John Bunyan Winkler papers, 1914-1944.

Caraway, Hattie Wyatt, 1878-1950

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Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was an American politician who became the first woman elected to serve a full term as a United States Senator. Caraway represented Arkansas. She was the first woman to preside over the Senate. She won reelection to a full term in 1932 with the active support of fellow Senator Huey Long, of neighboring Louisiana. She was the first woman to win a election for the United States Senate. A native of Humphreys County, Tennessee, Ha...

National Farmers' Union (U.S.)

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Winkler, John Bunyan, 1875-

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John Bunyan Winkler was born in 1875 on a farm north of Jacksonville, Ark. As a young man, he taught school for four years; two in Pulaski County, and two in Pope County. He became a railway mail clerk in 1900, and retired from the position in 1933 after over thirty years of service to the federal government. Winkler was very active in the Farmers Union during the 1930s, and most of this collection focuses on that activity. From the description of John Bunyan Winkler papers, 1914-194...

Robinson, Joseph Taylor, 1872-1937

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Joseph T. Robinson The "Fightingest" Man in the U.S. Senate He never lost a battle. From schoolyard fights to clashes in the Senate, Joseph T. Robinson defeated all challengers. In the end, it was not a person, but a bill that struck down the first Democratic Senate majority leader Robinson had a fatal heart attack during his campaign to pass President Franklin Roosevelt's controversial "court packing" plan in 1937. Colleagues from both parties mourned his passing, while newspaper editoria...

McClellan, John L. (John Little), 1896-1977

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John Little McClellan, Representative and Senator from Arkansas; born in Sheridan, Grant County, Ark., February 25, 1896; studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1913, when he was seventeen; commenced practice in Sheridan, Ark.; served in the United States Army as a first lieutenant in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps 1917-1919; moved to Malvern, Ark. in 1919 and continued the practice of law; prosecuting attorney of the seventh judicial district of Arkansas 1927-1930; elected as a De...

Adkins, Homer Martin, 1890-1964

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Pharmacist, World War I army officer, governor of Arkansas (1941-1945), and administrator of Arkansas Employment Security Division. From the description of Homer M. Adkins papers, 1923-1964. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 233697023 ...