for state jobs, nomination papers for McGovern's second term, and personal financial records. Letters from the spring of 1912 primarily concern the Republican National Convention and the contest between Robert La Follette, William H. Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt for the presidential nomination. Correspondents include John J. Blaine, La Follette's campaign manager; William J. Barnes, New York Republican favoring Taft; and New York backers of Roosevelt. McGovern's strategy as head of the Wisconsin delegation in the convention caused a rift between him and La Follette, and the subsequent correspondence is largely a record of the rivalry which followed until 1914, when McGovern was defeated for U.S. senator. During his second term, the governor had personnel difficulties with La Follette men who were secure in their positions by virtue of the state civil service law. Many papers deal with this problem and with McGovern's efforts to depose some of them, notably insurance commissioner Herman L. Ekern. Letters between McGovern and president Charles R. Van Hise of the University of Wisconsin and Charles McCarthy of the Legislative Reference Library discuss the need for changes in the University to meet problems arising from the rapid industrialization of the country. In other letters McGovern makes clear his position on woman suffrage, capital punishment, income tax, and cooperatives. Among his occasional correspondents are Herbert Hoover, who wrote on behalf of Belgian relief; Theodore Roosevelt, who discussed politics and urged support for woman suffrage; and Charles A. Beard, who was promoting the establishment of a specialized library to house material on state governments. Correspondence of McGovern's executive clerk and political manager, Harry Curran Wilbur, includes exchanges with party leaders throughout the state on means of healing the breach between La Follette and McGovern. The 1935 items are two letters by McGovern concerning the Barnes-Bashford election of 1908 and other past political developments. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectBarton, Albert O. (Albert Olaus). Albert O. Barton papers, 1858-1948.Barton, Albert O. (Albert Olaus)Anderson, Rasmus Björn, 1846-1936.Johnson, Ole C.Suckow, Bertel Wernick, d. 1885?Albert O. Barton papers, 1858-1948.5.0 c.f. (25 archives boxes) and22 photographs; plusadditions of 0.4 c.f. and56 photographs.The papers consist of correspondence, primarily for the years 1916-1947; manuscripts of articles for the "Wisconsin Farmer"; notes on state and local history; and drafts of original stories, poems, and plays. Many letters and notes contain biographical material on Robert M. La Follette Sr., and on the La Follette family. Barton also collected data on other persons of Wisconsin interest, notably John F. Appleby, Ole Bull, Hans C. Heg, Marcus Thrane, and Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The collection also contains information on the history of early Madison and Dane County, on soldiers of the Revolution and the War of 1812, on Norwegian settlement in the state, and on old cemetery inscriptions. Included in the collection are a few small groups of manuscripts of other persons collected by Barton: scattered business papers, 1862-1873, of B. W. Suckow, early Madison printer and bookbinder; Civil War letters, including a number from Libby Prison, written by Ole C. Johnson of Stoughton, lieutenant colonel of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; and correspondence, 1868-1896, of Rasmus B. Anderson. Among Barton's own correspondents were John J. Blaine, Theodore Blegen, August Derleth, Carl Russell Fish, Zona Gale, Hjalmer R. Holand, Philip La Follette, Robert M. La Follette Sr., Milo M. Quaife, and Joseph Schafer. The photographic portion of the processed collection consists of images of Norway collected by Barton. Images include views of scenery, harbors, fishing and whaling, and small villages. Also included are images of Laplanders. Sixteen images are from a series of photographs titled "Norge" made by Axel Lindahl. The photographs were made circa 1890. The processed portion is summarized above and is described in the register. Additional accessions are described below. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectLa Follette family papers, 1844-1973.La Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931.La Follette, Fola, 1882-1970.La Follette, Mary Josephine, 1899-1988.La Follette, Philip Fox, 1897-1965.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1895-1953.National Progressive Republican League.La Follette family papers, 1781-1988418,100 items.1,468 containers plus 22 oversize. 594.2 linear feet.Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, legal files, office files, campaign files, legislative files, subject files, financial records, biographical research files, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and miscellany principally documenting the careers of Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925), governor of Wisconsin and United States representative and senator, and his son Robert M. La Follette (1895-1953), United States senator. Also includes papers of Belle Case La Follette, Fola La Follette, and Philip Fox La Follette.EnglishLibrary of Congress. Manuscript DivisionCashman, 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 ProjectLa 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 ProjectRosa, Charles D., 1870-1959. Charles D. Rosa papers, 1911-1952.Rosa, Charles D., 1870-1959.Charles D. Rosa papers, 1911-1952.6.8 c.f. (17 archives boxes)Papers of Charles D. Rosa, a Progressive Republican who served as judge of the Beloit, Wisconsin municipal court, 1906-1912, state assemblyman, 1912, 1917-1918, and member of the state tax commission, 1921-1937. Correspondence falls largely into two categories. The first is comprised of political letters, most of which deal with Rosa's first term in the 1916-1917 legislature and with his unsuccessful campaign in 1926 against John J. Blaine for the Republican nomination for United States Senator. During Rosa's terms in the legislature, a number of letters relate to bills he sponsored on hotel and restaurant licensing, mothers' pensions, soldiers' bonuses, and the city manager form of government. The second group of letters consists of Rosa's correspondence as tax commissioner. Among his correspondents were John J. Blaine, Stephen Bolles, Henry Allen Cooper, Herman Ekern, William Evjue, Glenn Frank, James A. Frear, Walter S. Goodland, Merlin Hull, Paul Husting, Ada James, Richard Lloyd Jones, Robert M. La Follette, Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Philip F. La Follette, Solomon Levitan, Charles R. Van Hise, and Fred R. Zimmerman. 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 LibraryLa 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 CongressCorrespondence, 1860-1979.Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966. William Ernest Hocking papers144 linear feet (110 boxes)Correspondence of Harvard philosopher William Ernest Hocking, his wife, Agnes Hocking, the Hocking family, and others.EnglishHoughton LibraryPapers, ca. 1849-1963OLYMPIA BROWN, 1835-1926Papers of Olympia Brown, ca.1849-19632.09 linear feet ((5 boxes) plus 1 oversize folder, 1 supersize folder, 1 folio+ folder, 1 folio folder, 9 reels of microfilm)This collection contains over 120 handwritten sermons and notes for sermons, handwritten school and college essays, other writings correspondence (mostly letters to Brown), speeches, church and convention programs, clippings, five issues of Woodhull and Claflin's Weekly, handbills, photographs and memorabilia. The papers provide information about Brown's family, her formal education and her outlook on religion, women in the ministry and woman's rights. There is considerable information about the woman's suffrage movement, particularly the Kansas campaign of 1867, the Federal Suffrage Association, and the trials of Brown and Susan B. Anthony. There is little information about Brown's ministerial career after she resigned from her Racine parish, and there are only nine letters written by her.
Series I, Personal and Biographical, 1857-1963 (#1-13), is grouped in three sections: biographical, education and professional.
Series II, Writings, 1849-1920, n.d. (#14-126), is arranged chronologically, with dated items followed by the undated items. The latter are divided into three sections: college writings, writings on woman's rights, and sermons. All items are handwritten unless otherwise noted.
Series III, Correspondence, 1855-1920 (#127-142), is grouped in three sections: letters to Brown; letters by Brown; and other to other. Each section is arranged chronologically. See Index of correspondents.
Series IV, Suffrage and Woman's Rights, 1855?-1921 (#143-158, 161+), is arranged by organization, event, or type of record and then chronologically. Woman's rights material is located throughout the collection; see also Series I, #6, 9, 10, 12 and 13; Series II, especially #25, 28-29, 32-36, 46-50; and Series III.
This collection does not represent the total surviving Brown papers. Other collections are listed in Women's History Sources (New York and London, 1979).EnglishArthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in AmericaOswald Garrison Villard papers, 1872-1949.Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949. Oswald Garrison Villard papers37 linear feet (169 boxes and 9 volumes)Papers of American author, journalist, editor, and social reformer Oswald Garrison Villard. Includes materials that are unsorted and uncataloged.EnglishEnglishGermanHoughton LibrarySmith, Peter J., 1867-1947. Peter J. Smith papers, 1920-1928.Smith, Peter J., 1867-1947.Peter J. Smith papers, 1920-1928.0.4 linear feet (1 archives box)Papers, 1920-1928, of Peter J. Smith, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Republican Party leader, consisting almost entirely of correspondence with Wisconsin progressives and with members of the Scandinavian-American Fraternity. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, McIntyre LibraryKuehl, Frank W., 1894- ,. Oral history interview with Frank Kuehl [sound recording], 1980.Kuehl, Frank W., 1894- ,Treleven, Dale,Oral history interview with Frank Kuehl [sound recording], 1980.2 tape recordings.Interview, May 1, 1980, by Dale Treleven of the Historical Society staff with Frank W. Kuehl concerning his youth in Fountain City, Wis.; political work with John Blaine, Ralph Immell, and Bob La Follette, Sr.; and experiences with Wisconsin's bank stabilization program and with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in Washington, D.C. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectWitte, Edwin E. (Edwin Emil), 1887-1960. Edwin E. Witte papers, 1903-1970.Witte, Edwin E. (Edwin Emil), 1887-1960.Edwin E. Witte papers, 1903-1970.124.7 c.f. (276 archives boxes, 15 flat boxes, 6 card file boxes, and 1 volume) and2 reels of microfilm (35 mm); plusadditions of 4.3 c.f.38 photographs, and14 disc recordings.Primarily professional papers of Edwin E. Witte, a University of Wisconsin economist, specialist in labor legislation, and the chief author of the Social Security Act of 1935; including correspondence, research files, articles, speeches, lecture notes, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and audio recordings. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectHoard, 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 ProjectBlaine, John J. (John James), 1873-1934. John J. Blaine papers, 1894-1938.Blaine, John J. (John James), 1873-1934.John J. Blaine papers, 1894-1938.15.0 c.f. (71 archives boxes)Papers of John J. Blaine, a Wisconsin progressive Republican who was state senator from Boscobel, 1909-1913; attorney general, 1919-1921; governor, 1921-1927; United States senator, 1927-1933; and member of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1933-1934. The collection consists mainly of correspondence and 8 volumes of speeches, and relates primarily to the years of his governorship. Papers of the period prior to 1921 contain references to Blaine's education, community affairs in Boscobel, his candidacy for a seat in Congress in 1904, investigations (1909-1911) of charges against Isaac Stephenson for unlawful use of money in the campaign of 1908, and Blaine's nonpartisan Progressive candidacy for governor in 1914. In the gubernatorial papers the major topic throughout is the issue of state taxation and finances in various forms: Blaine's opposition to the creation of a northern lakes state park; his request for revision of the income tax law by a special session of the legislature in 1922; his veto in 1923 of a bill to tax gasoline for highway construction; and the budgetary problems of the University and the state normal schools. Closely connected with Blaine's financial program was his emphasis on increased efficiency and economy in state departments. Between the Highway Department and the governor a controversy developed over expenditures, methods of letting contracts, and political influence. Correspondence concerning this conflict includes letters of 1924, when Arthur R. Hirst, chief engineer of the Highway Commission, resigned to oppose Blaine unsuccessfully for the gubernatorial nomination. The collection contains many papers on public welfare and law enforcement problems; the pardon of John Deitz in 1921; investigation of malfeasance of public officials in Kenosha County; surveys of the state prison and reformatory programs; and investigation of the care of the feeble-minded and other wards of the state. Prohibition was a continuing problem as is indicated by the scores of letters representing opinion for and against the various enforcement measures. Scattered letters show Blaine's opposition to the activities of the Ku Klux Klan and touch upon Klan incidents, particularly those at Boscobel in August, 1924, and at Marinette in November, 1926. Other topics discussed are the projected reorganization of the state educational system; the teacher retirement fund; the movement to consolidate rural schools; the furor created when the pacifist Mrs. Kate Richards O'Hare was given permission to lecture in the capitol in 1922; the Illinois-Wisconsin drainage suit revived by Blaine in the same year; and pure foods legislation. The collection contains also large quantities of routine correspondence concerning patronage, state contracts, and complaints of one sort and another. For Blaine's term in the Senate the collection consists mainly of carbon copies of his replies to letters from constituents. Some letters contain information on the participation of Wisconsin residents in the Bonus Army, 1932. Other papers deal with investigation of post office leases, especially in New York City, and with Blaine's sponsorship of a bill to have the Interstate Commerce Commission report on the fair value of lands and buildings to be acquired by the federal government. Among Blaine's correspondents were Grace Abbott, Joseph D. Beck, Zona Gale, Theodore Kronshage, Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Solomon Levitan, George W. Norris, Alfred T. Rogers, Edward A. Ross, Joseph Schafer, Isaac Stephenson, Edward Voigt, Edwin E. Witte, and Fred M. Wylie. Supplementing the correspondence is a set of bills introduced into Congress by Blaine while senator and a complete set of speeches, 1919-1933. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectCrownhart family. Charles Henry Crownhart family papers, 1853-1943.Crownhart family.Evans, Jesse George.Crownhart, Charles Henry, 1863-1930.Crownhart, Jessie Evans, 1865-1943.Crownhart, J. George, 1897-1941.Crownhart, Charles H., 1905-1974.Charles Henry Crownhart family papers, 1853-1943.11.6 c.f. (29 archives boxes); plus.additions of 10.0 c.f. and.130 photographs.Papers documenting the personal and professional lives of four Wisconsinites prominent in legal, political, medical, and educational circles. The papers consist of the records of Charles Henry and Jessie Evans Crownhart and their sons, Jesse George and Charles H. Crownhart Jr. Personal correspondence among the family members comprises most of the collection. Included are the correspondence and political and legal files of Charles H. Crownhart, a lawyer, regent of the Superior Normal School, Reviser of Statutes for the State of Wisconsin, first director of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission, and justice on the state Supreme Court. He was also a close personal friend and advisor to Robert M. La Follette and managed La Follette's 1910 and 1916 senatorial campaigns. Information is present on state and national political campaigns, the workers' compensation program, implementation and the constitutional challenge of the Wisconsin Soldiers' Bonus Act after World War I, the work of the Industrial Commission, legal cases while in private practice, and other topics. The records of Jessie Evans Crownhart, his wife, document the family life of the Crownharts as well as her career as an educator during the 1880s and 1890s, as Douglas County Superintendent of Schools (1897-1901), and as a regent of the normal schools in Wisconsin during the Depression. Her papers include letters describing family life and the financial crisis facing the normal schools during the 1930s, as well as files containing certification tests for teachers in the late nineteenth century. Also included is correspondence of Jesse G. Evans, Jessie Crownhart's father, which deals in part with his service in the Wisconsin 7th Light Artillery Battery during the early part of the Civil War. The records of J. George Crownhart consist of correspondence from his childhood and teenage years plus later records which provide perspective on the workings of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin. Crownhart served as executive secretary of the society and managing editor of its journal from 1923 until his death in 1941. Charles Crownhart Jr.'s records contain information on his personal, legal, and political activities. Also particularly noteworthy are the files on the John J. Blaine United States senatorial re-election campaign in 1932 and the Fred M. Wylie campaign for attorney general of Wisconsin in 1934; Crownhart served as campaign manager for both. The papers provide substantial documentation of the Crownhart relationship with the Progressive wing of the Wisconsin Republican Party during the early years of the twentieth century. Correspondents include Joseph D. Beck, John J. Blaine, C.E. Broughton, Edward J. Dempsey, Edger G. Doudna, James A. Frear, John J. Hannan, Fred L. Holmes, Jim Dan Hill, Joseph Kidder, Frank W. Kuehl, several members of the La Follette family, Irvine L. Lenroot, Hubert H. Peavey, John W. Reynolds, Gilbert E. Roe, Asa M. Royce, Fred M. Wylie, and Theodora Youmans. The processed portion of this collection is summarized above, dates 1862-1943, and is described in the register. Additional accessions date 1853-circa 1943 and are described below. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project