Papers, 1921-1945.

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Papers, 1921-1945.

Papers of Wisconsin State Assemblyman (1909-1921) Ballard, including personal and some official correspondence, 1921-1929, two speeches made by Ballard in his retirement years (1941 and 1945), and miscellaneous printed material, most of it relating to Robert M. La Follette's presidential campaign of 1924.

0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes).

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La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925

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Robert Marion La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925), colloquially known as Fighting Bob, was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the Governor of Wisconsin. A Republican for most of his career, he ran for President of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in the 1924 presidential election. Historian John D. Buenker describes La Follette as "the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history." Born...

La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1895-1953

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Zimmerman, Fred R., 1880-1954.

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Progressive Party of Wisconsin.

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Ballard, Clinton, 1860-1946.

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