Papers of William B. Allison, 1862-1916.

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Papers of William B. Allison, 1862-1916.

The papers of William B. Allison document his political career. Consisting primarily of correspondence, the papers include letters from: Albert B. Cummins, Jonathan P. Dolliver, Stuyvesant Fish, George D. Perkins, Theodore Roosevelt, Leslie M. Shaw, William H. Taft, and Henry Wallace. Spanning half a century, the topics discussed range from banking to Indian affairs, Oklahoma statehood to the Panama Canal, and railroads to Republicans.

3.5 linear ft., (7 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6855879

University of Iowa Libraries

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