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Digital access to the papers of Congressman, Governor, and United States Senator, Robert Marion La Follette, one of the crucial figures of the Progressive Movement of the early twentieth century. La Follette’s papers focus on his fight to reform corruption and injustice in the political system of the state of Wisconsin. They include correspondence with Andrew Carnegie, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and other major figures of the Progressive Era.
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Under a La Follette's leadership, the Wisconsin state legislature enacted sweeping reforms including railroad regulation and the primary election law which replaced the old caucus and convention system. These important pieces of legislation then served as the models for similar reforms by other states and by the federal government.
Coverage: 1879-1924
Vendor: ProQuest
Producer: Varies
Interlibrary Loan Type: Secure Electronic Transmission Permitted
Simultaneous User Limit: Unlimited simultaneous users