Albert Sidney and Adele Steiner Burleson Papers 1856-1947

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Albert Sidney and Adele Steiner Burleson Papers 1856-1947

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A Democratic party leader, Albert Sidney Burleson (1863-1937) represented Texas in the U.S. Congress (1899–1913) and served as Postmaster General in President Woodrow Wilson’s cabinet (1913-1921). His wife Adele Lubbock Steiner Burleson (1863-1948) was a noted author, playwright, and poet. The collection contains letters and ephemera related to the activities of Burleson and his wife, Adele Steiner Burleson. It includes letters to Burleson from his wife-to-be, letters to Mrs. Burleson on family genealogy, and badges from the 1898 Texas Democratic Convention and the 1915 convention of the Texas Postmasters League and the Texas Postmasters Association.

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Burleson, Albert Sidney, 1863-1937

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Burleson (1863-1937) graduated from the University of Texas Law Department in its first class (1884). As postmaster general he expanded parcel post and was responsible for the government takeover of telephone, telegraph, and cable during World War I and the initiation of air mail in 1918 at the end of the war. From the description of Burleson, Albert Sidney, papers, 1841-1946. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20659759 U.S. representative from Texas and U....

Burleson, Adele Steiner, 1863-1948

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Adele Steiner Burleson (1858-1944) was a writer and was married to Albert Sidney Burleson, attorney, congressman and United States Postmaster General. From the description of Burleson, Adele Steiner, papers, 1858-1944. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 68903333 Albert Sidney Burleson was born in San Marcos, Texas, on 1863 June 7, the son of Edward Burleson, Jr. and Lucy Emma Kyle Burleson. He attended the Agricultural and Mechanical College of...

Texas Postmasters Association

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Democratic Party (Tex.). State Convention (1898 : Galveston, Tex.)

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Texas Postmasters League

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