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   from the issue of March 3, 2005

     
 
A Piece of University History

William Jennings Bryan, born in 1860 in Illinois, moved to Nebraska in 1887 and spent 30 years in the state. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1890 and 1892. In 1908, Bryan ran for United States president against William Howard Taft. Bryan ran as a Democrat, but had close ties with the Populist Party. During his campaign, Bryan made great efforts to connect with people by traveling throughout the country and giving rousing and eloquent speeches. Among the issues he supported were suffrage for women, aid to farmers, and prohibition. The 1908 campaign was his third run, and third defeat, for the presidency. Bryan died in 1925.

 

 



 


 


The cartoon detail is from an original cartoon created by John Tinney McCutcheon, a cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune from 1903-1946.

The letter signed by Bryan was sent to University of Nebraska professor George E. Howard (1849-1929) following the 1908 election. Howard was one of the first faculty members at the university to offer graduate instruction. After graduating from the University of Nebraska in 1876, he studied for two years at the University at Munich before accepting an appointment as the first professor of history at Nebraska. He was chair of the Department of History from 1879 until 1891.

Source: http://libr.unl.edu:2000/unlhistory/earlyc.html



Editor's Note: A Piece of University is a weekly look at a significant event or person in the university's past. Today's item was contributed by the University Libraries' Archives. To suggest an idea or contribute an item, contact 472-8844.


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NEWS HEADLINES FOR MARCH 3

2005 NU teaching and research awards announced
Research Fair March 8-10 features workshops, book display
Sneak Peek - Frontier University screens March 6 at Ross
A Piece of University History
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UNL events to celebrate Women's History Month in March

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