Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | La Follette family papers, 1781-1988 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1781-1988 |
| Bulk Dates | 1900-1953 |
| ID No. | MSS29165 |
| Creator | La Follette family |
| Extent | 418,100 items |
| Extent | 1,468 containers plus 22 oversize |
| Extent | 594.2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006038 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2009085508 |
| 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. |