Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0386 Title A name given to the resource Edward John Thye papers, 1945-1958 Description An account of the resource History/Biography: Born in Frederick, South Dakota, 1896. Thye served in World War I, and returned home to work at the Deere & Webber. Thye held various positions from serving the town council of Sciota and Sciota school board, president of the Dakota County Farm Bureau, director of Twin City Milk Producers Association, and others. Thye was elected the 31st Lieutenant Governor under Harold Stassen in 1942. When Stassen resigned to served the navy, Thye succeeded him as governor. He was reelected until 1947 when he was elected as U.S. Senator – defeating Henrik Shipstead and Theodore Jorgenson. Scope and Content: Newsletters, speeches, press releases, clippings, and letters of a Minnesota farmer and a United States senator (1947-1958). Includes these speeches/addressed by Thye: <ul> <li>"The One Hundred Anniversary of Minnesota," (1949); "Need for Action on Hoover Commission's Recommendations," (1950)</li> <li>"Address before the National Lutheran Educational Conference, Washington D.C.," (1952)</li> <li>"Alaska and Hawaii Deserve Statehood," (1952)</li> <li>"Norway's Constitutional Day," (1952)</li> <li>"Norway's Independence Day," (1954)</li> <li>"All Segments of Nation's Economy--Agriculture, Industry, Labor--Must be kept in Balance," (1954)</li> <li>"Sen. Thye says Dairy Problems Demand Changes," (1954)</li> <li>"Thye Cites need for Research in Fighting Disease," (1954)</li> <li>"Sen. Thye Gets Action on Egg Price Hearing," (1954)</li> <li>"On Continuing Small Business Administration," (1955)</li> <li>"Sen. Thye would Continue Small Business Agency," (1955)</li> <li>"Sen. Thye asks Hearings to Clarify Wheat Inspections," (1955)</li> <li>"A Stalwart Friend Speaks for Small Business," (1958)</li> <li>"Remarks of Introduction by Sen. Thye at St. Olaf College [welcoming Princess Astrid, & Prime Minister Gerhardsen] (1958)</li> <li>"Thye Leadership Praised by Colleagues--Remarks by Hon. Karl E. Mundt (South Dakota) and Hon. Styles Bridges (New Hampshire), (1958)</li> <li>"Sen. Ed Thye Speaks for the Farmer, remarks by Thye, Andrew F. Schoeppel (Kansas) and George D. Aiken (Vermont), (1958)</li> </ul> Location: 1/C/4 Subject The topic of the resource Minnesota Type The nature or genre of the resource Speeches Clippings Correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thye, Edward John, 1896-1969 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-1958 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 2 folders