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The circular is a piece of political satire literature produced by the People's Party for the 1896 national election. The circular presents a fake diploma to a fictitious financial school in a critical attack on the qualifications of the president and vice-president of the United States.
Creator: People's Party of Kansas
Date: 1896
Item Number: 209704
Call Number: K 379.84 P39 Pam. v. 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209704
Business and Industry - Banking
Collections - Library
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Reform/Advocacy
Date - 1890s - 1896
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Populist
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Populism
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diploma
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Populism, 1890 - 1900
Type of Material - Printed materials - Ephemera
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Financial records
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