Summary Information

Title: Robert M. La Follette Sr. Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1879-1910, 1924-1929

Creator:

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

Call Number: Wis Mss QR; Micro 537; Micro 476; M90-026; M2014-031; M2014-071

Quantity: 57.6 c.f. (214 archives boxes, 18 black boxes, and 1 flat box) and 163 reels of microfilm (35 mm); plus additions of 1.5 c.f. and 0.6 c.f. of photographs

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers of Wisconsin statesman and politician Robert Marion “Fighting Bob” La Follette Sr. consisting of correspondence, governor's letterbooks, speeches and writings, records of the Wisconsin Republican Party, financial records, and other records. La Follette served as in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Governor of Wisconsin, and as a U.S. Senator. He was a crucial figure in the Progressive Movement of the early twentieth century running for President on the Progressive Party ticket in 1924. Also included are some photographs, news clippings, and scrapbooks.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-wis000qr

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