Summary Information
Thomas Ryum Amlie Papers
1888-1967
- Amlie, Thomas Ryum, 1897-1973
Mss 452; PH 2794; M84-094; M93-098; M96-094
36.0 c.f. (90 archives boxes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm); plus additions of 1.1 c.f., 1 tape recording, 80 photographs, and 26 negatives
Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of Thomas Amlie, a congressman, social activist, and leader of the Progressive Party of Wisconsin and the national third party movement, primarily documenting his legislative career through correspondence, speeches, writings, campaign literature, subject files, and newspaper clippings. Other materials document the political organizations with which Amlie was affiliated and the Amlie and Ryum family genealogies.
Portions of this collection are available only on microfilm.
English
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Biography/History
Any story of Thomas R. Amlie that chronicles simply his training, legal practice, and elected offices falls far short of picturing the influence that this liberal--by his own description, radical--wielded during the depression years.
The grandson of Norwegian immigrants, and the son of a conservative but “free thinking” farmer, Thomas Amlie was born in Griggs County, North Dakota on April 17, 1897. After studying at the University of North Dakota from 1916 to 1918 he spent a short period of time in the army, and upon his release entered the University of Minnesota. There, in 1919, he abandoned his intention of becoming a sociology and economics teacher, and turned to the Nonpartisan League. After spending a season as an organizer for the League in Wisconsin, he enrolled in the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he received his degree and was admitted to the bar in 1923.
After receiving his law degree, Amlie went to work for the Wisconsin Department of Markets (later part of the Agriculture Department). Living in Eau Claire in 1924, he was district chairman for Robert M. La Follette's presidential campaign and also ran unsuccessfully for district attorney. Late in that year he moved to Beloit and established a practice in the firm of Fiedler, Garrigan, and Amlie. Three years later Amlie moved his office to Elkhorn, and was a resident of that city throughout his congressional career.
A Progressive Republican, he was elected first district congressman in 1931, and as the Depression deepened the state and nation heard increasingly from Thomas R. Amlie. Defeated for reelection in 1932, in 1934 he helped plan the campaign of the newly-formed Progressive party of Wisconsin. Victory in that campaign swept Philip F. La Follette back into the governor's chair and returned Amlie to Congress.
According to the Wall Street Journal, January 25, 1939, the kinds of bills Amlie introduced into Congress were the type that would have “put the federal government in control of all industry by practical socialization.” He became widely known as a member of the so-called “liberal bloc” in Congress and joined with other liberals there and throughout the country in trying to form a third party. Believing that production for profit should be replaced with a planned economy of “production for use,” the movement sought to bring about a political realignment in the country. The League for Independent Political Action, with John Dewey at its head, issued a call for a conference in Chicago September 3, 1933, at which meeting the national Farmer-Labor Political Federation was formed, with Thomas R. Amlie as chairman. Since it functioned chiefly as a middle-western liaison between various liberal and radical groups, means were sought to give the movement more effective national scope.
After a series of preliminary meetings early in 1935, leaders met in Chicago July 5 and 6 and organized the American Commonwealth Political Federation (ACPF). In a nationally broadcast speech August 22, Amlie called for the support of a genuine American radical movement, saying “there is... nothing in the Roosevelt program save charity capitalism.” The Federation maintained a national office, appointed a national organizer, published a pamphlet called Toward a New Party, and in the fall of 1935 sent its chairman, Amlie, on a speaking tour of the western states. It struggled to unite liberal, progressive, and radical groups into an effective national organization. It appealed to labor for support, but adopted a policy of excluding communist groups.
The ACPF hoped to influence the 1936 elections, and Amlie himself was mentioned as a possible presidential candidate on a Federation ticket; but Amlie again ran as a Progressive to recapture his congressional seat, and the influence of the Federation waned following the fall elections. The Amlie Papers reveal many reasons for its failure; important among them may have been the reason expressed by Amlie in a letter to James H. Hart, October 5, 1943, “These movements disappeared when Roosevelt moved far enough to the Left to receive the political support of organized labor.”
In 1937, and again in 1938, Amlie joined with Representative Jerry Voorhis of California and Robert Allen of Pennsylvania in sponsoring the Industrial Expansion Bill, a legislative attempt to provide for a planned economy. In 1938 he made the race for senator on the Progressive ticket in Wisconsin and was defeated in the primary by Herman Ekern, a defeat he blamed on William T. Evjue of the Madison Capital Times and on the Progressive party itself.
In January, 1939, President Roosevelt appointed Amlie to the Interstate Commerce Commission, but widespread opposition to the appointment compelled him to request that Roosevelt withdraw his nomination. The President later appointed him as special assistant United States attorney in the Federal Land Commission office in Milwaukee, a position he resigned in 1941 to run once more, unsuccessfully, for Congress in his old first district, this time as a Democrat. In 1940 he had disagreed with Philip F. La Follette on the foreign issue, supported Roosevelt, and favored a combination of Progressives and liberal Democrats.
In 1942 he was back in Washington, as Washington director of the newly formed Union for Democratic Action (UDA), forerunner of the Americans for Democratic Action (ADA). The following year and periodically thereafter he tried, but failed, to secure various appointments in government agencies. His failure to obtain government posts led him to conclude that he had been virtually black-listed because of his reputation as a radical.
As a member of the executive committee of the National Political Action Committee he became involved with the CIO Political Action Committee (CIO-PAC), and in 1944 spent some months in New York as staff member of that organization. He served as their legislative research man, examining and reporting on the records of congressmen as to their votes on labor questions, and their liberal or conservative viewpoints.
By 1946 Amlie was back in Madison (where he had moved his family in 1942) more or less full time. In that year he was elected a member of the Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, but although he ran for the state Supreme Court in 1949 and for congressman from the second district in 1958, he never again held public office. He maintained a somewhat limited legal practice until 1962 when ill health forced him to curtail his activities. He also owned and managed several rooming houses in the university area. Amlie died on August 22, 1973.
Amlie's first wife, Marian Caldwell Strong, whom he married in 1925, died in 1930; two years later he married Gehrta Farkasch Beyer. He had four sons, Thomas, Robert, Paul, and Frederick Hans, and one daughter, Marian.
Arrangement of the Materials
This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 5 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Original Collection presented by Thomas R. Amlie, 1961-1965, and by Gehrta Amlie, 1967-1979; Additions presented by the Estate of Gehrta Amlie, 1984; Thomas R. Amlie; and C. William Stonebarger and Jane Denny, Madison, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M61-126, M62-075, M62-086, M62-114, M65-266, M67-287, M69-038, M73-357, M74-224, M74-270, M75-323, M79-027, M84-094, M93-098, M96-094
Original Collection processed by Harry Miller and J. Pfeil, November 1979. In the processing of Mss 452, the 1967-1979 accessions listed above were merged with the 1961-1965 accessions, processed by Margaret Hafstad in 1964 and 1965 (formerly Wis Mss VW).
Contents List
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Mss 452
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Part 1 (Mss 452): Original Collection, 1888-196636.0 c.f. (90 archives boxes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm) The Original Collection is divided into three main series: Public Papers, Family Papers, and Organizational Records. The first of these is by far the largest component of the collection and contains Amlie's correspondence, congressional files, campaign materials, speeches, writings, and a large number of newspaper clippings concerning his career. Family Papers pertain mainly to Gehrta Amlie's activities and to her family, and the final series consists of records of a number of third party and other political organizations with which Amlie was affiliated. The Public Papers are arranged in seven separate subseries ranging in size from one folder to seventy-one boxes. Six of these subseries, General Correspondence, Addresses and Writings, Campaign Material, Congressional Subject File, Press Releases, and Clippings, bring together like types of material; the other, Interstate Commerce Commission Nomination, contains various types of records concerning that one event. The General Correspondence cuts across all phases of Amlie's life. It includes letters to and from family members and friends, correspondence relating to his legal practice, campaign and constituent letters, and letters relating to his role with liberal political organizations and movements. Among the earliest letters are a few concerning Amlie's role in the 1924 La Follette-Wheeler campaign. However, the great bulk of the correspondence does not commence until Amlie began his congressional campaign in 1931. Much of the correspondence while Amlie was in congress (October 13, 1931-March 3, 1933 and January 3, 1935-January 3, 1939) can be classified as constituent correspondence. While much of this is routine and somewhat repetitive, it is also revealing as to the times. The Depression is a constant theme: job opportunities, soldiers' bonus legislation, relief legislation, the federal works program (WPA), mortgage loans, the federal budget, taxes, and the political situation. Amlie also received considerable amounts of mail in 1937 and 1938 concerning his sponsorship of the Industrial Expansion Act and the reorganization of the Supreme Court. Much of the rest of the correspondence from the 1930's and early 1940's resulted from Amlie's affiliation with political organizations and movements. Correspondents in this regard include: Oscar Ameringer, publisher of the American Guardian; Alfred M. Bingham, co-editor of Common Sense; Paul H. Douglas of the University of Chicago; Nathan Fine of the American Commonwealth Political Federation (ACPF); George B. Galloway of the National Economic and Social Planning Association; Philip F. and Robert M. La Follette, Jr.; Floyd B. Olson, governor of Minnesota; Selden Rodman, co-editor of Common Sense; Samuel Sigman of the Farmer-Labor and Progressive League of Wisconsin; Norman Thomas; Howard Y. Williams of the Farmer-Labor party, the ACPF and the Union for Democratic Action (UDA); and William E. Zeuch of the Resettlement Administration and founder of Commonwealth College. Foremost among the organizations whose work is reflected in the General Correspondence is the ACPF. In 1935 Nathan Fine of the Rand School of Social Science went to Washington to serve as director of the newly formed organization. Amlie furnished office space for the Federation and Fine's letters as director, are an integral part of the collection. In fact, the researcher will sometimes find it difficult to distinguish between Amlie and Fine as author of letters in instances where the signature does not appear on the carbon. Correspondence for the ACPF period, 1935-1938, not only covers the national office, but also includes many communications from state groups that tried to form a Commonwealth affiliation, particularly California, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington. Letters from Herbert Hard in Ohio, H.J. Crim in Colorado, and R.W. Hadden in California are particularly numerous. In addition to the ACPF, letters touch on activities of organizations and movements such as: American League Against War and Fascism, 1934-1936; Continental Committee for Economic Abundance, 1934-1935; Farmer-Labor Political Federation of the United States, 1933-1936; Farmer-Labor Progressive League of Wisconsin, 1934-1936; League for Independent Political Action, 1933; Progressive party, 1931-1938; and Townsend Plan, 1935. Other correspondence of the late 1930's concerns the Spanish Civil War (Amlie's brother Hans served with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade) and the controversy over his nomination to the ICC. Correspondence for the 1940's is not as heavy as that of the previous decade. Important topics are Amlie's involvement with the UDA, 1942-1947, and with the CIO-Political Action Committee (CIO-PAC), 1944. Between 1942 and 1946 Amlie spent a great deal of time on the East Coast away from his family. Consequently there is a good deal of correspondence between Amlie and his wife Gehrta. In addition to family matters there is frequent discussion of state and national political issues and persistent mention of the family financial problems and of Amlie's inability to find a job in government. Additional correspondents for this period include Samuel Sigman, with whom he frequently discussed Wisconsin politics, James Loeb, Jr. of the UDA, Howard Y. Williams, William Zeuch, and James H. and Charles McGill. The latter two shared much of Amlie's political philosophy and also owned and managed the McGill Manufacturing Company of Valparaiso, Indiana. Correspondence with them concerns liberal political causes as well as legal work Amlie did for the company. By 1946 Amlie had opened a law office in Madison. Letters from that date on become progressively more sparse. Included is occasional correspondence with state political figures including Andrew J. Biemiller, Danial Hoan, and Howard J. McMurray; exchanges with old friends including Paul Douglas, the McGills, Jerry Voorhis, Aubrey Williams, Howard Y. Williams, and William Zeuch; and letters relating to his legal practice. Pockets of heavier correspondence surround Amlie's campaign for the state Supreme Court in 1949 and for Congress in 1958. In addition many letters from 1950-1954 concern Amlie's attempts to promote his book, Let's Look at the Record. In his drive to put across a third party and to advance his liberal views, Amlie did a great deal of writing and public speaking. The New Republic, June 20, 1934, referred to him as “the spokesman for the intellectual radicals as well as for all left-wing elements....” The Addresses and Writings subseries includes final versions, drafts and notes of Amlie's speeches, magazine articles, pamphlets, and book. His major works are arranged by title. These include the Forgotten Man's Handbook, a pamphlet published in 1935 shortly after the formation of the ACPF; Les Etats-Unis Sur Le Chemin De L'Abundance, a French translation of Amlie's August 26, 1935, speech before the House on the economy; “A Congress to Win the War;” “Jobs For All;” and Let's Look at the Record. Amlie considered “A Congress to Win the War,” published as a supplement to the New Republic, May 18, 1942, as his principal contribution to the liberal cause in the 1940's. Written under the sponsorship of the UDA, the 300,000 copies distributed served as a campaign document
for the supporters of the Roosevelt administration. On November 27, 1943, The Nation published Amlie's “Jobs For All” as a supplement. The following year he signed a contract to expand this into a book entitled “Revolution by Consent.” Several revisions of this book appear in the collection, but it was never published. In 1950 Amlie subsidized the publication of Let's Look at the Record, a summary of the records of the two major parties since 1929, especially as reflected by the votes of members of Congress. Other materials in the Addresses and Writings subseries are in chronological order and date from 1923, 1928, and 1931-1958. The 1923 entry concerns farming conditions and agricultural cooperatives and stems from Amlie's position with the Wisconsin Department of Markets. The balance primarily concerns politics and the economy. Most papers date from the 1930's and many of these are campaign and congressional speeches. Also included are radio addresses and articles published in Common Sense and other journals. Second in terms of volume to the General Correspondence is the Congressional Subject File. Organized alphabetically by file heading, this subseries dates from 1928-1938 and includes printed reference material and occasional letters from constitu ents and interest groups. Extensive files are found on Prohibition (Amlie was a wet), Roosevelt's government reorganization bill of 1938, and various issues related to the economy. Also included here is a file of Amlie's congressional newsletters. See the container list (p. 9) for a complete listing of the file headings. Clippings consist of a chronological run dated 1924, 1931-1958 and four scrapbooks dated 1931-1938. In addition to newspaper and magazine clippings some campaign memorabilia is also included. The chronological group has been microfilmed and the originals destroyed; the scrapbooks were not filmed due to the format of the volumes. The scrapbooks seem to concentrate on Amlie's election campaigns, while the chronological run documents all phases of his career with special emphasis on the ICC nomination. The remaining subseries within the Public Papers are largely self-explanatory. These are Campaign Material, 1931-1958, consisting of leaflets, broadsides, advertisements, platforms and similar types of material from Amlie's election compaigns, Interstate Commerce Commission Nomination, 1939, including a transscript and other papers from the subcommittee holding hearings on the nomination; and Press Releases, 1931-1945, nearly all of which originated from Amlie's terms in Congress or his campaigns.
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Series: Public Papers, 1911-1966
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Subseries: General Correspondence
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1911-November 1931
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December 1931-January 24, 1932
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January 25-February 18, 1932
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February 19-March 18, 1932
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March 19-April 18, 1932
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April 19-May 24, 1932
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May 25-June 1932
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July-November 1932
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December 1932-January 1933
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February-September 1933
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October 1933-February 1934
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March-July 1934
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August-November 1934
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December 1934-January 25, 1935
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January 26-February 1935
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March 1-27, 1935
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March 28-April 25, 1935
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April 26-May 20, 1935
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May 21-June 15, 1935
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June 16-July 10, 1935
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July 11-August 4, 1935
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August 5-31, 1935
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September 1935
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October 1935
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November 1-28, 1935
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November 29-December 25, 1935
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December 26, 1935-January 12, 1936
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January 13-31, 1936
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February 1-18, 1936
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February 19-March 3, 1936
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March 4-20, 1936
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March 21-April 4, 1936
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April 5-24, 1936
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April 25-May 10, 1936
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May 11-31, 1936
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June 1936
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July-August 1936
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September 1936
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October-December 10, 1936
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December 11-31, 1936
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January-February 10, 1937
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February 11-March 10, 1937
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March 11-April 5, 1937
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April 6-May 6, 1937
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May 7-June 20, 1937
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June 21-August 6, 1937
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August 7-September 1937
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October-November 20, 1937
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November 21-December 1937
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January-February 1938
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February 5-23, 1938
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February 24-March 12, 1938
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March 13-31, 1938
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March (undated)-April 25, 1938
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April 26-May 25, 1938
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May 26-July 10, 1938
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July 11-August 21, 1938
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August 22-October 15, 1938
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October 16, 1938-January 1939
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February-June 1939
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July 1939-October 1940
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November 1940-May 1942
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June-December 1942
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January 1943-December 1944
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1945-1946
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1947-1949
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1950-May 1951
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June 1951-June 1953
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July 1953-1956
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1957-1966, undated
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Undated
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Subseries: Addresses and Writings
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Major Works
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“A Congress to Win the War” (New Republic Supplement)
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Notes and Drafts
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Published Version, May 1942
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Les Etats-Unis Sur Le Chemin De L'Abundance
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Forgotten Man's Handbook, 1935-1937
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“Jobs For All” (Nation Supplement), November 1943
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“Revolution By Consent”
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Drafts, 1944, 1946
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Miscellaneous Notes, circa 1948
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Let's Look at the Record
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Notes and Drafts
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Published Version, 1950
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Chronological File
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1923, 1928, 1931-1933
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1934-1940
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1941-1958
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Undated
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Undated
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Subseries: Campaign Material
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1931-1958
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Box
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1932-1938
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Subseries: Congressional Subject File
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Box
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Agricultural Relief, 1931-1933
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Appropriations, 1932
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Army, 1932
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Banking and Banking Legislation, 1932-1938
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Bills Introduced, 1932-1938
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Bonus Legislation, 1932
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Budget Balancing, 1932
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Business Statistics, 1931-1932
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Chamber of Commerce (National), 1932-1933
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Chain Store Legislation, 1936
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Civil Service, 1932
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Coinage, Weights, and Measures, Committee on, undated
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Conservation, Parks, and Forests, 1932
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Consumer Research, 1931-1932
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Cooper, Henry Allen (Bills Introduced by), 1930
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Copyright, 1932, 1936
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Crank Mail, 1932
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Drainage, 1932
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Economic Situation, 1931-1933
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Editorial Research Reports, 1932
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Education, 1932
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Federal Communications Commission, 1937
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Federal Construction, 1932
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Federal Farm Board, 1932
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Federal Housing Administration, 1937
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Federal Power Commission, 1938
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Federal Salaries, 1932
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Flood Control, 1932
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Foreign Affairs, 1932
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Highway Aid, 1932
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Hoover's Speech, 1928
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Immigration and Naturalization, 1931
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Interior, Department of, 1937
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Box
79
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Joint Stock Land Banks, 1932
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Box
79
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Justice, Department of, 1937
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Box
79
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Labor, 1930-1932
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Box
79
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11
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Labor, Department of, 1937-1938
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Box
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La Follette, Philip, 1931-1932
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Box
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League of Nations, 1932
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Box
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Ludlow War Referendum Bill, 1937
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Box
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Legislation (Miscellaneous), 1932
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Box
80
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Mississippi Valley Association, 1932
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Box
80
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Muscle Shoals Power Plant (Hill Bill), 1931-1932
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Box
80
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National Labor Relations Board, 1937-1938
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Box
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National Parks, 1932
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Box
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Navy Legislation, 1937
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Box
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Negroes, 1932
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Box
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Neutrality and Neutrality Legislation, 1936
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Box
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Newsletters, 1932-1938
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Box
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Oleomargarine, 1931
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Box
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Pensions (Old Age), 1932
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Box
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Pensions (Railroad Employees), 1931-1932
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Box
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Peoples' Lobby, 1932-1933
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Box
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Pepper-Coffee Bill, 1938
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Box
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Pettingill Bill, 1937
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Box
81
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Philippines, 1932
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Box
81
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Politics, 1931-1933
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Box
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Post Office Legislation, 1932-1938
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Power Trusts, 1932-1933
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Price Maintenance, 1937
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Prohibition, 1930-1933
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Box
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Processing Tax, 1937-1938
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Box
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Public Works Administration, 1936, 1938
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Box
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Public Works Program, 1932
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Box
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Radio Legislation, 1937
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Box
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Railroad Legislation, 1937-1938
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Box
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Ramspeck Civil Service Law, 1937
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Box
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Recovery Program, 1937-1938
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Reorganization Bill
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Box
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March-April 1938
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Box
83
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May-June 1938
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Box
83
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Sugar Legislation, 1937
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Box
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Voting Record, 1931-1938
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Box
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Walsh-Healy Act, 1938
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Works Progress Administration, 1938
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Box
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Subseries: Interstate Commerce Commission Nomination, 1939
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Box
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Subseries: Press Releases, 1931-1945
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Micro 767
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Subseries: Clippings
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Reel
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1924, 1931-1958
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Mss 452
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Scrapbooks
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Box
86
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1931
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Box
86
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1931-February 1933
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Box
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1931, 1934, 1936
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Box
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August-September 1938
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Series: Family Papers
: This series includes genealogical material on both the Amlie and Ryum sides of Thomas Amlie's family; correspondence; and some papers of Gehrta Amlie. Correspondence between Amlie and his immediate family is included in the Public Papers. Included here are letters from Germany (in German) apparently written to a close relative of Gehrta Amlie in this country. The papers of Gehrta Amlie include some of her early poetry and verse, 1928-1932. Most, however, consist of letters, financial information, and other papers relating to her operation of the Playhouse Nursery School in Madison.
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Box
84
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Amlie and Ryum Genealogies, 1944, 1958
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Box
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Correspondence, 1888-1920
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Papers of Gehrta Amlie, 1928-1932, 1947-1952
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Series: Organizational Records
: In the course of his involvement with third party and other political movements, Amlie accumulated minutes, newsletters, financial reports, and other types of records from the organizations listed below. Most thoroughly documented is the ACPF, which he helped found and for which he provided office space. Among the ACPF records is a card file listing members and others who showed interest in the organization. The cards are organized by state, and alphabetically thereunder, and often contain references to correspondence between the individual and the ACPF. Also well documented is the UDA, which Amlie served at various times as staff member and member of the board of directors. The other organizations are represented by similar but somewhat smaller amounts of material. Amlie's correspondence relating to these organizations is in the General Correspondence segment of the Public Papers.
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American Commonwealth Political Federation
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Box
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“Bulletins,” 1936
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Card File
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Alabama-Louisiana
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Maine-New York
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North Carolina-Wyoming
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Financial, 1935-1937
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General, 1935-1937, 1944
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Minutes, 1935
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News Releases, 1935-1936
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Roll Call (Enrollment) Lists, 1936
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CIO-Political Action Committee
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Box
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Congressmen's Records, 1944
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Box
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General, 1943-1946
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Box
85
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Farmer-Labor Political Federation of the U.S., 1933-1940
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Farmer-Labor Progressive Federation of Wisconsin, 1934-1939
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Farmer-Labor Progressive League, 1934
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National Citizens' Political Action Committee (NC-PAC), 1944-1945
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Progressive Party, 1934
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Union For Democratic Action
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Bulletins and Press Releases, 1942-1946
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Box
85
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Congressional Newsletters, 1943-1946
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Box
85
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Data on Congressional Elections, 1942
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Box
85
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Executive Board and Committee Meetings, 1942-1946
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Box
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General, 1942-1947
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PH 2794
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Part 2 (PH 2794): Additions, circa 1930-1940
23 photographs (1 folder)
: Photographs, circa 1930-1940, including portraits of Amlie and family and associates; images of Amlie with groups of supporters; and a few images of families living in sub-standard conditions in 1936.
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M84-094
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Part 3 (M84-094): Additions, 1923-1967
1.1 c.f. (1 record center carton and 1 oversize folder), 54 photographs, and 26 negatives (in 1 flat box)
: Additions, including correspondence (mainly personal), 1923-1967; press releases, legislative newsletters, and clippings; personal diaries, 1945-1948; and a copy of a book by Amlie, The Forgotten Man... (1935). Also included are congressional campaign posters and a CD-ROM with a “Thank You Students” poster, photographs and negatives of Amlie in his youth and as an adult, working, and images of family and others, and a drawing of a political cartoon.
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M93-098
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Part 4 (M93-098): Additions, 1941
1 tape recording
: Tape copy of a meeting of the First District United Labor Committee for Thomas Amlie, August 28, 1941.
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M96-094
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Part 5 (M96-094): Additions, circa 1920
3 photographs
: A portrait of Thomas R. Amlie circa 1920 and two group portraits of Amlie family [?] members.
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