Minne Elisabeth Allen papers, 1924-1932.

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Minne Elisabeth Allen papers, 1924-1932.

Correspondence, notes and drafts of articles written by Allen, campaign brochures, and newspaper clippings relating chiefly to the 1924 presidential campaign of Progressive Party candidates Robert M. La Follette and Burton K. Wheeler.

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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...

Allen, Minne Elisabeth

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Political campaign worker, of Ames, Iowa. From the description of Papers, 1924-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149408 Political campaign worker of Ames, Iowa. From the description of Minne Elisabeth Allen papers, 1924-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983619 ...

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...

Progressive Party (1912)

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