Burton K. Wheeler family papers, 1924-1989.

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Burton K. Wheeler family papers, 1924-1989.

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Series 1 consists of papers and correspondence of Elizabeth Colman pertaining to the writing of her book Mrs. Wheeler Goes To Washington. Much is handwritten. Series 2 consists of papers pertaining to the life of Burton K. Wheeler. This series has been separated into 4 subseries: papers pertaining to B.K. Wheeler's U.S. Senate campaigns; Wheeler's isolationist and wartime activities; Wheeler's later life; and two large scrapbooks created by Elizabeth Wheeler Colman during the early 1940s containing some of her personal memorabilia and numerous clippings pertaining to her father. Series 3 consists of photographs of Burton K. Wheeler and his family. The 1990 donation materials, which are mainly originals, have been intermingled with the 1994 materials, which are primarily photocopies.

.7 linear ft.

Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Wheeler, Elizabeth, 1913-

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Wheeler, Burton K. (Burton Kendall), 1882-1975

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Burton Kendall Wheeler was born in Hudson, Mass., on 27 Feb. 1882 and moved to Montana shortly after his graduation from law school in 1905. He began his law career in Butte, serving as U.S. Attorney for Montana from 1913 to 1918 prior to his election to the U.S. Senate in 1922. In 1924 he ran unsuccessfully for vice-president on the Progressive Party presidential ticket. Wheeler is remembered as one of the most powerful senators in Washington, D.C., in the 1930s. Chairman of the Interstate Comm...

United States. Congress. Senate

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Wheeler family.

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Wheeler, Lulu White, 1883-1962

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Colman, Elizabeth Wheeler, 1911-

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Elizabeth Wheeler Colman was born in Butte, Montana, the second child of Lulu and Senator Burton K. Wheeler. In 1989 she wrote the book "Mrs. Wheeler goes to Washington." From the description of Elizabeth Wheeler Colman papers, 1924-1989. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 42925993 Elizabeth Wheeler Colman was born in Butte, Mont., on 17 Apr. 1911, the second child of Lulu and Burton K. Wheeler. She attended grammar school in Butte and Washington...