Endowments; Libraries and the blind; Blind--Books and reading; Washington (D.C.); National Library for the Blind (U.S.); Gore, Thomas P. (Thomas Pryor), 1870-1949
Format
correspondence
Genre
Business correspondence
Origin Information
1901
Physical Description
microfilm, 16 mm, b&w
digitized microfilm
Note (Reel no.)
Reel 81
Note
PDF may contain multiple grant documents.
Thomas P. Gore
Thomas Pryor Gore (December 10, 1870 – March 16, 1949) was an American politician who served as one of the first two United States Senators from Oklahoma, from 1907 to 1921 and again from 1931 to 1937. He first entered politics as an activist for the Populist Party, and continued this affiliation after he moved to Texas. In 1899, just before moving to Oklahoma Territory to practice law in Lawton, he formally joined the Democratic Party and campaigned for William Jennings Bryan as President. In the Senate, his anti-war beliefs caused him conflict with both President Woodrow Wilson and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Gore lost his eyesight during his youth. He was the maternal grandfather of noted author Gore Vidal... ...He went blind as a child through two separate accidents but did not give up his dream of becoming a senator. Despite his blindness, he excelled in school and showed special talents in debate and oratory..." [SOURCE: "Thomas Gore." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gore. Accessed 4 Oct. 2018.]
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University