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Inventory
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A Guide to the Morris Sheppard Papers, 1894-1953
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Creator: |
Sheppard, Morris, 1875-1941 |
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Title: |
Sheppard (Morris) Papers |
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Dates: |
1894-1953 |
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Abstract: |
The Morris Sheppard Papers,
1894-1953, reflect Sheppard's contributions as a U.S. Congressman and Senator, as
well as his literary efforts. |
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Extent: |
14 ft. |
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Language: |
Materials are written in English. |
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Repository: |
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The
University of Texas at Austin |
Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) was born May 28, 1875, in Wheatsville, Texas. He received
his AB degree from the University of Texas in 1895 and his LLB in 1897. He also
earned an LLM degree from Yale University, before beginning his law practice in
Pittsburgh and Texarkana. In 1902, Sheppard was elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives to fill the space left vacant by his father’s death. He served until
1913 when he became a U.S. Senator, a post he would hold until his own death in
1941.
Among his notable legislative achievements, Sheppard introduced the law that would
become the Eighteenth Amendment, outlawing intoxicating beverages and ushering in
the era of Prohibition. He also assisted Andrew J. Volstead in writing the
Prohibition enforcement law. Sheppard served as chairman of the expenditures
committee for the Department of Agriculture and in 1932 became chair of the military
affairs committee. Among his other committee assignments were commerce, irrigation
and reclamation, appropriations, and manufactures.
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The Morris Sheppard Papers, 1894-1953, reflect his contributions to national politics
as well as his literary efforts. Included are political speeches written by Sheppard
on a wide range of topics, as well as a large collection of speeches devoted to the
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Association.
Another large component of the papers consists of material relating to Sheppard’s
work What Shakespeare Says About It: Comments of Shakespeare
on Over Four Thousand Subjects. This includes typescripts, manuscript
notes, typeset proofs, and galley proofs. The manuscript was created in the 1930s
and published posthumously in 1953. The edited typescript includes a 25-page
introductory biography of Sheppard condensed from the biography written by his
daughter, Lucile Sheppard Keyes.
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Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Sheppard, Morris, 1875-1941 -- Archives. |
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Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961. |
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano),
1882-1945. |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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United States. Congress. House -- History -- 20th
century. |
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United States. Congress. House -- Election districts
-- Texas. |
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Democratic Party (Tex.) -- History -- 20th
century. |
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Woodmen of the World Life Insurance
Association. |
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Subjects |
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Legislators -- United States -- History -- 20th
century. |
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Legislators -- Texas -- History -- 20th
century. |
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Prohibition -- United States -- History -- 20th
century. |
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Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 20th
century. |
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Politicians -- Texas -- History -- 20th
century. |
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Lawyers -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. |
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Places |
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United States -- Politics and
government -- 20th century. |
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Texas -- Politics and government --
20th century. |
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Shreveport Waterway (La.) |
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Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.) |
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Houston Ship Channel (Tex.) |
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Trinity River (Tex.) |
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Red River (Tex.) |
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Morris Sheppard Papers, 1894-1953, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
This collection was processed by Lynn Bell, August 1982.
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Inventory |
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3N187 |
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Speeches and addresses: |
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Agriculture, 1935 |
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Business and economic policies, 1923-1940, undated |
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Commerce and shipping, 1922-1939, undated |
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Congressional career, 1936 |
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Democratic Party, 1924-1934, undated |
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Education, 1927, undated |
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Fraternal and service organizations, 1919-1928 |
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3N188 |
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Fraternal and service organizations, 1931-1940, undated |
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Military affairs, 1922-1939, undated |
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New Deal, Franklin Roosevelt, and Sam Rayburn, 1934-1941, undated |
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Prohibition, 1930-1935, undated |
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Religion and religious beliefs, 1930-1934, undated |
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Southern patriotism, 1897, undated |
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Women’s Suffrage Amendment, 1918 |
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Remarks about Morris Sheppard, 1936-1941, undated |
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3N189 |
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Printed Material: |
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Hearings and Reports of the Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds of the House of
Representatives, 1st Session, 62nd Congress, embossed
with Sheppard’s name, 1911 |
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Report of the Mississippi Valley
Committee of the Public Works Administration, annotated
by Sheppard, 1934 |
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“We Still Need a Bill of Rights,” by Raymond L. Wise, reprint
from The Nation, March 11, 1939 |
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“The Twenty-third Amendment,” by Raymond L. Wise,
undated |
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Literary Productions: |
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Galley proofs: What Shakespeare Says
About It, undated |
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3N190 |
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Typescript (edited): What Shakespeare
Says About It, compiled by Morris Sheppard |
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3N191 |
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Typescript (carbon copy): What
Shakespeare Says About It |
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3N192 |
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Typescript (carbon copy): What
Shakespeare Says About It |
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3N193 |
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Typescript (carbon copy): What
Shakespeare Says About It |
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3N194 |
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Typescript (carbon copy): What
Shakespeare Says About It |
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3N195 |
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Typescript (carbon copy): What
Shakespeare Says About It |
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Typescript proofs: What Shakespeare
Says About It |
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3N196 |
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Monograph: On the Southwest |
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2G193 |
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Political Correspondence: |
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Letter to Gov. O.M. Roberts (copy), 1894 |
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Letters written, 1912-1940 |
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2G194 |
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Letters received, 1912-1936 |
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2G195 |
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Letters received, 1936-1942 |
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2G196 |
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Speeches and addresses |
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Business, industry, and economic policies, 1910-1940, undated |
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Campaign speeches, 1913-1940, undated |
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The New Deal, 1934-1940, undated |
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Commerce and shipping, 1905-1940, undated |
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Land and home ownership, 1915-1939 |
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The Townsend Plan, undated |
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Maternal and Infancy Act, 1926-1930 |
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Federal Credit Union System, 1934 |
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Immigration and prostitution, undated |
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Anti-lynching, undated |
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Irrigation and reclamation, 1914, undated |
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2G197 |
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World War I, 1929 and undated |
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Foreign relations, 1919-1924 |
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Military affairs, 1935-1941, undated |
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Prohibition, 1914-1941, undated |
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Federal Corrupt Practices Act, 1912-1937 |
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U.S. Judiciary and the U.S. Constitution, 1937, undated |
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Religion and religious beliefs, 1896-1934, undated |
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2G198 |
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Democratic Party, 1928-1937, undated |
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Patriotism, 1897-1926, undated |
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American flag, undated |
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Tributes and dedications, 1911-1939, undated |
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Speeches by others, 1926-1940, undated |
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Notes and data for political activities, 1920-1940, undated |
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Campaign material: vote counts, expenditures, and itinerary, 1930-1936, undated |
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2G199 |
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Voting records and index, 1913-1915, 1930-1934 |
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Acts and bills, 1919-1940, undated |
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Proposals, amendments, and resolutions, 1935-1939, undated |
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Cases, decisions, and opinions, 1870-1937, undated |
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Reports, 1934-1940 |
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Newsclippings and statements to the press, 1900-1936, undated |
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2G200 |
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Printed material, 1914-1940, undated |
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Lecture notes, at the University of Texas, ca. 1896 |
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Personal receipts, 1930-1940, undated |
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Biographical material, undated |
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Radio script and interview, 1939-1941, undated |
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3K149 |
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Literary productions, undated |
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Shakespeare index, A – K |
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3K150 |
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Shakespeare index, L – Z |
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3K151 |
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Shakespeare index: list of terms, preliminary index, and
index key |
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3L467 |
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Scrapbooks |
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Scrapbook 4, 1902-1903 |
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3L468 |
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Scrapbook 5, 1902-1903 |
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Scrapbook 9, 1906-1910 |
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Scrapbook 12, 1911-1912 |
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3L469 |
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Scrapbook 10, 1906-1908 |
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Scrapbook 13, 1911-1914 |
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3L470 |
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Scrapbook 21, 1920-1927 |
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Scrapbook 24, 1927-1929 |
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Scrapbook 25, 1927-1929 |
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3L471 |
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Scrapbook 26, 1929-1931 |
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Scrapbook 28, 1933 |
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3L496 |
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Scrapbook 3, 1899-1905 |
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3L498 |
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Scrapbook 1, 1888-1903 |
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3L499 |
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Scrapbook 2, 1849-1902 |
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3L500 |
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Scrapbook 6, 1903-1906 |
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3L501 |
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Scrapbook 7, 1904-1906 |
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3L502 |
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Scrapbook 8, 1906-1910 |
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3L503 |
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Scrapbook 11, 1908-1911 |
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3L504 |
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Scrapbook 14, 1912-1920 |
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3L505 |
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Scrapbook 16, 1914-1916 |
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3L506 |
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Scrapbook 15, 1914-1917 |
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3L507 |
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Scrapbook 18, 1916-1919 |
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3M1 |
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Scrapbook 17, 1916-1917 |
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3M2 |
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Scrapbook 19, 1919-1922 |
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3M3 |
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Scrapbook 20, 1919-1923 |
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3M4 |
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Scrapbook 22, 1922-1924 |
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3M5 |
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Scrapbook 27, 1930-1935 |
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3M14 |
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Scrapbook 33, 1938-1939 |
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3M15 |
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Scrapbook 29, 1935-1941 |
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4L391 |
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Scrapbook 23, 1924 |
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4L392 |
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Scrapbook 30, 1935-1936 |
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4L393 |
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Scrapbook 31, 1936-1937 |
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4L394 |
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Scrapbook 32, 1938-1939 |
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3S1 |
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Photographs |
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3S2 |
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Photographs |
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OD1301 |
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Broadside: “Record of Morris Sheppard in the United States
Senate,” 1915 |
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