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This is an autographed photograph of William Allen White. As publisher and editor of the Emporia Gazette newspaper, White gained national fame with his editorial "What's the Matter with Kansas?" during the Populist era in the 1890s. A supporter of the Progressive movement, he wrote countless editorials as well as articles for national magazines and books. In 1924, he ran for governor of Kansas to highlight his campaign against the Ku Klux Klan.
Date: April 1929
Item Number: 305399
Call Number: B White, William Allen *73
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 305399
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Publishers
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1920s - 1929
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - White, William Allen, 1868-1944
Places - Cities and towns - Emporia
Places - Counties - Lyon
Type of Material - Photographs
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