William R. Merriam Resources
Records of Governor William R. Merriam, 1888-1901 (bulk 1888-1893)
MNopedia: Merriam, William Rush (1849-1931)
Minnesota History magazine
- "The Alliance Party and the Minnesota Legislature of 1891," by Carl H. Chrislock, Sept 1957
Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
- Legislature Member Record
- Inaugural Addresses: 1889
- Biennial Message to the Legislature: 1893
- Bills vetoed
"William Rush Merriam," Lives of the Governors of Minnesota by James H. Baker (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1908)
"William Rush Merriam," Progressive Men of Minnesota ed. by Marion D. Shutter & J.S. McLain (Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Journal, 1897)