| Date Span: | 1970-1979 |
| Creator: | Willits, Earl M. (1946-1990) |
| Extent: | 3.00 linear feet. |
| Collection Number: | MSC0390 |
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Summary: | Iowa State Legislator. Subject files and correspondence relating to his service in the legislature and in the Iowa Attorney General's office. |
Earl M. Willits (1946-1990), a graduate of Iowa State University and Drake University, was first elected to Iowa's House of Representatives at the age of twenty-four. He was elected to the State Senate in 1972, and later served as an assistant majority leader. Willits was known as an advocate for social justice, particularly for Iowa farmers. In 1976, he went to work for Iowa's Attorney General Tom Miller and was appointed Miller's top assistant in 1982. Willits later became the Deputy Attorney General for Administration. When he left public office, he practiced law in Des Moines. Earl Willits died in 1990 at the age of forty-three.
Access: This collection is open for research.
Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Acquisition: These papers were donated to the University of Iowa by Mr. Willits in 1979.
Preferred Citation: Earl M. Willits Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Address: | Special Collections Department University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
| Phone: | 319-335-5921 |
| Curator: | Greg Prickman |
| Email: | lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
| Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/ |
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