Collection, 1909-1990 (bulk 1970-1979).

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Collection, 1909-1990 (bulk 1970-1979).

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Materials relating to Conn and her family, organizational affiliations, and legal and political career. Included is personal and general correspondence; political campaign materials; items concerning her death and estate; family papers from her children and father, Robert L. Bailey; items and scrapbooks from Conn's student days at Talladega College including letters from her mother, Nelle Vesta Conn; materials relating to her numerous affiliations, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Marion County Bar Association; legal appeals, briefs, petitions, summaries, and other case materials from Conn's work as state public defender; miscellaneous materials on local politics and events, obituaries, and newsclippings; photos of Conn and her family; and several artifacts.

9 boxes and 3 oversize folders.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7396761

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Marion County Bar Association (Marion County, Ind.)

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University. It is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide services and programs to promote human welfare. The founders were college students who wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act performed by the Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in ...

Conn, Nelle Vesta.

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Bailey, Robert Lee

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Conn, Harriette Bailey, 1922-1981.

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Conn was a native and resident of Indianapolis, Ind. She attended Talladega College and in 1955 earned a law degree from Indiana University. From 1955 to 1965 Conn served as deputy attorney general, a position her father had held. She later practiced law, served as a state representative, assistant city attorney, and state public defender. She was active in various professional, civic, social, and fraternal organizations, and received numerous awards. From the description of Collecti...

Talladega College

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