Wesley L. Jones papers 1896-1932 (bulk 1908-1932).

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Wesley L. Jones papers 1896-1932 (bulk 1908-1932).

Correspondence and subject files maintained during his political career including news releases, clippings, ephemera, and drafts of statements; and personal papers consisting of correspondence, clippings, and drafts of speeches and writings. Most of the papers relate to Jones' congressional carrer and republican party activities. Major correspondents include Thomas Brady, L.L. Brunton, J.H. Davis, Everett J. Foster, Frank Groundwater, David T. Ham, Millard T. Hartson, T.N. Henry, Harry B. Jones, Samuel L. Lemmon, Roy C. Lyle, Thomas Simmons, W. Simmons, American Legion, Anti-Saloon League, National Geographic Society, Republican State Central Committee of Washington, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade (DC), and Women's Christian Temperance Union; and Carlos Montezuma and Thomas L. Sloan.

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