Lee McNeely manuscripts, 1949-1952

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Lee McNeely manuscripts, 1949-1952

The collection contains 2 typed manuscripts. The first, "Northern Judicial District of Iowa" was written by McNeely. The second is a transcript of a special court session held to honor McNeely in 1952.

1 folder containing 2 items.

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United States. District Court (Iowa : Northern District)

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McNeely, Lee J. 1876-1960.

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Lee McNeely was the Federal Court Clerk of the Northern District of Iowa from 1912-1957. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1876 and moved to Dubuque in 1897 when he became private secretary to U.S. Representative David B. Henderson of Iowa. He worked for several representatives and for Senator William B. Allison. McNeely homesteaded in South Dakota from 1908-1910, where he also served as a postmaster in McNeely and editor of the Winner, South Dakota Journal newspaper. From the descripti...