MsC 94

 

Manuscript Register

 

PAPERS OF LESTER JESSE DICKINSON

 

Collection Dates: 1898 -- 1955

(Bulk dates: 1920s and 1930s)

3.5 linear ft.

 

This document describes a collection of materials held by the
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1420
Phone: 319-335-5921
Fax: 319-335-5900
e-mail: lib-spec@uiowa.edu

 

Posted to Internet: May 2002
Addenda: September 2003

 

 

Acquisition Note:These papers were donated to the University in 1959 by Lester Dickinson.

 

Access and Restrictions: This collection is open for research.

 

Photographs: Box 3, Scrapbooks

 

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Biographical Note

 

Lester J. Dickinson was born on a farm in Lucas County, Iowa, on October 29, 1873. He graduated from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, in 1898. The following year he received his law degree from the University of Iowa, was admitted to the bar, and began his law practice in Algona, Iowa. A Republican, L.J. Dickinson served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1919 -- 1931) and one term in the Senate (1931 -- 1937). He was a darkhorse candidate for the Republican nomination for vice-president in 1924, and was considered for the presidential nomination in 1936. After leaving office, Dickinson returned to the practice of law in Des Moines, Iowa. He died on June 4, 1968, at the age of 94.

 

Scope and Contents

 

The papers of Lester J. Dickinson consist of 3.5 linear feet of manuscripts dating from 1898 to 1955. Documenting his political career, the collection includes speeches, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, and campaign material. Most of the material is from the 1920s and 1930s, while some of the photographs are from earlier years. L.J. Dickinson donated his papers to The University of Iowa Libraries in 1959. They are available for research by students and scholars.
 

 

Box List

 

Box 1

Speeches, articles

Speeches (cont.)

Box 3

Speeches (cont.)

Box 4

Articles and Campaign Materials, 1932 -- 1936

Speeches and Correspondence, 1936 -- 1938

Correspondence

Biographical Statements

Box 5

The American Mercury, 1936

Meet Mr. Wilkie, 1939

Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, 1933

Promise and Performance, 1938

Review of Reviews, 1931 -- 1935

The Roosevelt Record in Red!, 1940

Vital National Issues, 1935 -- 1936

Scrapbooks

Scrapbooks of Newspaper Clippings, Myrtle Call Dickinson

Scrapbooks of Newspaper Clippings

Small Scrapbook of Clippings, 1923 -- 1924. Missing?

Scrapbooks of Newspaper Clippings

Photograph Album, 1898 -- 1953

Folder of Oversized Photographs

September 2003 Addendum

Campaign materials

Clippings