Albert Sidney Burleson papers, 1856-1947.

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Albert Sidney Burleson papers, 1856-1947.

Letters and ephemera related to the activities of Burleson and his wife, Adele Steiner Burleson.

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Texas Postmasters League

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Texas Postmasters Association

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Burleson, Albert Sidney, 1863-1937

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Burleson (1863-1937) graduated from the University of Texas Law Department in its first class (1884). As postmaster general he expanded parcel post and was responsible for the government takeover of telephone, telegraph, and cable during World War I and the initiation of air mail in 1918 at the end of the war. From the description of Burleson, Albert Sidney, papers, 1841-1946. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20659759 U.S. representative from Texas and U....

Democratic Party (Tex.). State Convention (1898 : Galveston, Tex.)

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Burleson, Adele Steiner, 1863-1948

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Adele Steiner Burleson (1858-1944) was a writer and was married to Albert Sidney Burleson, attorney, congressman and United States Postmaster General. From the description of Burleson, Adele Steiner, papers, 1858-1944. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 68903333 Albert Sidney Burleson was born in San Marcos, Texas, on 1863 June 7, the son of Edward Burleson, Jr. and Lucy Emma Kyle Burleson. He attended the Agricultural and Mechanical College of...