HENRY G. TEIGAN:

An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Teigan, Henry G. (Henry George), 1881-1941, creator.
Title:Henry G. Teigan papers.
Dates:1868, 1912-1943.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, subject files, and newspaper clippings collected by Teigan as a participant in the Farmer-Labor movement; as secretary of the National Nonpartisan League (1916-1923); as secretary to United States Senator Magnus Johnson (1923-1925); as a newspaper publisher in Minneapolis; as editor of the Minnesota Leader, Saint Paul; and as a member of the Minnesota Senate from the 29th district (1933-1935) and of the United States House of Representatives from the 3rd district (1936-1938).
Quantity:22.0 cubic feet (51 boxes).
Location:P3116: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Henry George TeiganHenry George Teigan was born in Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa, August 7, 1881, to Anders Olson and Brita (Monson) Teigan. He attended Luther Academy (Albert Lea, Minnesota) and Central College (Pella, Iowa), and was graduated from Valparaiso University (Indiana) in 1908. He taught in Iowa and North Dakota rural schools and served as secretary to the North Dakota Socialist Party from 1913 to 1916 before moving to Minneapolis in 1917. He was secretary of the National Nonpartisan League from 1916 to 1923 and secretary to Senator Magnus Johnson from 1923 to 1925. In 1932 he was elected to the Minnesota State Senate from District 29 (Hennepin County) serving until January 7, 1935. In 1936 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from the third congressional district, representing the Farmer-Labor Party. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1938 and again in 1940. After his service in Congress he resumed newspaper and editorial work until his death on March 12, 1941, in Minneapolis. On March 29, 1900 he married Ethel Lorraine Herbert.


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Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

The collection includes information dealing with political matters, election returns from Minnesota and neighboring states, and clippings and other data on politicians, especially Elmer A. Benson, William E. Borah, Arthur Capper, Dewey W. Johnson, Hiram W. Johnson, Magnus Johnson, Robert M. La Follette, George H. Lommen, Ernest Lundeen, Floyd B. Olson, Thomas B. Schall, Henrik Shipstead, and Burton K. Wheeler. There is extensive information on House and Senate bills, resolutions, acts, and amendments considered by the Minnesota legislature; on its Senate investigating committees; and on railroad matters, taxation, education in Minnesota, and relief measures for the unemployed. Materials also include some files relating to the United States Civil Service Commission, election materials, political literature and speeches, petitions, and a few photographs.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

These documents are organized into the following sections:

Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers
Subject Files and Miscellany
Newspaper Clippings


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers and files relating to the National Nonpartisan League (1916-1923) and files relating to the Northwestern Service Bureau (1917-1922) were microfilmed with the National Nonpartisan League Papers and are closed to general use. These materials are available on microfilm (M183) as the Henry G. Teigan Supplement to those papers.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Henry G. Teigan Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 5211; 13,012; 17,122

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017363160104294

Folder quantities are given only for those boxes containing mixed file sets.


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseCORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS

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P31161 Undated.
RESTRICTED. Please see M183 for access copies.
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P31162 1916-June 1923.
RESTRICTED. Please see M183 for access copies.
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P31163 July-December 1923. 6 folders.
RESTRICTED. Please see M183 for access copies.
Northwestern Service Bureau correspondence, undated, 1917-August 1918. 3 folders.
RESTRICTED. Please see M183 for access copies.
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P31164Northwestern Service Bureau correspondence, September 1918-March 1922. 5 folders.
RESTRICTED. Please see M183 for access copies.
January-April 1924. 3 folders.
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P31165 May 1924-June 1925.
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P31166 July 1925-December 1926.
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P31167 January 1927-April 1931.
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P31168 May-October 1931.
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P31169 November 1931-April 1932.
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P311610 April 1932-January 1933.
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P311611 January-July 1933.
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P311612 August 1933-October 1936.
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P311613 November 1936-January 1937.
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P311614 February-March 10, 1937.
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P311615 March 11-April 15, 1937.
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P311616 April 16-June 6, 1937.
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P311617 June 7-July 31, 1937.
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P311618 August-September 1937.
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P311619 October-November 1937.
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P311620 December 1937.
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P311621 January 1938.
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P311622 February 1938.
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P311623 March 1-23, 1938.
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P311624 March 27-31, 1938.
1 folder.
Congressional correspondence, April 1938. 5 folders.
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P311625 April 2-22, 1938.
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P311626 April 22-May 16, 1938.
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P311627 May 16-June 14, 1938.
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P311628 June 14-July 1938.
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P311629 August-September 15, 1928.
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P311630 September 16-October 1938.
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P311631 November 1938-December 1940.
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P311632 1941.

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Expand/CollapseSUBJECT FILES AND MISCELLANY

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P311633Bills and receipts, undated, 1916-1940.
Christmas cards and invitations, undated, 1924-1941.
Photographs, undated.
Miscellaneous notes, undated.
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P311634Senate Investigating Committee reports:
Department of Administration and Finance, 1935.
Director of Personnel and Budget, 1935.
State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA), 1935.
Highway Department, 1935.
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P311635Maps, undated.
Printed election materials, undated, 1920-1941. 2 folders.
Certificates, 1923-1937.
Diagrams and printed matter, undated, 1920.
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P311636Subscribers to Minnesota Leader, undated.
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P311637Statements by Teigan and others, 1937-1938.
Taxation, 1916-1941.
Applications and recommendations for employment, 1919-1937.
Petroleum taxation, 1927-1941.
Federated Electric Cooperative, 1938.
Minnesota education and schools, undated, 1937-1943.
Minnesota treasury appropriations, undated.
Election returns and reports, undated, 1912-1936.
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P311638Committee reports and investigating committees, 1925-1941.
Banks and banking, 1924-1926.
Telephone company, 1920-1932.
Railroads and Railroad and Warehouse Commission, 1921-1923.
Articles of incorporation of newspapers, 1915-1922.
Farm Loan Association papers, 1937.
Legal cases and court procedures, 1923-1941.
Licenses, 1939-1940.
Nonpartisan League, undated, 1918-1923.
Farmer-Labor Party, 1925-1938.
Magnus Johnson, 1923-1926.
Thomas B. Schall papers, 1915-1924.
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P311639Articles, undated.
Articles by Teigan, undated.
The sermon of the valley, undated.
Radio speeches by Teigan, 1932-1938.
Speeches by others, 1924-1941.
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P311640Resolutions, undated.
Acts and petitions, undated.
Senate and House bills, undated.
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P311641Railroads and railroad matters, 1923.
United States Civil Service Commission, 1937-1939. 3 folders.
Relief, WPA, NYA, and relief measures, undated.
Employment, working hours, wages, undated.
Petitions and lists of names, undated.
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P311642Petitions and lists of names, undated. 2 folders.
Congressional Record material and Congressional Globe article, 1868, 1921-1936. 2 folders.
Miscellaneous circular letters and political literature, undated, 1917-1941. 2 folders.
Miscellaneous memoranda, undated. 3 folders.

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P311643Miscellaneous subjects, undated.
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P311644 1912-1918.
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P311645 1919-1920.
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P311646 1921-1926.
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P311647 1926-1929.
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P311648 1930-1936.
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P311649 1937-1938.
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P311650 1939-1941.
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P311651North Dakota elections, campaigns, and returns, 1920-1936.

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Expand/CollapseRELATED MATERIALS

The Henry G. Teigan pamphlets collection is in the Minnesota Historical Society library.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Congresses and conventions -- Minnesota.
Education -- Minnesota.
Educational law and legislation -- Minnesota.
Elections -- Minnesota.
Elections -- Montana.
Elections -- North Dakota.
Employers' liability -- United States.
Labor movement -- United States.
Political campaigns -- Minnesota.
Political campaigns -- North Dakota.
Political parties -- United States.
Railroads -- United States.
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Taxation -- Minnesota.
Women -- Political activity -- United States.
Working class -- United States.
Persons:
Baker, Harold, Mrs.
Benson, Allen Louis, 1871-
Benson, Elmer A. (Elmer Austin), 1895-1985.
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940.
Borner, Florence.
Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951.
Dorman, De Witt C.
Johnson, Dewey W. (Dewey William), 1899-1941.
Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945.
Johnson, Magnus, 1871-1936.
La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.
Le Sueur, Arthur, 1867-1950.
Lommen, George H., 1895-1942.
Lundeen, Ernest, 1878-1940.
Mahoney, William, 1869-1952.
Olson, Floyd Björnstjerne,1891-1936.
Petersen, Hjalmar, 1890-1968.
Ricker, A. W.
Schall, Thomas D. (Thomas David), 1877-1935.
Shipstead, Henrik, 1881-1960.
Stageberg, Susie Williamson, approximately 1877-1961.
Van Lear, Thomas, 1869-1931.
Wheeler, Burton K. (Burton Kendall), 1882-1975.
Zumach, W. C.
Organizations:
Bibliothèque et Musée français de la guerre Bibliothĕque et Musée de la Guerre (Paris, France).
Farmer-Labor Federation of Minnesota.
Farmer-Labor Party (Minn.)
Farmer-Labor Party (Minn.)
Minnesota. Legislature.
National Nonpartisan League.
Northwestern Service Bureau.
Reliance Publicity Service.
Republican Party (Minn.)
Socialist Party (N.D.)
United States. Congress. Senate.
United States. Congress -- Biography.
United States. Congress -- Elections.
Women's Nonpartisan Clubs of Minnesota.
Working People's Nonpartisan Political League of Minnesota.
Places:
Minnesota -- Newspapers.
Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.
Document Types:
Photographs.
Speeches.
Titles:
Pearson's magazine.

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