The Congressional Papers of William Randolph Carpenter, 1929-1948. 1929-1948.

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The Congressional Papers of William Randolph Carpenter, 1929-1948. 1929-1948.

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The William Randolph Carpenter Collection of Congressional Papers contains materials pertaining to Carpenter's terms in office as a member of the Kansas State House of Representatives, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas. Correspondents include Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. Main subjects of concern in the collection include New Deal programs, Roosevelt's third term controversy, the Star-Landon-Ratner political machine in Kansas politics, and reciprocal trade agreements involving agriculture.

28 boxes (11 linear ft.)

Wichita State University, Ablah Library

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Wichita State University, Ablah Library

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United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Carpenter, William Randolph, 1894-1956.

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William Randolph Carpenter was born in Marion, Kansas April 24, 1894. He attended Kansas public schools and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor law school in 1917. He was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1917. Carpenter served in the First World War and returned to Kansas. He served as a member of the Marion Board of Education and served in the State House of Representatives from 1929-1933. Carpenter was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and Seve...