Relations between leaders of the Iowa and the National Farmers Union organizations, 1941-1950. Typescript, by Steven A. Chambers, 1961.

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Relations between leaders of the Iowa and the National Farmers Union organizations, 1941-1950. Typescript, by Steven A. Chambers, 1961.

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This unpublished typescript was written as an honors paper for the department of history at the University of Iowa. It concerns the Iowa Farmers Union; the National Farmers Union; various farm leaders including: Fred Stover, Milo Reno, Page Hawthorne, James G. Patton, and Edward E. Kennedy; and the controversies within these farm organizations.

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Chambers, Steven D., 1955-....

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Steven Chambers was an honors student in history at the University of Iowa. From the description of Relations between leaders of the Iowa and the National Farmers Union organizations, 1941-1950. Typescript, by Steven A. Chambers, 1961. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233129491 ...

Hawthorne, Page L.

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Patton, James G.

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Reno, Milo, 1866-1936.

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Farm leader. In the 1880s Reno campaigned actively for the Union Labor Party and the Farmers' Alliance. In 1921 he became president of the Iowa Farmers' Union and served in that capacity for nine years. In the 1930s he organized the National Farmers' Holiday Association seeking suitable prices for farm products, and in 1932 called for a "farm holiday" to strike for higher prices. From the description of Papers, 1927-1959 [microform]. (National Agricultural Library). WorldCat record i...

Kennedy, Edward E.

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Judge, economist, statistician, and union official; b. Edward Eugene Kennedy, 1894. From the description of Papers, 1921-1983. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28410867 Edward E. Kennedy was an active figure in agricultural legislation in the 1920s-1940s. He began working as secretary for the Illinois Farmers Union and the National Farmers Union and eventually became their legislative representative in Washington, D.C. There he worked with the National Far...

Iowa Farmers Union

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The Iowa Farmers Union is a division of the National Farmers Union, established in 1902 and more formally known as the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America. The Iowa group was reorganized and rechartered in 1957. Consequently, most of the files of the IFU date from this time. The IFU is organized into community and county units in over 30 Iowa counties. Members participate in trips to Washington, D.C. to lobby for their interests. The IFU has served as host for foreign farm leade...

Stover, Fred W.

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National Farmers' Union (U.S.)

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