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Guide to the Clifford Thorne Papers

Collection Overview
Date Span:1901-1923
Creator:Thorne, Clifford
Extent:37.50 linear feet.
Collection Number:MSC0188
Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Summary:Attorney, Iowa Railroad Commissioner and candidate for the U.S. Senate. Correspondence, speeches, notes and other material relating primarily to legal disputes involving transportation of agricultural products.

Clifford Thorne was an attorney, Iowa Railroad Commissioner, and a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the early 1900s. He was also a member of the Farmers Grain Marketing Committee of Seventeen.

The collection includes correspondence, speeches, notes, and other materials relating to legal disputes involving transportation of agricultural products. Two boxes of correspondence involve the Committee of Seventeen, and 19 boxes of material are devoted to the Wholesale Grocers Case.

Access: This collection is open for research.

Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.

Acquisition: This collection was donated to the University of Iowa Libraries by Ruth and Elizabeth Thorne in 1964.

Preferred Citation: Clifford Thorne Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.

Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Address:Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone:319-335-5921
Curator:Greg Prickman
Email:lib-spec@uiowa.edu
Website:http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/

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