Texas State Grange letters and circulars, 1880s.

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Texas State Grange letters and circulars, 1880s.

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The Grange or Patrons of Husbandry was a nonpartisan, agrarian order offering to farm families a plan for cooperation in business, happier home lives, more social contacts, and better educational opportunities. The Texas State Grange was organized in 1873. These letters and circulars were issued by A.J. Rose, Master, Texas State Grange.

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Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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Texas State Grange

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The Patrons of Husbandry, or the Grange as they were more widely known, was a national agricultural, fraternal, and co-operative organization founded in 1867 to improve the economic and social situation of the United States’ farm population. The Grange spread rapidly in a grass roots manner following the Panic of 1873, turning the Grange into a political power. The organization opened schools, organized social meetings, and became a powerful political group, lobbying for free trade,...

National Grange

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Rose, A. J.

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