Papers, 1828-1912.

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Papers, 1828-1912.

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Correspondence of a Nashua, Iowa, Greenbacker and Populist politician and member of Congress, 1883-1885, relating to the Iowa activities of numerous farm and labor groups and political parties, including the Iowa Farmer's Alliance, People's Party, Populist Party, and the Knights of Labor. Includes information on campaigns, party finances, newspapers and literature, conventions, speakers, organization, and personal affairs. Papers from his Congressional term discuss currency questions, pension claims, vote fraud, and appointments. Also includes correspondence on the career of James B. Weaver, Greenback-Labor presidential candidate in 1892, and exchanges with prominent Populist Ignatius Donnelly and with Robert Schilling of Milwaukee.

5.5 c.f. (11 archives boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Weaver, James B. (James Baird), 1833-1912

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James Baird Weaver (June 12, 1833 – February 6, 1912) was a member of the United States House of Representatives and two-time candidate for President of the United States. Born in Ohio, he moved to Iowa as a boy when his family claimed a homestead on the frontier. He became politically active as a young man and was an advocate for farmers and laborers. He joined and quit several political parties in the furtherance of the progressive causes in which he believed. After serving in the Union Army i...

Weller, Luman Hamlin, 1833-1914.

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Iowa Farmer's Alliance.

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People's Party (Iowa)

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Populist Party (Iowa)

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Schilling, Robert, 1843-1922.

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Knights of Labor

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Donnelly, Ignatius, 1831-1901

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