Harding, William L. and family papers, 1909-1936.

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Harding, William L. and family papers, 1909-1936.

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Papers of Republican governor of Iowa from 1917 to 1921. Includes correspondence, speeches and addresses from his terms in office and after. Largely concerns state government, local politics, and Harding's Foreign Language Proclamation restricting the use of foreign languages in Iowa during WWI. Includes personal materials related to his health and death, family papers, and material from his daughter Barbara Harding West's work with the Des Moines Camp Fire Girls.

1.8 linear ft. (3 archives boxes).

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7594986

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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