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COLLECTION SUMMARY Title: H.L. Loucks papers Dates: 1914-1916 Creator: H. L. (Henry Langford) Loucks Physical Description: 0.42 linear feet—1 container Collection number: MA 23 Language: Collection material in English, German, and Spanish. Repository: South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Abstract: Collection is composed of correspondence between Loucks and Richard F. Pettigrew during 1914-1916. The content is mainly political in nature, dealing with issues of the progressive movement in the United States in the early 1900s. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Provenance: This collection was donated by George L. Brown, Louck's grandson, in February 1998. Access Restrictions: This collection is open to research without restriction. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only. Copyright Status: Copyright 2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this finding aid. It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003) Preferred Citation: [Identification of item]. H.L. Loucks papers, MA 23, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Processing Information: This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on November 19, 1998 with revisions on July 8, 2008 (cjg). SELECTED SEARCH TERMS The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the subject guide. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Persons:
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BACKGROUND NOTE Henry Langford Loucks was born at Hull, Ontario, Canada, May 24, 1846 to William J. and Anna (York) Loucks. He was educated in the Canadian common schools. He married Florence Isabel McCraney at Oakville, Ontario, Canada, May 22, 1878. They had seven children, four of whom grew to maturity: Perry, Anna, Elizabeth, and Daniel. Loucks came to the United States and conducted a mercantile business in Michigan and later in Missouri. In 1884, he settled on a government homestead in Deuel County, Dakota Territory, near Clear Lake (S.D.). His settlement came as the great boom was subsiding. He experienced almost at once the hardships which were common to the farmers of the region and he took up their cause by organizing a "farmer's club" which soon became the Territorial Alliance. In 1885, this group affiliated with the National Farmer's Alliance. Loucks became the leader and president of the Territorial Alliance and assisted in organizing a number of cooperative business ventures, including fire and hail insurance and merchandising. He also established the Dakota Ruralist as the exponent of his economic views and published it for nearly twenty years. At first, he and his associates, who generally affiliated with the Republican Party, hoped to accomplish their objectives through the existing parties. But in 1890, at a joint convention of the Knights of Labor and the state Farmers' Alliance, of which he was then president, Loucks was named as candidate for governor. He was defeated, but succeeded in consolidating a large section of the farmers into a separate political party in 1891, at first known as the Independent, later identified with the People's of Populist Party. In 1892, he presided over the first Populist Party national convention. In the same year he was elected president of the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union. He fought for the adoption of the initiative and referendum in South Dakota in 1898 and its success was conceded to have resulted from his efforts. Loucks published several works, the titles of which indicate the direction of this thought. Some of the titles include: The New Monetary System (1893); Government Ownership of Railroad and Telegraphs (1894); and the Great Conspiracy of the House of Morgan and How to Defeat It (1916). While his home for many years was Watertown, South Dakota, his death occurred at Clear Lake, South Dakota, December 29, 1928. Bibliography: Addresses, [Watertown?, S.D. : s.n., between 1910 and 1930]. S561.5 .L68 Government ownership of railroads and telegraph, as advocated by the National Farmers' Alliance and industrial union, Huron, S.D. : s.n., 1893. HE1081.L6 The great conspiracy of the house of Morgan and how to defeat it, [Watertown, S.D. : H. L. Loucks] c1916. HG2481.L6g The great conspiracy of the house of Morgan exposed and how to defeat it, [Watertown, S.D. : The Author], c1916. HG2481.L6g2 How to restore and maintain our government bonds at par, [Watertown, S.D. : The Author], c1921. HJ8117.L84 The mythical gold base : or, Standard of the Federal Reserve System compared with our farmers land loan and sub-treasury plan, [Watertown, S.D. : American Honest Money League, 1922]. HG2565.L6 The new monetary system as advocated by the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union, [Aberdeen, S.D.], Ruralist Quarterly, 1895. HG529.L6 1895 "Our daily bread" must be freed from the greed of private monopoly, [Watertown, S.D. : The Author] c1919. HD9036.L7 Related Material: Guarnieri, Thom, H. L. Loucks and the Dakota Ruralist: voices of reform, Thesis (M.S.)—Journalism and Mass Communications Dept., South Dakota State University, 1981. LB2385.G932 South Dakota Farmers’ Alliance Records, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. MA 11 SCOPE and CONTENTS NOTE This collection is composed of correspondence between Loucks and Richard F. Pettigrew during 1914-1916. The content is mainly political in nature, dealing with issues of the progressive movement in the United States in the early 1900s. ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS This collection is composed of correspondence between Henry Langford Loucks and Richard F. Pettigrew during the years 1914-1916. The content of the letters is mainly political in nature, dealing with issues of the progressive movement in the United States in the early 1900's. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order and thereunder chronologically. Box 1.
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