Alvin M. Bentley papers , 1935-1969 1950-1968

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Alvin M. Bentley papers , 1935-1969 1950-1968

Republican congressman form Michigan's Eighth District, 1952-1960, candidate for U.S. Senate, 1960; member U.S. Foreign Service, 1942-1950, delegate to 1962 state constitutional convention; University of Michigan regent and philanthropist. Papers include diaries, correspondence photographs and other material his political career and other varied interests.

104 linear ft. and 5 oversize volumes

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Bentley Historical Library

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