Adam Benjamin Papers

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Adam Benjamin Papers

1966-1982

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These records document the activities and accomplishments of Adam Benjamin, Jr. as Indiana's 1st Congressional District Representative in the U.S. House of Representative from 1976 to 1982. Twelve distinct series constitute the collection: constituent correspondence; steel files; steel caucus files; project files; legislative files; appropriation files; budget committee files; bill files; schedule files; printed reports; photographs; and oversize materials.

81 boxes, 2 oversized folders

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Indiana university Northwest

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Benjamin, Adam, 1935-1982

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Adam Benjamin, Jr. (August 6, 1935 – September 7, 1982) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Indiana's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 until his death from a heart attack in 1982. Benjamin was the first Assyrian-American to be elected to the United States House of Representatives in American history. Born in Gary, Indiana, he graduated from Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri before joining the Marine ...