William Lemke Papers, 1901-2014

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Correspondence

This series consists of personal, political, financial and legal correspondence from 1901 until 1950.  Included are letters of the Republican National Headquarters for North Dakota and the North Dakota Nonpartisan League, as well as correspondence related to Lemke’s 1936 campaign for President.

Box 1

Folder 1: Correspondence, undated

Folder 2: Correspondence, 1901-1903

Folder 3: Correspondence, 1908

Folder 4: Correspondence, 1909

Folder 5: Correspondence, January-April 1910

Folder 6: Correspondence, May-December 1910

Folder 7: Correspondence, 1911

Folder 8: Correspondence, Kreeger Real Estate Transaction, 1911-1919

Folder 9: Correspondence, 1912

Folder 10: Correspondence, 1913

Folder 11: Correspondence, January-June 1914

Folder 12: Correspondence, July-November 1914

Folder 13: Correspondence, December 1914

Folder 14: Correspondence, January 1915

Folder 15: Correspondence, February-March 1915

Folder 16: Correspondence, April-June 1915

Folder 17: Correspondence, July-September 1915

Folder 18: Correspondence, October-December 1915

Folder 19: Correspondence, January-March 1916

Folder 20: Correspondence, April-May 1916

Folder 21: Correspondence, June-July 1916

Folder 22: Correspondence, August 1916

Folder 23: Correspondence, September 1916

Folder 24: Correspondence, October 1-6, 1916

Box 2

Folder 1: Correspondence, October 7-9, 1916

Folder 2: Correspondence, October 10-12, 1916

Folder 3: Correspondence, October 12-14, 1916

Folder 4: Correspondence, October 15-18, 1916

Folder 5: Correspondence, October 18-19, 1916

Folder 6: Correspondence, October 20-21, 1916

Folder 7: Correspondence, October 22-24, 1916

Folder 8: Correspondence, October 24-26, 1916

Folder 9: Correspondence, October 26-27, 1916

Folder 10: Correspondence, October 28-29, 1916

Folder 11: Correspondence, October 30-31, 1916

Folder 12: Correspondence, October Telegrams

Folder 13: Correspondence, October Telegrams

Folder 14: Correspondence, November 1-4, 1916

Folder 15: Correspondence, November 5-20, 1916

Folder 16: Correspondence, November 21-30, 1916

Folder 17: Correspondence, November Telegrams

Box 3

Folder 1: Correspondence, December 1-12,1916

Folder 2: Correspondence, December 13-31,1916

Folder 3: Correspondence, January-February 1917

Folder 4: Correspondence, March 1917

Folder 5: Correspondence, April-May 1917

Folder 6: Correspondence, June-July 1917

Folder 7: Correspondence, August-September 1917

Folder 8: Correspondence, November-December 1917

Folder 9: Correspondence, 1918

Folder 10: Correspondence, 1919

Folder 11: Correspondence, January-July 1920

Folder 12: Correspondence, August 1920

Folder 13: Correspondence, September 1920

Folder 14: Correspondence, October 1920

Folder 15: Correspondence, November 1-5,1920 (1 of 2) (Including election returns)

Folder 16: Correspondence, November 1-5,1920 (2 of 2) (Including election returns)

Folder 17: Correspondence, November 6-30,1920

Folder 18: Correspondence, December 1920

Folder 19: Correspondence, January 1-24,1921

Folder 20: Correspondence, January 25-31,1920

Folder 21: Correspondence, February 1-9,1921

Box 4

Folder 1: Correspondence, February 10-19,1921

Folder 2: Correspondence, February 20-28,1921

Folder 3: Correspondence, March 1-10,1921

Folder 4: Correspondence, March 11-20,1921

Folder 5: Correspondence, March 21-27,1921

Folder 6: Correspondence, March 28-31,1921

Folder 7: Correspondence, April 1-7,1921

Folder 8: Correspondence, April 8-23,1921

Folder 9: Correspondence, April 24-30,1921

Folder 10: Correspondence, May 1-5,1921

Folder 11: Correspondence, May 6-14,1921

Folder 12: Correspondence, May 15-18,1921

Folder 13: Correspondence, May 19-20, 1921

Folder 14: Correspondence, May 21-23, 1921

Folder 15: Correspondence, May 24-31, 1921

Folder 16: Correspondence, June 1-2,1921

Folder 17: Correspondence, June 3-6, 1921

Folder 18: Correspondence, June 7-15,1921

Folder 19: Correspondence, June 16-20,1921

Folder 20: Correspondence, June 21-26 1921

Folder 21: Correspondence, June 27-28,1921

Folder 22: Correspondence, June 29-30,1921

Box 5

Folder 1: Correspondence, July 1-8,1921

Folder 2: Correspondence, July 9-18,1921

Folder 3: Correspondence, July 19-24,1921

Folder 4: Correspondence, July 25-31,1921

Folder 5: Correspondence, August 1-5,1921

Folder 6: Correspondence, August 5-10,1921

Folder 7: Correspondence, August 11-15,1921

Folder 8: Correspondence, August 16-18, 1921

Folder 9: Correspondence, August 19-24,1921

Folder 10: Correspondence, August 24-31,1921

Folder 11: Correspondence, September 1-7,1921

Folder 12: Correspondence, September 8-15,1921

Folder 13: Correspondence, September 16-22,1921

Folder 14: Correspondence, September 23-27,1921

Folder 15: Correspondence, September 28-30,1921

Folder 16: Correspondence, October 1-4,1921

Box 6

Folder 1: Correspondence, October 5,1921

Folder 2: Correspondence, October 6,1921

Folder 3: Correspondence, October 7,1921

Folder 4: Correspondence, October 8-10,1921

Folder 5: Correspondence, October 10-11,1921

Folder 6: Correspondence, October 12-14,1921

Folder 7: Correspondence, October 15-17,1921

Folder 8: Correspondence, October 18-20,1921

Folder 9: Correspondence, October 20-22,1921

Folder 10: Correspondence, October 22-24,1921

Folder 11: Correspondence, October 25-27, 1921

Folder 12: Correspondence, October 28-31,1921

Folder 13: Correspondence, November 1-7,1921

Folder 14: Correspondence, November 8-11,1921

Folder 15: Correspondence, November 12-19,1921

Folder 16: Correspondence, November 20-30,1921

Folder 17: Correspondence, 1921 P.J. Levalle

Folder 18: Correspondence, December 1-7,1921

Box 7

Folder 1: Correspondence, December 8-31,1921

Folder 2: Correspondence, January 1922

Folder 3: Correspondence, February 1-March 13,1922

Folder 4: Correspondence, March 14-31,1922

Folder 5: Correspondence, April 1-11,1922

Folder 6: Correspondence, April 12-19,1922

Folder 7: Correspondence, April 20-27,1922

Folder 8: Correspondence, April 28-May 3,1922

Folder 9: Correspondence, May 4-10,1922

Folder 10: Correspondence, May 11-16,1922

Folder 11: Correspondence, May 17-22,1922

Folder 12: Correspondence, May 23-25,1922

Folder 13: Correspondence, May 26-28,1922

Folder 14: Correspondence, May 29-31,1922

Folder 15: Correspondence, June 1-5,1922

Folder 16: Correspondence, June 6-8,1922

Folder 17: Correspondence, June 9-13,1922

Folder 18: Correspondence, June 14-19,1922

Box 8

Folder 1: Correspondence, June 20-30,1922

Folder 2: Correspondence, July 1-12,1922

Folder 3: Correspondence, July 13-22,1922

Folder 4: Correspondence, July 24-31,1922

Folder 5: Correspondence, August 1922

Folder 6: Correspondence, September 1922

Folder 7: Correspondence, October 1-7,1922

Folder 8: Correspondence, October 8-19,1922

Folder 9: Correspondence, October 20-31,1922

Folder 10: Correspondence, November 1-19,1922

Folder 11: Correspondence, November 20-30,1922

Folder 12: Correspondence, December 1-12,1922

Folder 13: Correspondence, December 13-31,1922

Folder 14: Correspondence, January 1-18,1923

Folder 15: Correspondence, January 19-31,1923

Folder 16: Correspondence, February 1923

Folder 17: Correspondence, March 1923

Folder 18: Correspondence, April 1923

Folder 19: Correspondence, May 1923

Box 9

Folder 1: Correspondence, June 1923

Folder 2: Correspondence, July 1923

Folder 3: Correspondence, August 1923

Folder 4: Correspondence, September 1923

Folder 5: Correspondence, October 1923

Folder 6: Correspondence, November 1923

Folder 7: Correspondence, December 1-10,1923

Folder 8: Correspondence, December 11-19,1923

Folder 9: Correspondence, December 20-31,1923

Folder 10: Correspondence, January 1-10,1924

Folder 11: Correspondence, January 11-31,1924

Folder 12: Correspondence, February 1924

Folder 13: Correspondence, March 1924

Folder 14: Correspondence, April 1924

Folder 15: Correspondence, May 1924

Folder 16: Correspondence, June 1924

Folder 17: Correspondence, July 1924

Folder 18: Correspondence, August 1924

Folder 19: Correspondence, September-October 1924

Folder 20: Correspondence, November-December 1924

Folder 21: Correspondence, January-February 1925

Folder 22: Correspondence, March-April 1925

Box 10

Folder 1: Correspondence, May-June 1925

Folder 2: Correspondence, July-August 1925

Folder 3: Correspondence, September-October 1925

Folder 4: Correspondence, November-December 1925

Folder 5: Correspondence, January-March 1926

Folder 6: Correspondence, April-December 1926

Folder 7: Correspondence, January-March 1927

Folder 8: Correspondence, April-December 1927

Folder 9: Correspondence, 1928

Folder 10: Correspondence, January-August 1929

Folder 11: Correspondence, September-October 1929

Folder 12: Correspondence, November-December 1929

Folder 13: Correspondence, January-February 1930

Folder 14: Correspondence, March-May 1930

Folder 15: Correspondence, June-August 1930

Folder 16: Correspondence, September-November 1930

Folder 17: Correspondence, December 1930

Folder 18: Correspondence, January 1931

Folder 19: Correspondence, February 1931

Folder 20: Correspondence, March 1931

Box 11

Folder 1: Correspondence, April-August 1931

Folder 2: Correspondence, September-December 1931

Folder 3: Correspondence, January-April 1932

Folder 4: Correspondence, May-July 1932

Folder 5: Correspondence, August-October 1932

Folder 6: Correspondence, November 1932

Folder 7: Correspondence, December 1932

Folder 8: Correspondence, January-March 1933

Folder 9: Correspondence, April 1933

Folder 10: Correspondence, May-June 1933

Folder 11: Correspondence, July-September 1933

Folder 12: Correspondence, October-December 1933

Folder 13: Correspondence, January 1934

Folder 14: Correspondence, February 1934

Folder 15: Correspondence, March 1934

Folder 16: Correspondence, April 1934

Folder 17: Correspondence, May 1934

Folder 18: Correspondence, June 1934

Folder 19: Correspondence, July-August 1934

Folder 20: Correspondence, September-November 1934

Folder 21: Correspondence, December 1934

Folder 22: Correspondence, January 1935

Box 12

Folder 1: Correspondence, February 1935

Folder 2: Correspondence, March 1935

Folder 3: Correspondence, April-May 1935

Folder 4: Correspondence, June-July 1935

Folder 5: Correspondence, August-September 1935

Folder 6: Correspondence, October-December 1935

Folder 7: Correspondence, January 1936

Folder 8: Correspondence, February 1936

Folder 9: Correspondence, March 1936

Folder 10: Correspondence, April 1936

Folder 11: Correspondence, May 1936

Folder 12: Correspondence, June-July 1936

Folder 13: Correspondence, August-September 1936

Folder 14: Correspondence, October-November 1936

Folder 15: Correspondence, December 1936

Folder 16: Correspondence, January-February 1937

Folder 17: Correspondence, March 1937

Folder 18: Correspondence, April 1937

Folder 19: Correspondence, May 1937

Folder 20: Correspondence, June 1937

Folder 21: Correspondence, July 1937

Folder 22: Correspondence, August 1937

Folder 23: Correspondence, September 1937

Folder 24: Correspondence, October 1937

Folder 25: Correspondence, November 1937

Box 13

Folder 1: Correspondence, December 1-19,1937

Folder 2: Correspondence, December 20-31,1937

Folder 3: Correspondence, January 1-9,1938

Folder 4: Correspondence, January 10-20,1938

Folder 5: Correspondence, January 21-31,1938

Folder 6: Correspondence, February 1-14, 1938

Folder 7: Correspondence, February 15-28,1938

Folder 8: Correspondence, March 1-20,1938

Folder 9: Correspondence, March 21-31,1938

Folder 10: Correspondence, April 1-16,1938

Folder 11: Correspondence, April 17-30,1938

Folder 12: Correspondence, May 1-16, 1938

Folder 13: Correspondence, May 17-31,1938

Folder 14: Correspondence, June 1938

Folder 15: Correspondence, July 1-20,1938

Folder 16: Correspondence, July 21-31,1938

Folder 17: Correspondence, August 1-7,1938

Folder 18: Correspondence, August 8-13,1938

Folder 19: Correspondence, August 14-19,1938

Folder 20: Correspondence, August 20-31,1938

Folder 21: Correspondence, September 1-20,1938

Box 14

Folder 1: Correspondence, September 21-30,1938

Folder 2: Correspondence, October 1938

Folder 3: Correspondence, November 1-18,1938

Folder 4: Correspondence, November 19-30,1938

Folder 5: Correspondence, December 1-14,1938

Folder 6: Correspondence, December 15-22,1938

Folder 7: Correspondence, December 23-27,1938

Folder 8: Correspondence, December 27-31,1938

Folder 9: Correspondence, January 1-3,1939

Folder 10: Correspondence, January 4-7,1939

Folder 11: Correspondence, January 8-11,1939

Folder 12: Correspondence, January 12-16,1939

Folder 13: Correspondence, January 17-19,1939

Folder 14: Correspondence, January 20-22,1939

Folder 15: Correspondence, January 23-26,1939

Folder 16: Correspondence, January 27-29 1939

Folder 17: Correspondence, January 30-31,1939

Folder 18: Correspondence, February 1-2 1939

Folder 19: Correspondence, February 3-6,1939

Box 15

Folder 1: Correspondence, February 7-8,1939

Folder 2: Correspondence, February 9-12,1939

Folder 3: Correspondence, February 12-14,1939

Folder 4: Correspondence, February 15-16,1939

Folder 5: Correspondence, February 17-19, 1939

Folder 6: Correspondence, February 20-21,1939

Folder 7: Correspondence, February 22-23, 1939

Folder 8: Correspondence, February 24-25,1939

Folder 9: Correspondence, February 26-28,1939

Folder 10: Correspondence, March 1-3,1939

Folder 11: Correspondence, March 4-6,1939

Folder 12: Correspondence, March 7-8,1939

Folder 13: Correspondence, March 9-12,1939

Folder 14: Correspondence, March 13-15,1939

Folder 15: Correspondence, March 16-19,1939

Folder 16: Correspondence, March 20-22, 1939

Folder 17: Correspondence, March 23-25,1939

Folder 18: Correspondence, March 26-28,1939

Folder 19: Correspondence, March 29-31,1939

Folder 20: Correspondence, April 1-5, 1939

Box 16

Folder 1: Correspondence, April 6-9,1939

Folder 2: Correspondence, April 10-12,1939

Folder 3: Correspondence, April 13-15,1939

Folder 4: Correspondence, April 16-19,1939

Folder 5: Correspondence, April 20-23,1939

Folder 6: Correspondence, April 24-27,1939

Folder 7: Correspondence, April 28-30, 1939

Folder 8: Correspondence, May 1-4, 1939

Folder 9: Correspondence, May 5-9,1939

Folder 10: Correspondence, May 9-12,1939

Folder 11: Correspondence, May 11-18,1939

Folder 12: Correspondence, May 18-23,1939

Folder 13: Correspondence, May 24-26, 1939

Folder 14: Correspondence, May 27-31,1939

Folder 15: Correspondence, June 1-7,1939

Folder 16: Correspondence, June 8-14,1939

Folder 17: Correspondence, June 15-19,1939

Folder 18: Correspondence, June 20-24 1939

Box 17

Folder 1: Correspondence, June 25-28,1939

Folder 2: Correspondence, June 29-30,1939

Folder 3: Correspondence, July 1-10,1939

Folder 4: Correspondence, July 11-17,1939

Folder 5: Correspondence, July 18-24,1939

Folder 6: Correspondence, July 25-28,1939

Folder 7: Correspondence, July 29-31,1939

Folder 8: Correspondence, August 1-7,1939

Folder 9: Correspondence, August 8-15,1939

Folder 10: Correspondence, August 16-22,1939

Folder 11: Correspondence, August 23-31,1939

Folder 12: Correspondence, September 1-7,1939

Folder 13: Correspondence, September 8-23,1939

Folder 14: Correspondence, September 24-30,1939

Folder 15: Correspondence, October 1-12, 1939

Folder 16: Correspondence, October 13-22,1939

Folder 17: Correspondence, October 23-31,1939

Folder 18: Correspondence, November 1-13,1939

Box 18

Folder 1: Correspondence, November 14-30,1939

Folder 2: Correspondence, December 1-12,1939

Folder 3: Correspondence, December 13-19,1939

Folder 4: Correspondence, December 20-31,1939

Folder 5: Correspondence, January 1-8,1940

Folder 6: Correspondence, January 9-14,1940

Folder 7: Correspondence, January 15-18,1940

Folder 8: Correspondence, January 19-23,1940

Folder 9: Correspondence, January 24-26,1940

Folder 10: Correspondence, January 27-29,1940

Folder 11: Correspondence, January 30-31,1940

Folder 12: Correspondence, February 1-6,1940

Folder 13: Correspondence, February 7-11,1940

Folder 14: Correspondence, February 12-15,1940

Folder 15: Correspondence, February 16-21,1940

Folder 16: Correspondence, February 22-25,1940

Folder 17: Correspondence, February 26-27,1940

Folder 18: Correspondence, February 28-29,1940

Box 19

Folder 1: Correspondence, March 1-5,1940

Folder 2: Correspondence, March 6-9,1940

Folder 3: Correspondence, March 9-11,1940

Folder 4: Correspondence, March 12-15,1940

Folder 5: Correspondence, March 16-19,1940

Folder 6: Correspondence, March 20-22,1940

Folder 7: Correspondence, March 23-26,1940

Folder 8: Correspondence, March 27-31,1940

Folder 9: Correspondence, April 1-4,1940

Folder 10: Correspondence, April 5-9,1940

Folder 11: Correspondence, April 10-13,1940

Folder 12: Correspondence, April 14-17,1940

Folder 13: Correspondence, April 18-19,1940

Folder 14: Correspondence, April 20-26,1940

Folder 15: Correspondence, April 27-30,1940

Folder 16: Correspondence, May 1-5,1940

Folder 17: Correspondence, May 6-8,1940

Folder 18: Correspondence, May 9-10,1940

Box 20

Folder 1: Correspondence, May 15-18,1940

Folder 2: Correspondence, May 24-31,1940

Folder 3: Correspondence, May 24-31,1940

Folder 4: Correspondence, June 1-10,1940

Folder 5: Correspondence, June 11-19,1940

Folder 6: Correspondence, June 20-30,1940

Folder 7: Correspondence, July 1-9,1940

Folder 8: Correspondence, July 10-17,1940

Folder 9: Correspondence, July 18-20,1940

Folder 10: Correspondence, July 21-28,1940

Folder 11: Correspondence, July 29-31,1940

Folder 12: Correspondence, August 1-4,1940

Folder 13: Correspondence, August 5-6,1940

Folder 14: Correspondence, August 7-9,1940

Folder 15: Correspondence, August 10-13,1940

Folder 16: Correspondence, August 14-19,1940

Folder 17: Correspondence, August 20-22,1940

Folder 18: Correspondence, August 23-31,1940

Folder 19: Correspondence, September 1-5,1940

Folder 20: Correspondence, September 6-8,1940

Folder 21: Correspondence, September 9-11,1940

Box 21

Folder 1: Correspondence, September 12-13,1940

Folder 2: Correspondence, September 14-18,1940

Folder 3: Correspondence, September 19-21,1940

Folder 4: Correspondence, September 22-25,1940

Folder 5: Correspondence, September 26-30,1940

Folder 6: Correspondence, October 1-9,1940

Folder 7: Correspondence, October 10-20,1940

Folder 8: Correspondence, October 21-31,1940

Folder 9: Correspondence, November 1940

Folder 10: Correspondence, December 1940

Folder 11: Correspondence, January 1941

Folder 12: Correspondence, February 1941

Folder 13: Correspondence, March 1941

Folder 14: Correspondence, April 1941

Folder 15: Correspondence, May 1941

Folder 16: Correspondence, June 1941

Folder 17: Correspondence, July 1941

Folder 18: Correspondence, August-September 1941

Folder 19: Correspondence, October-November 1941

Folder 20: Correspondence, December 1941

Folder 21: Correspondence, January 1942

Folder 22: Correspondence, February 1942

Folder 23: Correspondence, March 1942

Box 22

Folder 1: Correspondence, April-May 1942

Folder 2: Correspondence, June-July 1942

Folder 3: Correspondence, August-October 1942

Folder 4: Correspondence, November-December 1942

Folder 5: Correspondence, January-June 1942

Folder 6: Correspondence, July-December 1942

Folder 7: Correspondence, January-April 1943

Folder 8: Correspondence, May-October 1943

Folder 9: Correspondence, November-December 1944

Folder 10: Correspondence, January-June 1945

Folder 11: Correspondence, July-December 1945

Folder 12: Correspondence, January-April 1946

Folder 13: Correspondence, May-August 1946

Folder 14: Correspondence, September-November 1946

Folder 15: Correspondence, December 1946

Folder 16: Correspondence, Washington Report,1947

Folder 17: Correspondence, January 1947

Folder 18: Correspondence, February 1947

Folder 19: Correspondence, March 1-14,1947

Box 23

Folder 1: Correspondence, March 15-31,1947

Folder 2: Correspondence, April 1-15,1947

Folder 3: Correspondence, April 16-30,1947

Folder 4: Correspondence, May 1947

Folder 5: Correspondence, June 1947

Folder 6: Correspondence, July 1947

Folder 7: Correspondence, August 1947

Folder 8: Correspondence, September-December 1947

Folder 9: Correspondence, January 1948

Folder 10: Correspondence, February 1948

Folder 11: Correspondence, March 1948

Folder 12: Correspondence, April 1948

Folder 13: Correspondence, May 1948

Folder 14: Correspondence, June 1948

Folder 15: Correspondence, July-September 1948

Folder 16: Correspondence, October-December 1948

Folder 17: Correspondence, January 1949

Folder 18: Correspondence, February-March 1949

Box 24

Folder 1: Correspondence, April-May 1949

Folder 2: Correspondence, June-August 1949

Folder 3: Correspondence, September-December 1949

Folder 4: Correspondence, Miscellaneous dates, 1950-1954

Folder 5: Correspondence, January 1950-February 1950

Box 35

Folder 1: Correspondence, Mexican Land Deal, 1912 - 1913

Folder 2: Correspondence, Mexican Land Deal, 1913

Folder 3: Confidential Correspondence Regarding North Dakota politics, 1921, 1925, 1931-1934

Folder 4: Confidential Correspondence regarding North Dakota politics, 1937 - 1939

Folder 5: Confidential Correspondence regarding North Dakota politics, 1940, 1942

Folder 6: Confidential Correspondence regarding North Dakota politics, 1945 - 1947

Series 2: Speeches

This series contains Lemke’s speeches, both those delivered in person and over the radio.  The speeches date from 1931 to 1950, although many are undated.

Box 26

Folder 1: Speeches, 1931-1949

Folder 2: Speeches, Undated

Folder 3: Speeches, Undated

Folder 4: Speeches, Undated

Folder 5: Radio Addresses, 1933-1935

Folder 6: Radio Addresses, 1936-1937

Folder 7: Radio Addresses, 1938-1939

Box 27

Folder 1: Radio Addresses, 1940-1944

Folder 2: Radio Addresses, 1945-1947

Folder 3: Radio Addresses, 1948-1950

Folder 4: Radio Addresses, Undated

Series 3: Press Releases

This series consists primarily of Lemke's regular newspaper column, entitled Doings of Congress, in addition to other news releases.

Box 27

Folder 5: Doings of Congress, 1933-1934

Folder 6: Doings of Congress, 1935-1936

Folder 7: Doings of Congress, 1937-1938

Folder 8: Doings of Congress, 1939-1940

Box 28

Folder 1: Doings of Congress, 1943-1944

Folder 2: Doings of Congress, 1945-1946

Folder 3: Doings of Congress, 1947-1948

Folder 4: Doings of Congress, 1949-1950

Folder 5: Press Releases, 1934-1950

Folder 6: Press Releases, Undated

Series 4: Miscellaneous Political Papers

This series consists of political materials, much of which is undated.

Box 29

Folder 1: Pre 1920s

Folder 2: 1920 - 1921

Folder 3: 1922 - 1936

Folder 4: 1937 - 1938

Folder 5: 1939 - 1950

Folder 6: Undated

Folder 7: Undated

Folder 8: Undated

Folder 9: Undated

Folder 10: Undated

Folder 11: Undated

Folder 12: Undated

Folder 13: Undated

Box 30

Folder 1: Undated

Folder 2: Undated

Folder 3: Undated

Folder 4: Undated

Folder 5: Undated

Folder 6: Undated

Folder 7: Undated

Folder 8: Undated

Folder 9: Undated

Folder 10: Undated

Folder 11: Undated

Folder 12: Undated

Folder 13: Undated

Folder 14: Undated

Folder 15: Petitions Against Chief of Police in Fargo

Folder 16: Letters of Congratulations

Box 31

Folder 1: William Lemke Election Petitions, 1946

Folder 2: Petitions for the Repeal of Prohibition

Folder 3: Petitions for the Repeal of Prohibition

Folder 4: Petitions for the Repeal of Prohibition

Folder 5: Petitions for the Repeal of Prohibition

Folder 6: Petition to the 17th Legislative Assembly of North Dakota

Series 5: Land Finance Company

Box 31

Folder 7: 1908 - 1909

Folder 8: 1909

Folder 9: 1910

Folder 10: 1911 - 1912

Folder 11: 1913 - 1922

Folder 12: 1923 - 1924

Folder 13: 1925 - 1929

Series 6: Miscellaneous

Box 32

Folder 1: Invitations, 1936-1940

Folder 2: Maps - Irrigation Projects, Missouri River Basin, Alaska, 1933-1946

Folder 3: Memorabilia

Folder 4: Miscellaneous Material - pamphlets, posters, cards

Folder 5: Miscellaneous Material - canceled checks, utility bills, etc

Folder 6: Newspaper clippings - miscellaneous, 1916-1946

Folder 7: Nonpartisan League, 1920s-1930s

Folder 8: Political cartoons, 1930s-1940s

Folder 9: Posters and Broadsides, 1930s

Folder 10: Speeches, 1943-1944

Folder 11: Supreme Court briefs, North Dakota, 1921 and 1925

Folder 12: Union Party - Lemke's Presidential election attempt in 1936

Box 33

Folder 1: Letters and Articles on Lemke's Legal Practice

Folder 2: Articles, Letters, Bills, & Resolutions from Lemke's time in the US House of Representatives, 1921 - 1950

Folder 3: Articles, Letters, Bills, & Resolutions from Lemke's time in the US House of Representatives, 1921 - 1950

Folder 4: Articles, Letters, Resolutions, & Proposals during Lemke's campaign for presidency 1936

Folder 5: Political Contributions to Lemke's Campaign, 1921

Folder 6: Personal Letters & Articles of Lemke's, 1922

Folder 7: Official Documents from the Department of State, North Dakota, 1937

Item 1: Scrapbook: Newspaper Articles, 1910-1914

Item 2: Statement filed by Huron Chamber of Commerce, Huron, S. D. in support of HR 4795.

Item 3: Scrapbook: Newspaper Articles, 1915 - 1916

Box 34

Item 1: Scrapbook: Newspaper Articles 1932 - 1933

Item 2: Ledger: Robinson & Lemke, 1907 - 1912

Item 3: Ledger: Robinson & Lemke, 1915 - 1923

Box 35

Folder 7: The Goat, Nonpartisan League magazine. March-November 1920

Folder 8: Bills for the Establishment of Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Folder 9: Boundaries of Proposed North Roosevelt National Park & Tabulation of Lands

Folder 10: Barnhartt L.M., Sheriff Medora, ND 1946-1947: Re: Ft. Berthold Indians

Folder 11: Boyd, A.T., Secretary, Medora Grazing Association, 1942-1948: Re: Elkhorn Ranch and Artesian Well and Grazing Districts

Folder 12: Brown, Ann M., Medora Chamber of Commerce; R. Fay Brown; Hugh Butler, 1946-1948

Folder 13: Connolly, James B., Dickinson Chamber of Commerce, 1945-1948: Re: Park Boundaries and Elkhorn Ranch.

Folder 14: Dahl, Einar and Dry, Ervin W., Watford City, 1948: Re: Passage of H.R. 5587

Folder 15: Eaton, J. J., Billings County Abstract Co., Medora, 1947-1948. Re: Elkhorn Ranch & Park Boundaries

Folder 16: Gardner, W. L., Real Estate Co., New England and B.B. Groom, N.D. Tax Equity Committee, 1947-48

Folder 17: Hagedorn, Hermann, Roosevelt Memorial Assoc., Hall, Thomas, Secretary of State, 1947-48

Folder 18: "H", 1946 - 1948

Folder 19: Indergaard, Carl, Commander, American Legion, Belfield, 1945-1947

Folder 20: Jensen, (?), Buford-Trenton Project; Johnson, Roy, Fargo Forum, 1948.

Folder 21: K, 1947; Lebo, Paul, President, Medora Chamber of Commerce, 1945

Folder 22: "M", 1946 - 1948

Folder 23: O'Connell, William P., Medora Grazing Association; 0, 1947-1948.

Folder 24: "P", 1947 - 1948

Folder 25: Reid, Russell, State Historical Society, 1947-1948; Roberts, Harry, Caretaker of Chateau de Mores, 1946 - 1948

Folder 26: S, 1945-1947; Stenehiem, Leland, President, Association of Commerce, Watford City, 1945-1948.

Folder 27: T, 1947; Tester, J.F. , Auditor, Billings County, and, Tollefson, Arne, Auditor, McKenzie County, 1947: Re: Park Boundaries and Location of Elkhorn Ranch

Folder 28: Urbanec, George, Belfield Chamber of Commerce, 1947; Vallombrosa, Louis, 1948

Folder 29: "W", "Y", "Z", 1947-1948

Folder 30: Publications Regarding Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park

Folder 31: Remarks from the Congressional Record, 1940, 1945-1946

Folder 32: Newspaper Clippings: 1936-1964

Folder 33: "William Lemke and the Bank of North Dakota"

Folder 34: "It Is Time We Do Something Radical: The Union Party in Utah." Utah Historical Quarterly Summer 2014

Series 7: Photographs

Separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.

Photograph 1: NPL Committee Meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota, December 1918

Photograph 2: "Lemke for President" Campaign photo: undated

Photograph 3: Unidentified landscape, possibly Lemke's land in Mexico

Photograph 4: Unidentified landscape, possibly Lemke's land in Mexico

Photograph 5: Unidentified landscape, possibly Lemke's land in Mexico

Photograph 6: Unidentified landscape, possibly Lemke's land in Mexico

Photograph 7: Unidentified landscape, possibly Lemke's land in Mexico

Photograph 8: Unidentified landscape, possibly Lemke's land in Mexico

Photograph 9: Unidentified landscape, possibly Lemke's land in Mexico

Photograph 10: Unidentified landscape, possibly Lemke's land in Mexico

Photograph 11: Unidentified landscape, possibly Lemke's land in Mexico

Photograph 12: Lemke for President campaign float, 1936

Photograph 13: Lemke for President campaign float, 1936

Photograph 14: Lemke for President campaign billboard, 1936

Photograph 15: Lemke for President campaign billboard, 1936

Photograph 16: Lemke for President campaign billboard, 1936

Photograph 17: Lemke for President campaign billboard, 1936

Photograph 18: Lemke for President campaign float, 1936

Photograph 19: Lemke for President campaign float, 1936

Photograph 20: Thomas Charles O'Brien (Vice-Presidential candidate), 1936

Photograph 21: William Lemke, 1936

Photograph 22: William Lemke, 1936

Photograph 23: William Lemke, 1936

Photograph 24: Lemke and O'Brien, 1936

Photograph 25: Lemke and O'Brien, 1936

Photograph 26: Lemke and O'Brien, 1936

Photograph 27: Union Party National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, December 13, 1936

Photograph 28: Union Party National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, December 13, 1936

Photograph 29: Unidentified office gathering, probably Lemke's office, probably 1936

Photograph 30: Unidentified landscape, possibly of North Dakota

Photograph 31: Unidentified landscape, possibly of North Dakota

Photograph 32: William Lemke, possibly taken during his time at UND

Photograph 33: William Lemke and others, undated

Photograph 34: Mount Rushmore, given to Lemke and signed by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor

Photograph 35: Mount Rushmore, given to Lemke and signed by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor

Photograph 36: Mount Rushmore, given to Lemke and signed by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor

Photograph 37: Mount Rushmore, given to Lemke and signed by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor

Photograph 38: William Lemke and others, undated

Photograph 39: William Lemke and others, undated

Photograph 40: Unidentified

Photograph 41: Unidentified

Photograph 42: Unidentified

Photograph 43: Unidentified

Photograph 44: William Lemke and others, undated

Photograph 45: William Lemke at unidentified gathering, possibly in Fargo

Photograph 46: Unidentified persons at gathering, inscribed to Lemke

Photograph 47: William Lemke and others, undated

Photograph 48: William Lemke and Usher Burdick, undated

Photograph 49: William Lemke and unidentified, undated