American Party Broadsides,1847-1855

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Title

American Party Broadsides

Date

1847-1855

Repository

The Filson Historical Society Special Collections Louisville, Kentucky 40208 USA

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to researchers.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], American Party Broadsides, 1847-1855, Special Collections, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville.

Extent

3 items

Scope and Content

The American Party rose to popularity in the mid 1800s due to their anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic political platform. Political paraphernalia from the Know -Nothing Party including its platform and beliefs, a manifesto, and a warning to the voters of the Fayette Congressional District to unite immediately against the immigrants and CAtholics in their region. Finding aids available in repository

Subjects

• Trabue, Stephen Fitz James, 1819-1898.
• Broadsides-- Kentucky.
• Campaign paraphernalia-- Kentucky.
• Nativism.
• Political parties-- Platforms.
• Politics-- Kentucky.