Correspondence, 1926-1950.

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971

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Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician. Raised in Owosso, Michigan, Dewey was a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. In 1944, he was the Republican Party's nominee for president, but lost the election to incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt in the closest of Roosevelt's four presidential elections. He was again the Republican presidential nominee in 1948, but lost to President Ha...

Landon, Alfred M. (Alfred Mossman), 1887-1987

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Alfred "Alf" Mossman Landon (September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American politician from the Republican Party. He served as the twenty-sixth Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. He was the Republican Party's nominee in the 1936 presidential election, but was defeated in a landslide by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt who won the electoral college vote 523 to 8. Born in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, Landon spent most of his childhood in Marietta, Ohio before moving to Kansa...

Carlson, Frank, 1893-1987

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Frank Carlson, a farmer-stockman, was Governor of Kansas from January 13, 1947 to November 28, 1950. He served as a U. S. Senator representing Kansas from 1950 to 1969. Mr. Carlson was born Jan. 23, 1893, in Concordia, Kan.; and died May 30, 1987, in Concordia, Kan. From the description of Frank Carlson selected papers [microform], 1952-1966. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 62096637 Farmer, stockman, U.S. representative 1935-46, Kansas governor 1947-50...

White, William Lindsay, 1900-1973

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American journalist. From the description of Report on the Krauts : typescript, ca. 1945-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86130592 Author. From the description of They were expendable : literary manuscript, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79899453 Biographical/Historical Note American journalist. From the guide to the William Lindsay White typescript : Report on the Krauts, 1945-1...

White, William Allen, 1868-1944

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American journalist known as the "Sage of Emporia"; owner and editor of the "Emporia Gazette." From the description of Papers of William Allen White, 1890-1940 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647837106 Journalist. From the description of Letters, 1889-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122644557 Pulitzer Prize-winning Emporia, Kansas, newspaper editor and author. From the description of William Allen White letter...

Schoeppel, Andrew Frank, 1894-1962

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Andrew Frank Schoeppel (b. Nov. 23, 1894, Barton County, Kan.-d. Jan. 21, 1962, Bethesda, Md.), U.S. Senator from Kansas, left university to enlist in the Naval Air Service during World War I, then graduated from the University of Nebraska Law School in 1922. He held a number of local and state-wide political posts, including Governor of Kansas from 1943 to 1947. He was elected as a Republican to the Senate in 1948 and served from 1949 until his death in 1962. From the description of...

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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The Republican Party is a national political party in the United States, and was founded in 1854. In the 1864 election, the party took the name National Union Party to allow the participation of Democrats. From the description of Republican Party tickets, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 496362231 From the guide to the Republican Party tickets, 1864, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Hoover, J.Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972

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Director of the FBI. From the description of Typed letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Arthur William Brown, 1941 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269555861 John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) served from 1924 to 1972 as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As its first director, Hoover molded the FBI into his image of a modern police force. He promoted scientific investigation of crime, the collection and analysis of fingerprints and the hiring and ...

Arn, Edward F., 1906-1998

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Cooper, Courtney Ryley, 1886-1940

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Courtney Ryley Cooper was a journalist and writer known for his books (fiction and nonfiction), short stories, magazine articles, and screenplays on crime, the circus, Buffalo Bill, wild animals, and the Rocky Mountains. He acted as press agent for the Sells-Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1914-1915. His first book was "Under the Big Top" (1923). Working with William F. Cody's widow, he later wrote a book-length biography titled "Memories of Buffalo Bill." Cooper also wrote a b...

Smith, William Ward, 1888-1966

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"William A. Smith was born at Valley Falls, Kansas, December 30, 1888. He was educated in the public schools of Valley Falls, graduating from high school in 1910, and in 1914 received the degree LL. B. from the law department of Washburn College at Topeka. He was admitted to the bar the same year, took up active practice at Valley Falls, and lived there until the fall of 1916, when he was elected county attorney and moved to Oskaloosa. Before coming to Oskaloosa he served as city attorney of Val...

Scrivner, Errett P. (Errett Power), 1898-1978

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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas (Republican, 1943-59); of Kansas City. From the description of Papers relating to Huron Place Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan., 1855-1955. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 462983023 ...

Stauffer, Oscar S. (Oscar Stanley), 1886-1982

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Brownell, Herbert, 1904-1996

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Lawyer, politician. From the description of Reminiscences of Herbert Brownell : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451268 From the description of Reminiscences of Herbert Brownell : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481064 From the description of Reminiscences of Herbert Brownell : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat ...

Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951

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Publishing, radio executive; Kansas governor; U.S. senator from Kansas. Of Garnett, Topeka, Kan. From the description of Arthur Capper papers, 1853-1956 (bulk 1918-1948). (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 85600345 ...

Roberts, Roy A.

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Republican Party (Kan.)

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Smith, Wint, 1892-1976.

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Republican member of the U.S. House from Kansas, 1947-60; brigadier general, Kansas National Guard. Of Mankato. From the description of Correspondence, 1947-1960. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 227828842 ...

Haynes, Lacy (Lacy C.), 1888-1951.

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Kansas editor of The Kansas City star, political observer; of Kansas City, Kan. From the description of Correspondence, 1926-1950. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 316238090 ...

Darby, Harry, 1895-1987

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Harry Darby : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158243 Harry Darby (1895-1987), senator from Kansas was born in Kansas City, Kansas. He attended the public schools there and later graduated from the University of Illinois (1917 and 1929). During the World War I, Darby served in the United States Army from 1917 to 1919, attaining the rank of captain. He later became an ind...

Beck, Clarence Vickers, 1886-

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