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M 182A P· 1 M 182A National Nonpartisan League. Printed Materials, undated and 1910-1928. 4 rolls positive microfilm. Originals in the Minnesota Historical Society. Collation of the originals: 2.5 feet. This microfilm reproduces printed materials (undated and 1910-1928) relating to the National Nonpartisan League. It is a valuable supple- ment to the microfilm edition of the League's records issued by the Minnesota Historical Society in 1969. Although some items in this edition were filmed in their entirety in the 1969 edition, and the title pages of many others were included as a bibliographic aid, much of the material in this edition does not appear in the earlier edition. HISTORICAL SKETCH The National Nonpartisan League, a political protest organization of farmers and workers, was organized in North Dakota in 1915 to combat economic and political exploitation of spring-wheat farmers; it spread rapidly through the midwestern and northwestern states during the early years of World War I. The League's reform program was heavily socialistic, and the organization encountered intense opposition, led by forces that felt threatened by its success. Prior to the United States' entry into World War I, these opponents attempted to discredit the League by accusing its leaders of being socialists, anarchists, and members of the 'In- dustrial Workers of the World. Following the nation's entry into the war, they attempted to brand the organization and its followers disloyal, seditious, and pro-German. During the post-war "Red Scare," they again returned to their pre-war themes. The League declined almost as rapidly as it had risen and by 1924 no longer existed as a national organization. However, its influence continued to be felt in many states, notably North Dakota and Minnesota. In Minnesota the League was the forerunner of the Farmer-Labor and Democratic-Farmer-Labor parties. 12,838 Ml82A P· 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS The materials included in this microfilm edition consist of pamphlets, newspapers, and books. Most of the pamphlets, which constitute the bulk of the materials, document the "pamphlet war" between the League and its supporters and its opponents. They are arranged in the following series: League, pro-League, and Farmer-Labor publications; Anti-League, anti-socialist, and loyalty publications; Government publications; Legal publications; Miscellaneous publications. The pamphlets in each series are arranged chronologically by year of publication; they are arranged alphabetically by main entry (author or title) within each year. The newspapers are arranged alphabetically by title. The books are arranged alphabetically by author. Most of the original items are located in the Minnesota Historical Society's Reference Library. Some, however, are from the following collections in the Division of Archives and Manuscripts: Elmer E. Adams Papers, Joseph A.A. Burnquist Papers, Arthur Lesueur Papers, National Nonpartisan League Papers, and Jacob A.O. Preus Papers. For additional information about the Nonpartisan League and its records see Deborah K. Neubeck, Guide to a Microfilm Edition of the National Nonpartisan League Papers (Minnesota Historical Society, 1970). For manuscripts and other publications pertaining to the League see the card catalogs of the Division of Archives and Manuscripts and ·the Ref- er:ence Library. A supplement to this microfilm edition, consisting of four pampµlets discovered in the Society's Reference Library after the other materials had been filmed, appears on Roll 4, beginning at frame 1159. Ml82A p. 3 ROLL LIST Roll 1. Pamphlets: League, Pro-League and Farmer-Labor Publications, undated and 1917-1925. Roll 2. Pamphlets: Anti-League, Anti-Socialist, and Loyalty Publications, undated and 1910-1919. Roll 3. Pamphlets: Anti-League, Anti-Socialist, and Loyalty Publications, [ 192-?]. -1924. Pamphlets: Government Publications, 1917-1928. Pamphlets: Legal Publications, 1919-1920. Pamphlets: Miscellaneous Publications, 1924. Roll 4. Newspapers, 1917-1920. Books, 1920-1922. Supplement, Ml82A p. 4 ROLL CONTENTS LIST Roll 1 PAMPHLETS: League, Pro-League, and Farmer-Labor Publications, undated and 1917-1925. Frame No. Undated 1 National Nonpartisan League of North Dakota. By-Laws and and Constitution of the North Dakota Nonpartisan League. n.d. 1917 11 National Nonpartisan League. Facts for the Farmer, on Condi- tions Vitally Important to Him as Producer and to the Wage Worker as Consumer (Minnesota Handbook). June 1917. 81 National Nonpartisan League. Facts for the Farmer, on Condi- tions Vitally Important to Him as Producer and to the Wage Worker as Consumer. December 1917. 128 National Nonpartisan League. Facts Kept from the Farmer: General Handbook of the National Nonpartisan League. September 1917. 169 National Nonpartisan League. The National Nonpartisan League: Origin, Purpose, and Method of Operation; War Program and Statement of Principles. [1917?]. 186 National Nonpartisan League. Resolutions Adopted by the Nonpartisan League Conference Held at St. Paul, September 18-19-20, 1917. 1917. 190 Russell, Charles Edward. In and Out of the Yoke: A Plain Story of the Farmer and the Nonpartisan League. [1917- 1918?]. 207 Townley, Arthur. Address of A. Co Townley, President of the National Nonpartisan League, at the Farmers and Workers Conference Held at St. Paul, September 18, 19, and 20, 1917. 1917. 1918 227 Barnes, C. W. Why Burnquist Cannot Run on His Record. 19180 (Charles A. Lindbergh campaign literature)o Ml82A p. 5 Roll 1 (cont'd) PAMPHLETS: League, Pro-League, and Farmer-Labor Publications, undated and 1917-1925. (cont'd) Frame No. 1918 '(cont'd) 232 Consumers United Stores Company of North Dakota, Incorporated. Consumers United Stores Company of North Dakota, Incorpor- ated: A Co-operative Chain Store System Established for Service, Not Profit or Dividends. [1918?]. 239 Form a Labor Party for the Coming Minnesota Election: Producers of Farm and City Will Unite on a Third Ticket to Fight Governor Burnquist. 1918. 240 Labor's Campaign Connnittee, St. Paul, Minnesota. Why Labor Put Up Candidates for Political Offices. 1918. 245 National Nonpartisan League. Facts for the Farmer, on Condi- tions Vitally Important to Him as Producer and to the Wage Worker as Consumer. April 1918. 298 National Nonpartisan League. Facts Kept from the Farmer: General Handbook of the National Nonpartisan League. May 1918. 341 National Nonpartisan League. The Fighting Program of the National Nonpartisan League. December 13, 1918. 347 National Nonpartisan League. Freedom for All Forever. 1918. 373 National Nonpartisan League. How to Finance the Great War. [ 1918?] • 386 National Nonpartisan League. Memorial to the Congress of the United States concerning Conditions in Minnesota, 1918. April 1918. 451 National Nonpartisan League. Memorial to the President of the United States concerning Conditions in Minnesota, 1918. April 1918. 516 [National Nonpartisan League]. The National Nonpartisan League: Loyal or Disloyal? [1918?]. 517 National Nonpartisan League. The National Nonpartisan League: Origin, Purpose, and Method of Operation. 1918. 532 National Nonpartisan League. Resolutions Adopted by Farmers' and Workers' National Nonpartisan League Campaign Rally, St. Paul ••• , March 19-21, 19180 19180 Ml82A p. 6 Roll 1 (cont'd) PAMPHLETS: League, Pro-League, and Farmer-Labor Publications, undated and 1917-1925. (cont'd) Frame No. 1918 (cont'd) 537 [National Nonpartisan League]. S.D. Farmers o. K. League Accounts; Nebraska Farmers o. K. League Accounts. [1918?]. 541 National Nonpartisan League. Where the People Rule: North Dakota, A State Where Democracy is Safe. [1918?]. 556 National Nonpartisan League. Why Should Farmers Pay Dues? 1918. 570 National Nonpartisan League, Educational Department. The League Correspondence Course: Enrollment Application, Farm Economics (Lessons III-VI, IX-XII, XVIII), and Organization Work (Lessons VII-VIII). [1918?]. 642 National Nonpartisan League, Educational Department. The Nonpartisan League Loan Library. [1918?]. 652 National Nonpartisan League of Minnesotao Platform and Declaration of Principles Adopted by Delegates to the State Convention of the Minnesota Branch of the National Nonpartisan League, St. Paul ••• , March 19, 1918. 1918. 655 Northwestern Service Bureau. The Farmer-Owned County News- paper. 19180 662 Packard, Frank E. The Farmers' Movement in North Dakota and Taxation: An Address Delivered before the National Tax Association at Atlanta, Georgia, November 15, 1917. 1918. 668 Political Patrioteers. [1918?]. 673 "Putting Up Loyalty": The Patriotism of the People Exploited by Political Profiteers. 1918. 678 Wilson, Woodrow. Winning the War: Nonpartisanship the Test. [1918?]. (Issued by the National Nonpartisan League). 1919 690 Equity Co-operative Exchange. What is the Equity Co-operative Exchange? 1919. 701 Facts about North Dakota's New Laws, As Passed by the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly in Session at Bismark, North Dakota, January and February, 1919. April 27, 1919. Ml82A p. 7 Roll 1 (cont'd) PAMPHLETS: League, Pro-League, and Farmer-Labor Publications, undated and 1917-1925. (cont'd) Frame No. 1919 (cont'd) 718 National Nonpartisan League. The Articles of Association of the National Nonpartisan League, Together with a Discussion of the League's Purposes, the Democracy of Its Form of Organization, the Democracy of the Measures Supported by the League, and the Ending of the Autocratic Monopolies and the Triumph of Democra- cy, by Walter Thomas Mills. [1919?]. 732 National Nonpartisan