Milton C. Dickens received his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California, and his master's and doctorate in psychology from Syracuse University. He was awarded a grant-in-aid by the Social Science Research Coucil in 1939 for research in group discussion. Dickens was well published in such journals as the Quarterly Journal of Speech, and the Journal of Expression.

Researchers interested in the Milton C. Dickens Papers should specify the box number when contacting the Syracuse University Archives. Please mention the collection's Record Group (13) in any correspondence with the Archives. Please note that the collection is housed off-site and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Archives Reading Room in E. S. Bird Library.