Floyd B. Olson papers, 1923-1974.

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Floyd B. Olson papers, 1923-1974.

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Correspondence, press releases, speeches, clippings, campaign literature, and miscellany, chiefly for the period (1930-1936) when Olson was governor of Minnesota. They provide information on the Farmer-Labor party, conservation of natural resources, agriculture, education, taxation, cooperatives, labor unions, municipal ownership, state government, the Farmer-Labor Association and its educational bureau including a copy of its charter of 1923, a controversy with Senator Anton J. Rockne regarding state relief for the unemployed, the 1932 gubernatorial election, and Olson's death.

3.5 cu. ft. (5 boxes)

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Minnesota Historical Society Library

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