Jacob K. Javits: Life & Legacy

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  Congressional Record biography of Senator Jacob K. Javits

  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

  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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  Javits' entry in Biographical Encylopedia of the World, 1943

  The entry for Jacob K. Javits published in the Biographical Encylopedia of the World, 1943.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1943
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  Jacob K. Javits, Ida Javits, and Benjamin A. Javits, c1920

  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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  Jacob K. Javits, 1907

  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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  Plaque unveiling at the birthplace of Jacob K. Javits located at 85 Stanton Street, New York, New York

  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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  Tenement building in lower Manhattan, New York, where Jacob K. Javits was born on May 18, 1904

  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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  Morris Javits, father of Jacob K. Javits, c1905

  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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  Javits family, c1916

  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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  Videography of the life and career of Senator Jacob Javits

  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