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4 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Railroads and state--United States.
La Follette family papers, 1781-1988
418,100 items. 1,468 containers plus 22 oversize. 594.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Family active in late nineteenth and early twentieth century national politics. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, legal files, office files, campaign files, legislative files, subject files, financial records, biographical research files, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and miscellany principally documenting the careers of Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925), governor of Wisconsin and United States representative and senator, and his son Robert M. La Follette (1895-1953), United States senator. Also includes papers of Belle Case La Follette, Fola La Follette, and Philip Fox La Follette.
Wilson-McAdoo families papers, 1860-1966
1,093 items. 8 containers. 3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Correspondence, writings, speeches, statements, biographical material, financial papers, clippings, photographs, and other papers primarily of Eleanor Wilson McAdoo and Margaret Woodrow Wilson, documenting the activities of the McAdoo and Wilson families.
Robert Wickliffe Woolley papers, 1842-1956
17,000 items. 54 containers. 10 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Journalist, politician, and public official. Correspondence, autobiography, reports, memoranda, speeches, articles, financial and family records, clippings, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia pertaining mainly to Woolley's political career in the Democratic Party and as a public official.
Ernest Irving Lewis papers, 1897-1944
10,000 items. 28 containers plus 1 oversize. 11.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Journalist, newspaper editor, and Interstate Commerce Commissioner. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, speeches, and various printed matter primarily relating to his work with the Interstate Commerce Commission.