Ernest Lundeen papers, 1860-1944

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Summary

Creators:
Lundeen, Ernest, 1878-1940
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, notes, clippings, printed matter, and photographs, relating to American politics, American neutrality in World Wars I and II, military conscription in the United States, New Deal social and economic legislation, the Supreme Court controversy of 1937, the Progressive movement in the United States, and the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party.
Extent:
387 manuscript boxes, 7 card file boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 cubic foot box, 42 envelopes, 2 albums (157.5 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ernest Lundeen Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, notes, clippings, printed matter, and photographs, relating to American politics, American neutrality in World Wars I and II, military conscription in the United States, New Deal social and economic legislation, the Supreme Court controversy of 1937, the Progressive movement in the United States, and the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party. Includes prints, post cards and two albums depicting Ernest Lundeen and others, including family members, friends, political colleagues, and views of Hawaii and the Soviet Union.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1878 August 4
Born near Beresford, South Dakota
1898
Joined the Minnesota National Guard
1901
BA degree, Carleton College
1906
Admitted to the bar
1910-1914
Member, Minnesota House of Representatives
1917-1919, 1933-1937
Member, U.S. House of Representatives
1919
Married Norma Matheson Ward
1920-1922
Editor and publisher of Uncle Sam
1937-1940
Member, U.S. Senate
1939
Formed the Make Europe Pay War Debts Committee
1940 August 31
Died near Lovettsville, Virginia
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1950.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box FH6 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ernest Lundeen Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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