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Wisconsin Labor Advocate, 1886-1888
MISC MSS 363
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Abstract
- This African American newspaper was published in la Crosse from 1886-1888 by George Edwin Taylor, the first Black person to run for office of the president of the United States on the National Negro Liberty Party ticket. Taylor lived in La Crosse, Wisconsin, from 1865 to 1891 when he left to publish a weekley newspaper the Negro Solicitor in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The Wisconsin Labor Advocate claimed to be the voice of the Knights of Labor, the La Crosse County Workingmen's Party and the Wisconsin State People's Party, also known as the Wisconsin Union Labor Party. The La Crosse Public Library holds a photocopy of this title and does not own the originals. This title is also available on microfilm from the Wisconsin Historical Society as well as an online version available through UW-La Crosse Murphy Library Digital Collections.
- Collection Title
- Wisconsin Labor Advocate
- Date of Materials
- 1886-1888
- Creator
- Taylor, George Edwin, 1857-1925
- Call Number
- MISC MSS 363
- Amount
- 2.0 cubic feet (1 flat archives box)
- Physical Description
- 1 flat archives box
- Language of Materials
- English
- Box
- MISC 74
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Wisconsin Labor Advocate, MISC MSS 363, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives 2017 December
800 Main St.La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 2017.137) The original copies of this newspaper were owned by the La Crosse Public Library. It was sent to the Wisconsin Historical Society for microfilming and a set of photocopies made for public use courtesy of Bruce Mouser of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
- African American newspapers--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Labor movement--Wisconsin--Newspapers
- Newspapers--Wisconsin--La Crosse