Papers of Fred Dickinson Letts, 1841-1965.

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Papers of Fred Dickinson Letts, 1841-1965.

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The papers of Fred Dickinson Letts document each phase of his career as an attorney, district court judge, and Republican Congressman from Iowa. Included are family papers such as mortgages and deeds; speeches; court decisions; and scrapbooks. Correspondence files include letters from: James W. Bollinger, Lester Jesse Dickinson, T. Henry Foster, Merritt C. Speidel, and Dan W. Turner.

Papers, 1 linear ft., (2 boxes)Scrapbooks, 6 items.

University of Iowa Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7103390

University of Iowa Libraries

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Dickinson, Lester Jesse, 1873-1968

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U.S. Representative and Senator from Iowa. From the description of Papers of Lester J. Dickinson, 1898-1955. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 148789796 ...

Letts, Fred Dickinson, 1875-1965

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Attorney, Congressman, and judge. From the description of Papers of Fred Dickinson Letts, 1841-1965. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233106988 ...

Turner, Dan W. (Dan Webster), 1877-1969.

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Daniel W. Turner was elected to the Iowa State Senate in 1903 and served as governor of Iowa from 1931 to 1933. He was an activist in farm organizations, most notably the National Farmers Organization. From the description of Papers of Daniel Webster Turner, 1898-1969. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233104957 ...

Foster, Thomas Henry, 1875-

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Bollinger, James W. (James Wills), 1867-1951

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James Wills Bollinger was born in Geneseo, Illinois, on April 10, 1867. His family moved to Davenport, Iowa, in 1873, where he attended public school. In 1889, he graduated from the State University of Iowa Law School and received his master's degree in 1893. Bollinger practiced law throughout his life, and served as Scott county district judge from 1897 until 1911. He was extremely active in Davenport and Scott County business life, serving as the president of the Scott County Bar Association a...

Speidel, Merritt C., 1879- ,

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Newspaper publisher and founder of the Speidel newspaper syndicate. From the description of Papers of Merritt C. Speidel, 1914-1960. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233109722 ...

Republican Party (Iowa)

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