Letter to Senator George Moses
Overview
In this 3-page letter to U.S. Senator George Moses of New Hampshire, Emporia Gazette editor William Allen White addresses the circumstances surrounding his work as Kansas delegate and member of the Committee on Resolutions during the June 1936 Republican National Convention at which Kansas Governor Alf Landon was nominated for President.
Dates
- Creation: July 8, 1936
Creator
- White, William Allen, 1868-1944 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biography of William Allen White
William Allen White was born at Emporia, Kansas, on February 10, 1868. He attended the University of Kansas and later moved to Emporia, where his grassroots editorials as owner of the Emporia Gazette gained him national prominence. In addition to his editorials, White wrote many widely-published poems, articles, and books, and was influential in Kansas and national politics. He died on January 29, 1944 at Emporia.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P771
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Paul C. Richards Autographs, 18 February 1965
Subject
- Moses, George H. (George Higgins), 1869-1944 (Person)
- White, William Allen, 1868-1944 (Person)
- Landon, Alfred M. (Alfred Mossman), 1887-1987 (Person)
- Republican National Convention (21st: 1936: Cleveland, Ohio) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the William Allen White letter to Senator George Moses
- Subtitle
- Letter to Senator George Moses
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
- Date
- 2007
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- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3822525626
- Preferred citation
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White, William Allen, 1868-1944, Letter to Senator George Moses, Kansas Collection, RH MS P771, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository