Leighton Dingley Letters SC 00434

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Christina R. Luers

Repository

Special Collections Research Center

Identification

SC 00434

Title

Leighton Dingley Letters 1943

Quantity

0.01 Linear Foot

Creator

Dingley, Leighton Alden

Language

English

Content Description

Four letters to Miss Helen Cowley, Dingley's girlfriend. Dingley was assistant director of the Hamtramck Tau Beta Camp in Columbiaville, Michigan. This was a camp for underprivileged youth and Dingley writes about his time at this camp. As an African American, Dingley also details his time at the NAACP wartime conference, held in Chicago in 1943.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

African Americans
African Americans--History--20th century

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Dingley, Leighton Alden

Container List

Mixed Materials Small Collections Box 16 folder: 1

Letters

English