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1. William Jennings Bryan papers, 1877-1940

   18,000 items. 59 containers and 7 oversize. 24.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Author, lawyer, orator, United States representative from Nebraska, and secretary of state. Correspondence, military papers and other material relating mainly to the presidential campaign of 1896, the Spanish-American War, Bryan's efforts to preserve world peace during World War I, his career as a lecturer for the Chautauqua Institution and its affiliates, and his interest in prohibition, political and monetary reform, and religious issues.

2. Victor Murdock papers, 1824-1971

   38,300 items. 129 containers plus 1 oversize. 51.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   U.S. representative from Kansas and newspaper editor. Diary, family papers, general correspondence, Federal Trade Commission files, writings, and miscellany documenting Murdock's political career as a congressman from Kansas and leadership of the Republican insurgents who contested the power of House Speaker Joseph Cannon in 1910. Includes material concerning Murdock's activities on behalf of the Progressive Party and as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. Also contains family papers relating especially to his father, Marshall M. Murdock, and brother, Marcellus M. Murdock, and their association with the Wichita Daily Eagle.

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