J. Sterling Morton, Letters
Scope and Contents
The materials consist of a 10-page diatribe written by J. Sterling Morton against politician William Jennings Bryan and Bryan’s support of the economic policy of free silver in 1896, as well as a one page typed letter from Morton dated April 6, 1896, marked "personal" to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles S. Hamlin, attacking him and United States Senator John Sherman on the administration's official stance on "what caused the panic of 1896." A drop in silver reserves and concerns on the effects it would have on the gold standard precipated the panic of 1896.
Dates
- 1896
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the University of Nebraska. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the papers or their designees. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Biographical / Historical
Julius Sterling Morton is known as a politician who served as Acting Governor of Nebraska and later, United States Secretary of Agriculture under United States Presidents Grover Cleveland and William McKinley.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
- Nebraska -- Politics and government Subject Source: Local sources
- Politics Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Sarah Glover, 2022.
- Date
- (cc) 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
archives@unl.edu
