Papers, 1900-1919.

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Papers, 1900-1919.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53979743

The bulk of the collection is made up of correspondence dealing with political matters. Among the correspondents are C.E. Pickett and Benjamin P. Birdsall (US representatives from Iowa's 3rd Congressional District); George W. Perkins, Joseph M. Dixon, and Frank Hitchcock, committee chairmen in the National Progressive Committee; Theodore Roosevelt; William Howard Taft; and Albert B. Cummins. Topics covered in the correspondence include party fund raising; the Modern Woodmen of America; questions regarding Republican Party unity; the need for successful Republican candidates on all levels; and the activities of the Progressive National Committee. In addition to correspondence the collection includes photographs; leases and receipts related to Franke's rental of Washington, D.C. property from James W. Spencer; obituaries and other biographical items; newspaper clippings related to politics and miscellaneous leaflets.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Iowa State Historical Society

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Iowa State Historical Society

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Perkins, George W. (George Walbridge), 1862-1920

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Financier, industrialist. Perkins was a vice president of the New York Life Insurance Company, and a partner in the financial firm of J.P. Morgan. He also took an active part in the formation of the International Harvester Company, and the Northern Securities Company, and in the management of the U.S. Steel Corporation. From the description of George W. Perkins papers, 1871-1920. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 298686852 ...

Republican Party (Iowa)

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Modern Woodmen of America

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Birdsall, Benjamin Pixley, 1858-1917.

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850-1926

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Albert Baird Cummins was a progressive Republican from Des Moines who served Iowa as state representative (1888-1890), governor (1902-1908) and United States senator (1908-1926). Prior to entering politics Cummins practiced law and gained national visibility for his successful representation of the Iowa Farmers' Protective Association in their case against the Washburn & Moen barbed wire trust. Between 1896 and 1900 he was an influential member of the Republican National Committee. During hi...

Franke, Carl F., 1871-1940.

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Chairman of the Iowa Republican State Central Committee at the time of Taft's election to the presidency in 1908. Franke later aligned himself with the progressive faction of the Party and supported Theodore Roosevelt's run for the presidency when he campaigned as the Bull Moose candidate, having failed to secure the nomination as the Republican Party candidate. Franke was born in Parkersburg, Iowa (Butler County) where he began his political career as a Republican Party advocate. He later moved...

Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935

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U.S. postmaster general, chairman of the Republican National Committee, and newspaper publisher From the description of Frank H. Hitchcock papers, 1905-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980118 ...

Dixon, Joseph M. (Joseph Moore), 1867-1934

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Joseph Moore Dixon was born at the Quaker enclave of Snow Camp, North Carolina, in 1867 to Hugh Woody and Adaline Murchison Dixon. He was the third of four children and their only son. The Dixons were Quakers who traced their origins to England. Dixon attended the Sylvan Academy and the New Garden Boarding School, both Quaker institutions, then Earlham College in Indiana. He withdrew from Earlham in 1888 and finished his education at Guilford College that spring. In 1891...

Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was an American politician who served as U.S. President (1908-1912) and Chief Justitce of the Supreme Court (1921-1930). 1857 Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15th 1878 Graduated from Yale University 1880 Graduated from Cincinnati Law School ...

Pickett, Charles Edgar, 1866-1930.

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Attorney and U.S. Representative from Iowa. From the description of Papers of Charles E. Pickett, 1903-1922. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233107317 ...

Progressive Party (1912)

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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) ...