Papers of Mary Dickens, 1991-1993.

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Papers of Mary Dickens, 1991-1993.

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The papers consist of photocopies of newspaper articles about National Night Out in Waterloo and an article about Dickens's baking for shut-ins. The collection also includes photocopies of her poems, the first of which, "Just say 'no' to drugs," was published in Great poems of our time (1993).

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National Night Out (Waterloo, Iowa)

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Dickens, Mary, 1925-

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African-American community activist and poet; resident of Waterloo, Iowa. Before moving to Waterloo, Mary Dickens lived in Chicago where she organized community residents and worked with Mayor Richard Daley to build a swimming pool for their neighborhood. In Waterloo she volunteers at nursing homes and has been active in Habitat for Humanity, Operation Threshold, Young Women's Christian Association, Waterloo Women's Civic Club, National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo...