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Bryan, William Jennings (1860-1925)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1860 - 1925

Biography

William Jennings Bryan; born March 19, 1860, Salem, Ill., died July 26, 1925, Dayton, Tenn.; American orator and politician from Nebraska, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as the party's nominee for president of the United States 1896, 1900, and 1908)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Campaign of 1896: McKinley & Hobart vs. Bryan & Sewall scrapbook

Collection Identifier: Mss:91 1896 C186
Scope and Contents: The collection includes a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, printed materials, and circulars related to the issues surrounding the 1896 election between William Mckinley and William Jennings Bryan. The issues included protections for farmers, expansionary monetary policies of free silver vs the gold standard, and labor unions. William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic candidate, was for free silver, whereas William McKinley, the Republican candidate, was for keeping the gold...

Photographs of Jessie Tarbox Beals, 1896-1941

Collection Identifier: PC 60
Overview:

Photographs of Jessie Tarbox Beals, first American woman photojournalist.