Papers of William S. Kenyon 1911-1933.

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Papers of William S. Kenyon 1911-1933.

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The papers of William S. Kenyon concern his career in the U.S. Senate and on the bench the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Eighth Circuit). Correspondence files span the years 1911-1933. Theses letters primarily relate to his court appointment, election campaigns, and other political activities. There are letters from Presidents Taft, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, as well as from such notable Iowans as Martin J. Wade, J.R. Howard, N.E. Kendall, John Hammill, and Charles A. Rawson. Subject files in the collection range from the Wickersham Commission to political primaries while Kenyon's judicial career is documented with all of his court assignments and related correspondence. Speeches and clippings make up the remainder of the papers, recording Kenyon's positions on many issues of his time including: the Teapot Dome scandal, WWI, prohibition, and Republican Party politics.

6 linear ft. (4 boxes)

University of Iowa Libraries

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Kenyon, William Squire, 1869-1933.

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U.S. Senator from Iowa and U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge. From the description of Papers of William S. Kenyon 1911-1933. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233130623 ...

United States. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Harding, Warren Gamaliel, 1865-1923

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Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

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Wade, Martin J. (Martin Joseph), 1861-1931

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Rawson, Charles Augustus, 1867-1936

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Charles A. Rawson, of Des Moines, was president of the Iowa Pipe and Tile Company. He completed William Kenyon's term in the U.S. Senate, 1922; served as chair of the Republican State Central Committee, 1912-1922; and was a member of the Republican National Committee, 1924-1932. During World War I Rawson was in Paris as part of the American Expeditionary Forces YMCA district headquarters. He also raised money for the 1924 U.S. Olympic team; was a trustee of Grinnell College; was president of the...

Kendall, Nathan Edward, 1868-1936.

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Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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Hammill, John, 1875-1936

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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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