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Kansas Redeemed. Populism Dead.
Date: 1894
Cloth banner celebrating the demise of the Populist Party in the political of 1894. The banner was likely produced by the Topeka Daily Capital (newspaper).
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Leavenworth County Alliance resolutions
Date: February 1, 1890
This circular presents state monetary reform measures passed unanimously by the Leavenworth County Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union at Tonganoxie, Kansas., Feb. 1, 1890.
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Not paid for want of funds
Date: 1897
This People’s Party pamphlet responds to Republican charges of financial mismanagement of state funds. The pamphlet presents an historical account of a lack of state funding during the Populist Administration…
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Oliver C. Hickok to William Alonzo Hickok
Date: May 1, 1851
A letter from Oliver C. Hickok, Rough & Ready, California, to his father William Alonzo Hickok, Troy Grove, Illinois. He talks about his work and investment in a gold mine.…
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Peoples’ Party meeting requested
Date: July 14, 1900
Letter, dated July 14, 1900, requesting meeting of Kansas Peoples’ Party leaders to be held at Ft. Scott, Kansas on July 23, 1900, the day prior to the regular scheduled…
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The alliance nightingale
Date: 1891
This pamphlet presents Populist Party songs written with a political message.
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Conventions of the Peoples’ Party, Wichita, Kansas
Date: 1892
Endorsement in Wichita of the Peoples’ Party political platform adopted at St. Louis, Missouri, on February 22, 1892
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Oliver C. Hickok to William Alonzo Hickok
Date: March 05, 1852
A letter written by Oliver C. Hickok, Placerville, California, to his father William Alonzo Hickok, Troy Grove, Illinois. Oliver talks about sending money home to the family and how hard…
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Oliver Henry Hickok to Horace D. Hickok
Date: February 12, 1855
A letter from Oliver Henry [C.] Hickok, Fiddletown, California, to his brother Horace D. Hickok telling about his poor health. Oliver left home in 1851 and went to California in…
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Horace D. Hickok to Lorenzo Butler Hickok
Date: August 21, 1859
A letter from Horace D. Hickok, Olathe, Kansas Territory, to his brother Lorenzo Butler Hickok. Horace talks about the political activity in the territory and Missouri delegates coming to the…
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Asbury Thornhill to the editor of the National Tribune
Date: Between 1870 and 1879
A letter to the editor of the National Tribune, Washington, D.C., describing his experiences as an inmate at the Confederate prisoner-of-war Camp Ford, Texas. Asbury Thornhill was a member of…
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Lectures by Ignatius L. Donnelly, orator, author, statesman
Date: Between 1898 and 1898
This pamphlet includes lectures about the Populist Party and key issues associated with the political movement.
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George F. Washburn’s Letter of Reply to Hon. J.A. Edgerton Letter
Date: 1890s
George F. Washburn wrote this public letter to J. A. Edgerton urging the adoption of the Populist Party platform on silver money. Edgerton was secretary of the National Committee for…
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Rally round the press, boys! To Populist and other friends of reform
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
This public letter urges support of the Populist Party newspaper press over the depicted rival plutocratic controlled newspapers of the United States.
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Graduated property taxation
Date: 1910
A Populist Party pamphlet arguing that the only just and equitable system of taxation is the graduated tax in the United States.
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Populist legislative investigation
Date: 1898
This pamphlet presents sworn testimony taken by the Populist Party on purported charges of bribery and corruption solicited to the state legislature during the 1897 session.
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Peoples Party economy vs. Republican extravagance
Date: 1897
This Peoples Party pamphlet recounts the savings and efficiency of the party in state government during the year of 1897.
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Kansas State Institution for the Education of the Blind
Date: Between 1868 and 1890
Illustration of the Kansas State Institution for the Education of the Blind building in Wyandotte, Kansas.
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First Cherokee Regiment day book
Date: November 10, 1862-March 31, 1863
A semi-official journal covering the period Nov. 10, 1862-Mar. 31, 1863, during which time the author served with the 1st Cherokee Regiment (Confederate) in the Indian Territory under Colonel Stand…
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Metallic money and hard times : Why they are inseparable
Date: 1890
This pamphlet by James Holden argues for reforms in the national monetary and transportation systems, key issues in the Populist political platform. Item # 200110 is a revised version published…
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J.P. Limeburner’s directory and advertisers’ guide of Populist and reform newspapers of the U. S.
Date: 1897
This directory lists Populist and reform newspapers throughout the United States.
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James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok to Horace Hickok.
Date: August 14, 1858
Letter written by James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok, Monticello, Kansas Territory, to his brother Horace Hickok. He relates that he was in Lecompton tending to his claim and has the…
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James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok to Horace D. Hickok
Date: November 24, 1856
A letter from James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok, [Monticello?, Kansas Territory] to Horace D. Hickok. He writes about his experiences in Kansas and includes a description of the land and…
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James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok to Lydia Hickok
Date: September 28, 1856
James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok, [Monticello?, Kansas Territory] to his sister Lydia Hickok, Troy Grove, Illinois. He is disappointed to have not received many letters upon his arrival. Hickok has…
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James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok to Polly Butler Hickok
Date: September 28, 1856
Letter written by James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok, from someplace in Kansas, to Polly Butler Hickok, Troy Grove, Illinois. He complains that he has received few letters from her. Hickok…