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Global Map. "Log of the flight of Lieut. Col. Jacob K. Javits." Eagle carrying flag, flying above a global map. Shows Pacific ocean areas. Cards showing itinerary are on either side, 1944 September 24-1944 November 21.
Original medium: Artwork
Date: 1944
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Handwritten correspondence from Ida Javits (mother) to Jacob K. Javits. Written from Brooklyn, New York. Dated October 28, 1944.
Original medium: Correspondence
Date: 1944-10-28
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Jacob K. Javits photographed standing in his United States Army military uniform and holding a camera. B&W.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1944
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Correspondence, Jacob K. Javits to his friend Paul Smith, regarding work in the Chemical Warfare Service of the United States Army. Dated January 15, 1943. Typescript.
Original medium: Correspondence
Date: 1943-01-15
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Two photographs pasted on one mat board of Lieutenant Colonel Jacob K. Javits wearing his military uniform. Javits is pictured in both photographs seated on the right in the first row, among a group of eight unidentified men, some in military uniforms. Javits served in the Chemical Warfare Service branch of the United States Army.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1943
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Certificate. United States Army. Certifies that Javits was made Colonel as Reserve Commissioned Officer Officers' Reserve Corps. December 8, 1952. Paper.
Original medium: Certificate
Date: 1942-12-08
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New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia re-election campaign. Fold out map and chart about improvements made in New York City to improve the quality of life for its citizens under New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
Original medium: Fold-out Booklet
Date: 1941
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Draft correspondence by Jacob K. Javits regarding Fiorello La Guardia's relection as mayor New York City. Handwriting of Jacob J. Javits.
Original medium: Correspondence
Date: 1941
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Correspondence from Jacob K. Javits to George N. Armsby regarding Fiorello La Guardia running for mayor of New York City. Letterhead" "Citizens Non-Partisan Movement to Draft La Guardia for Mayor." Typescript. Dated April 18, 1941. 2 pp.
Original medium: Correspondence
Date: 1941-04-18
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"Anti-trust Law Amendment - Compacts and Agreements - National Defense." Address before the Trade and Commerce Bar Association, the Lawyers Club, New York City, April 17, 1940 by Jacob K. Javits of Javits & Javits, attorneys, New York. Typescript. 13 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1940-04-17
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Correspondence between Jacob K. Javits and United States government agencies including the Library of Congress regarding copyright of Jacob K. Javits' manuscript titled "A Proposed Amendment to the Anti-Trust Laws." Typescript. 4 pp.
Original medium: Correspondence
Date: 1940-02
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Letter written by Jacob K. Javits to Honorable Marcus B. Campbell (United States District Court, Eastern District of New York) in which Javits offers a proposal to amend anti-trust laws. Dated February 29. 1940. Typescript. 1 pp.
Original medium: Correspondence
Date: 1940-02-29
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"Trade Associations and Politics." Address of Jacob K. Javits of Javits & Javits, Counsel of The National Paper Trade Association of the United States, Inc. Delivered at the semi-annual convention of the Association at the Stevens Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, September 18 1939. Typescript. 8 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1939-09-18
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American Passport of Jacob K. Javits. Canceled. Maroon cover with gold writing. Corner removed.
Original medium: Artifact
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"What Shall NRA Be?" Statement by JKJ, Esq., of Javits & Javits, Attorneys, 165 Broadway, New York City, before the Commerce of the American Bar Association, Wednesday morning, March 20, 1935.Typescript. 6 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1935-03-20
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"The Question of Reconstructing Recent Gains in Industrial Cooperation." Address by JKJ, Esq. of the firm Javits & Javits, Attorneys, 165 Broadway, New York City delivered over WOR Sunday, June 2nd [1933] at 6:30 p.m. Typescript. 3 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1931/1935
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Certificate, framed. Supreme Court of the State of New York. Admits and licenses to practice as an attorney and counselor in all courts of New York State. Gold seal. June 1927.
Original medium: Artifact
Date: 1927-06
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Certificate from the American Bar Association in recognition of 50 years of membership (1933-1983). Enclosed in a brown leather case with "American Bar Association Fifty Year Award Jacob K. Javits" embossed in gold. Paper, leather. 1983.
Original medium: Artifact
Date: 1983
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Membership card from the New York State Bar Association, February 1, 1939. Text states: "This is to certify that Mr. Jacob K. Javits is a member of the New York State Bar Association. Dues paid to Feb. 1, 1939."
Original medium: Artifact
Date: 1974/1978
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Letter from the New York Bar Association stating Jacob K. Javits has been "duly elected a member of this Association." January 7, 1938. Typescript.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1938
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Congressional Record biography of Senator Jacob K. Javits. Includes personal data, honorary degrees, and summaries of involvement in many issues including foreign policy, civil rights, national defense and security, health and culture, housing, immigration, and education. Typescript. 9 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1958/1962
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Biography, Senator Jacob K. Javits, May 1979. On letterhead: "From the Office of Senator Jacob K. Javits New York." Typescript. 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1979-05
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The entry for Jacob K. Javits published in the Biographical Encylopedia of the World, 1943.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1943
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Invitation to the athletic field naming in honor of Jacob K. Javits, George Washington High School, New York. Inside text states: "You are cordially invited to attend the naming of our athletic field in honor and memory of our distinguished alumnus, Jacob K. Javits. Thursday, June 11, 1987."
Original medium: Document
Date: 1987
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Photograph Jacob K. Javits (left), Ida Javits (mother; pictured center), and Benjamin A. Javits (brother; pictured right), c1920. Undated. B&W. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1918/1922
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Brief biography published in a "Javits 21" dinner booklet. The cover image used on the booklet is an early photograph taken of Javits' with his school classmates. December 11, 1967. Paper.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1917
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Photograph of Jacob K. Javits taken in 1907 at the age three and a half. Undated. B&W. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1907
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Photograph taken during the plaque unveiling at the birthplace of Jacob K. Javits located at 85 Stanton Street, New York, New York. Pictured left to right: unidentified, Benjamin A. Javits (brother), Joshua Javits (son), Jacob K. Javits, and Harry Perlis. Plaque states "U.S. Senator Jacob K. Javits was born in this building May 18, 1904." Sponsored by the alumni of P.S. 20. November 4, 196?. B&W. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1958/1962
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Photograph of the birthplace of Jacob K. Javits, a tenement building at 85 Stanton Street, New York, New York. Undated. Color. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1958/1962
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Portrait photograph of Morris Javits, father of Jacob K. Javits, c1905. Single formal pose. B&W. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1903/1907
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Portrait photograph of the Javits family, c1916. Pictured first row, seated, left to right: Benjamin A. Javits (brother), Jacob K. Javits. Pictured second row, seated, left to right: Ida Javits (mother), Morris Javits (father). Pictured third row, standing: unidentified. Undated. B&W. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1914/1918
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American Association of Retired Persons 1986 Andrus Awards. Segment honoring Senator Javits begins at 10:10. Topics include: immigration policy; civil rights legislation; student loans; retirement; Lou Gehrig's disease. Speakers include: Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; Senator John F. Kennedy; Ted Kennedy; Clairborne Pell. Narrated by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Original medium: Video
Date: 1986
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Formal portrait of Jacob K. Javits. B&W Photograph. Undated.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1970/1979
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Photograph of Jacob K. Javits crossing a street in Manhattan, New York. Cowles Communications, Inc. Undated. B&W.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1965/1969
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Photographer Unknown. Photograph. Javits, Jacob K. in office, Undated. Unidentified persons (not completely identified), Small group. B&W.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1963/1967
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Photograph of Jacob K. Javits visiting his childhood neighborhood in Lower Manhattan on May 1, 1979. He is pictured standing in front of a row of tenemant buildings on Orchard Street. B&W.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1979-05-01
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Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1977/1981
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Invitation to the dedication of the Jacob K. Javits Digital Collection, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Original medium: Document
Date: 1983-10-17
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Remarks by Senator Jacob K. Javits and dignitaries at the dedication of the Jacob K. Javits Digital Collection, State University of New York at Stony Brook on October 17, 1983.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1983-10-17
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Senator Jacob K Javits featured in the publication "Stony Brook People," September/October 1982, v. 14, no. 1 (cover and p.3).
Original medium: Artifact
Date: 1982-09-01
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Program from the dedication of Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City on April 29, 1981. The building is located at 26 Federal Plaza, New York. Brown ink. Cream paper.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1981-04-29
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Letter from Jacob K. Javits to New York Governor Hugh Carey thanking him for signing the bill for the establishment of the Jacob K. Javits Collection. August 6, 1982. Typescript.
Original medium: Correspondence
Date: 1982-08-06
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Legislative resolution inviting Javits to donate his public papers to State University of New York at Stony Brook (certificate). Enclosed in green velvet folder. March 24 and 25, 1981.
Original medium: Certificate
Date: 1981
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Book jacket, red, blue and grey. Houghton Mifflin Company. Jacket to Javits, Jacob K., Javits: The Autobiography of a Public Man. Photo of Javits on front., 1981
Original medium: Book Jacket
Date: 1981
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Letter from Senator Jacob K. Javits enclosed with each complimentary copy of his autobiography, c1981. Typescript. 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1982
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Speech to staff given by Senator Jacob K. Javits on September 9, 1980. Javits lost the 1980 United States Senate (New York) primary race to Alfonse D -- Amato. Typescript. 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1980-09-09
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Met with U.S. President Jimmy Carter and U.S. Senator from Idaho Frank Church in 1979 to discuss SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks). B&W Official Photograph. [Verso: On SALT; SALT is the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty - Javits said he understood reticence to support it, but felt it would prove out. 1979]
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1979
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Press release for Senator Javits' proposal of a bipartisan study of anti-trust laws. May 22, 1977. Typescript. 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1977-05-22
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Memos and newsclipping in New York Law Journal by Jacob K. Javits, 1972.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1971/1972
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Javits' acceptance speech for the John Dewey Award from the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). Received at the UFT's spring education conference luncheon held on May 5, 1978. Typescript. 9 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1978-05-05