Collection: 1893-1934.

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Collection: 1893-1934.

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The Clara Bewick Colby Collection includes 2 letters from Bryan to Colby, 1893 Apr. 20 and 1896 Apr.26. 1 letter of 1893 Apr. 20, encloses Bryan's recommendation of Colby for appointment to the Board of Lady Managers of the World's Columbian Exposition Committee on Awards. For further information about this collection see RLIN record ID WIHV89-A687. The William Theodore Evjue Collection includes 5 letters and 4 telegrams between Evjue and Bryan, 1916 and 1922. The 1916 exchange concerns Bryan's coming to Madison, Wisconsin to speak in connection with anti-alcohol legislative efforts. For further information about this collection see RLIN record ID WIHVE500-A. The Rufus Ashley Lyman Collection includes 2 letters from Bryan to Lyman, 1921. They concern the transmission of a donation to West Minster Church in Lincoln, Nebraska where Lyman was session clerk at the time. Bryan notes the unpredictability of his income which is dependent on lectures and writings, and his wife's ill health. For further information about this collection see RLIN record ID WIHV92-A10. The Theodore Albert Schroeder Collection includes 1 letter from Bryan to Schroeder, 1894 Aug 31 (on House of Representative's stationery) concerning a personnel matter in a Washington office on which Schroeder had inquired. For further information about this collection see RLIN record IDWIHV90-A1169.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He also served in the United States House of Representatives and as the United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Just before his death, he gained national attention for attacking the te...