State Historical Society of Iowa
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As a progressive Turner was a proponent of economic relief for farmers and active in the establishment of the National Farmers Organization in 1955 which, at one time, had its headquarters in Turner's hometown of Corning. He did find himself at odds with farm factions during his governorship when a state law requiring mandatory testing for bovine tuberculosis provoked a backlash that culminated in a 1931 uprising known as the Iowa Cow War. During World War II Turner worked for the country's War Production Board, chairing the Prison Industries section of the Bureau of Governmental Requirements. This set of papers primarily focuses on Dan W. Turner's political campaigns and service with the War Production Board. It includes correspondence, speeches, campaign literature and administrative materials, reports, press releases, publications, new clippings, photographs, and ephemera. A series of subject files in the collection provide a good overview of issues and areas receiving attention in the political campaigns, including agriculture, conservation, foreclosures, labor and relief, Prohibition, public utilies, and taxes. Among the photographs are several views of Company K of the 51st Iowa Infantry, and one showing Randall Woods, a Black man who settled in Corning, Iowa, after the Civil War and who served as a page for Dan W. Turner while he was governor. More details on the content of the papers can be found in the container list attached to this catalog record. Some digitized examples of documents in this collection are also attached. |
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