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Biography: J. Edward Roush, 1969

Interviewee
Dustin, Thomas June 18, 1969 

Call Number
69-022

Physical Description

31 pages; 1 tape, 3 3/4 ips, 70 minutes; no index

Interviewer
McKinzie, Kathleen

Access Status

Open

Thomas Dustin was vice president of the Izaak Walton League and a member of Congressman Roush's staff. He speaks in depth about the struggle to preserve the Indiana Dunes and the important role Roush played in the debate. There were also many political and corporate adversaries against the project, and Dustin discusses a few of the most notable.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Bethlehem Steel Corporation
    • Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
    • Indiana Port Commission
    • Inland Steel Corporation
    • Izaak Walton League
    • Save the Dunes Council
    • United States Army Corps of Engineers
    • Occupation Names
    • organization vice president
    • Personal Names
    • Douglas, Paul
    • Udall, Morris K.
    • Welsh, Matthew E.
    • Place Names
    • Chicago, Illinois
    • northern Indiana
    • Subjects
    • conservation
    • Douglas bill
    • park recreation
    • political compromises
    • provincialism