Extracts from 'Congressional Record' Series. 1895-1918, bulk 1895-1918.

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Extracts from 'Congressional Record' Series. 1895-1918, bulk 1895-1918.

This series consists of 8 bound volumes of printed pages of the 'Congressional Record' which include Senator Tillman's speeches, roll call votes, debate on the Senate floor, and items inserted into the 'Congressional Record'. There is no volume for the period, March 5, 1911 to March 3, 1913. The volumes are an important source for documenting Tillman's thoughts and political activities in the United States Senate such as his support of bimetalism, railroad regulation, and the strengthening of the Navy as well as his opposition to the Peace of Paris, the Philippine War, and the monopoly power of large corporations and trusts.

2 cubic ft. 8 boxes.

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Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918

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Farmer, governor of South Carolina, 1890-1894, and U.S. senator, 1895-1918; from Trenton (Edgefield Co.), S.C. From the description of Papers, 1894-1897. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20400241 The series title represents "Personal Unprocessed" and was designed as such by staff at the South Caroliniana Library as part of their system of classifying collections. Apparently this part of the Tillman Papers was processed at a later date than the Incoming and Outg...