Willis R. Eken papers, 1978-1984.

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Willis R. Eken papers, 1978-1984.

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Papers of Willis R. Eken, a Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state representative for District 2B, Norman County, from 1970 to 1984. Included are files of constituent correspondence, A-W, Z (1980-1984); Community Action Programs (1978-1979, 1981-1984); miscellaneous legislation (1979-1984); and a list compiled by the House Index Department detailing Eken's legislative bills for the 1983-1984 session. Eken was House Majority Leader from 1980-1982.

0.75 cu. ft. (1 box)

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Eken, Willis R., 1931-

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Minnesota. Legislature. House of Representatives

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Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

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Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) was officially formed on April 15, 1944, the result of a merger of the existing Democratic Party and the Farmer-Labor Party. Although the two entities had competed vigorously throughout their pasts, they had been brought into closer harmony through their mutual support of New Deal programs, through Popular Front collaborations during World War II, and through a realistic acceptance of the fact that they were effectively splitting the s...