Collection, 1911-1986 (bulk 1960-1979).

ArchivalResource

Collection, 1911-1986 (bulk 1960-1979).

Biographical and personal information, correspondence, and photographs; correspondence, reports, and other materials from organizations, agencies, and commissions with which Dickinson was affiliated, including the Housing Authority of the City of South Bend; legislative correspondence and papers; speeches; programs; clippings; scrapbooks; photographs and negatives; and artifacts. Topics include Dickinson's musical and legislative careers; public housing; civil rights; mental health; the elderly; and urban improvement.

46 boxes and 31 oversize boxes.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7383324

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Civil Rights Commission

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Indiana. Commission on the Aging and Aged

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Model Neighborhood Planning Agency (South Bend, Ind.)

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Indiana Vocational Technical College

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Housing Authority of the City of South Bend, Indiana

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Dickinson, Jesse L. (Jesse Lee), 1906-1982

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South Bend, Ind. resident, musician, and politician Jesse Dickinson grew up in Newton, Kansas. He studied music in college and worked as a musician and choral conductor. Dickinson moved to South Bend in 1928 and became active in politics in 1943, serving in the Indiana House and Senate for 20 years. He was the director of the Housing Authority of the City of South Bend and was affiliated with numerous agencies, organizations, and commissions. From the description of Collection, 1911-...