Jacob K. Javits: Life & Legacy

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  Election Night Speech, November 7, 1956

  Press release: Election Night Speech given Nov. 7, 1956 at 1:27am. Handwritten edits. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-11-07
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  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits, 1956 Elections Campaign

  Jacob Javits speaking at a podium into a microphone overtop a banner that reads "Re-Elect Ike-Dick" Photograph, Paul Pirell Photo. Javits, Jacob K., 1956 Elections Campaign. Black and White.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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  Vote for Eisenhower-Nixon, Javits Campaign flyer

  Campaign flyer. "Vote for Eisenhower-Nixon, Javits" Picture of Javits and his Family in upper left corner. Text Front and Back.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956
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  Javits Record on Israel

  Javits record on Israel. Outlines Javit's Background and work regarding issues on Israel and Palestine. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956
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  Citizens for Javits campaign statements

  Citizens for Javits campaign statements
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956
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  Press Release, Statement on Immigration by Javits

  Press release: Statement on Immigration by Javits. October 15, 1956. Typescript 4 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-10-14
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  Javits Campaign Jingle, Pepsi-Cola Melody

  Javits Song (Pepsi-Cola Melody, Cut #3)-1956 Campaign, 1956
  Original medium: CD
  Date: 1956
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  "Javits for U.S. Senate" Bumper Sticker

  Campaign bumper sticker. "Javits For U.S. Senate" Large orange and white text on a navy blue background.
  Original medium: Sticker
  Date: 1956
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  Letter from Javits and Javits expressing appreciation for campaign support and invitation to reception

  Letter, Javits and Javits, expressing appreciation for campaign support and an invitation for a reception at the Ambassador Hotel, Diplomat Suite on November 15. Typescript. 1 Page.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1954-11-10
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  Campaign Letter from the Veterans Non-partisan Committee for the Election of Jacob K. Javits. Campaign Leaflet

  Campaign letter. Veterans non-partisan Committee for the Election of Jacob. K. Javits. Typescript. 1 page. Campaign Leaflet. "Elect Javits" "Javits for Attorney-General". Blue photo and text on white paper.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1954
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  Campaign Leaflet, Meet your Next Attorney General Jacob K. Javits

  Campaign leaflet. "Elect Jacob K. Javits a fighting attorney general." Black writing with white paper. Black and white photo of Javits on front. Paper.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1954
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  Letter from the Independent Citizens' Committee for Javits

  Letter, Independent Citizens' Committee for Javits, in support of Jacob K. Javits. October 28, 1954. Typescript. 1 page.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1954-10-28
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  Speech by Congressman Jacob K. Javits, Republican Candidate for Attorney General on Launching Bandwagon Tour

  "Speech by Congressman Jacob K. Javits. Republican candidate for Attorney General on Launching Bandwagon Tour." October 11, 1954. Typescript. Draft and final versions. 8 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1954-10-11
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  Press Release, Acceptance of Representative Jacob K. Javits

  Press Release. "Acceptance of Representative Jacob K. Javits." September 24, 1954. Edited with blue ink. Typescript. 1 page.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1954-09-24
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  Campaign Button, Javits for Attorney-General

  Campaign button. "Javits for Attorney General." Photo above. Blue writing on white background. Large, round. Metal, 1954.
  Original medium: Artifact
  Date: 1954
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  Campaign Leaflet, Pretense vs Promises Javits on Civil Rights

  Campaign leaflet. "Pretenses vs. Promises Javits on civil rights." Photo of Javits Receiving the "Citation of Merit for distinguished service" of the A.M.E. Church from Bishop D. Ward Nichols. Attorney General Campaign, Black and white. Paper.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1954
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  Campaign Leaflet, Elect Jacob K. Javits a fighting Attorney General

  Campaign leaflet. "Elect Jacob K. Javits a fighting attorney general." Black writing with white paper. Black and white photo of Javits on front. Paper.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1954
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  Campaign Poster, For Attorney General Jacob K. Javits

  Campaign poster. "For Attorney General Jacob K. Javits" in white on gray. Photo in middle. Paper.
  Original medium: Poster
  Date: 1954
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  Campaign Leaflet, 100% of Organized Labor Supports Javits 100% Again

  Campaign leaflet. "100% of organized labor supports Javits 100%." in black on gray. "Re-elect Javits" in white on black. Back has letters from labor groups. Paper. 1 page front and back.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1952
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  Campaign Leaflet, Re-Elect the Best Congressman We Ever Had, Jacob K. Javits

  Campaign leaflet. "Re-elect the best Congressman we ever had." Photo below. Jacob K. Javits written below. All on left side. Next to photo says what he is for. Back shows his name in voting machine. Paper. 1 page front and back.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1952
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  Campaign Leaflet, Memo to Voters, Re-Elect the Best Congressman we ever had, Re-Elect the Best Assemblyman we ever had

  Campaign leaflet. Front: Photos of Javits and Roman. "Memo to Voters." Back: shows where names are in voting machine. Javits and Romans names are in white the rest is green. Eagle and bell at bottom. Paper. 1 page front and back.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1952
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  The Jack Javits Story: campaign leaflet

  Campaign leaflet. "The Jack Javits Story." Photo of Javits. Underneath is eagle and bell. "Re-elect Javits to Congress." Everything is black and white. Paper. 1 page front and back folded.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1952
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  Re-Elect Javits to Congress: Campaign poster

  Campaign poster. "Re-Elect Javits to Congress." Brown writing on a cream board. "A Representative of All the People," written on bottom. Tenny Press, 250 W. 54th Street, NYC, NY.
  Original medium: Poster
  Date: 1950
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  Re-elect Lehman and Javits and elect Lynch and Pecora vote Liberal Party Row D: campaign leaflet

  Campaign leaflet. "All organized labor supports Javits and Roman." Re-Elect Jacob Javits and Sam Roman. Back has letters from labor groups. Paper.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1950
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  All organized labor supports Javits and Roman: campaign leaflet

  Campaign leaflet. "Re-elect Lehman and Javits and elect Lynch and Pecora vote Liberal Party Row D." Photos of Javits and Lehman. Back shows where levers are in voting machine. Paper.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1950
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  The Gentleman from New York ... and the Giant: campaign leaflet

  Campaign leaflet. "The Gentleman from New York ... and the Giant." 2 pages. Printed on both sides. Comic strip format. Paper.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1950
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  Trade Union Committee for the Re-Election to Congress of Jacob K. Javits

  Campaign correspondence. Trade Union Committee for the Re-Election to Congress of Jacob K. Javits. Typescript. 1 pp.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1948
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  "The Giant Returns" Campaign Comic

  Campaign publicity. "The Giant Returns." Comic book style. 4 pp Bound
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1948
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  Campaign leaflet for Javits' Re-Election to 21st Congressional District

  Campaign leaflet for Javits' Re-Election to New Yorks 21st Congressional District. Describes his platform and brief biography and accomplishments. 4 pp. Bound
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1948
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  Transcript of WQXR broadcast, October 21, 1948

  Transcript of WQXR broadcast from October 21, 1948. Edited in blue ink. Typescript. 3 pp. Possibly pages missing.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1948-10-21
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  Two Fighting Years 1947-1948: A Report to the People to the 21st Congressional District

  "Two Fighting Years 1947-1948: A Report to the People to the 21st Congressional District." Issued by the Citizens Committee for the Re-Election of Jacob K. Javits. Foreward by Wendell L. Willkie. Typescript. 8 pp. Bound.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1948-08-19
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  Election Campaign Postcard for Republicans Jacob K. Javits and Eugene E. Kemp

  Campaign postcard. Jacob K. Javits and Eugene E. Kemp, Republicans. Portraits on the front with voting instructions on the back.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1946
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  Telegrams issued by Javits & Javits announcing final Congressional campaign rally in Washington Heights, New York

  Telegrams sent via Western Union regarding large campaign rally in Washington Heights, New York. November 3, 1946.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1946-11-03
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  Press release. Large campaign rally in Washington Heights, New York

  Press release regarding large campaign rally in Washington Heights, New York.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1946-11-02
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  "Javits, GOP Liberal, Has Fighting Chance to Win"

  "Javits, GOP Liberal, Has Fighting Chance to Win." Newspaper clipping. October 21, 1946.
  Original medium: Clipping
  Date: 1946-10-21
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  Campaign leaflet. Vote for Javits, MacNeil and Roman on Row "A"

  Campaign leaflet. Vote for Javits, MacNeil and Roman on Row "A." "The Headquarters of Democrats for Javits, MacNeil and Roman is on the Move!"
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1946
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  "Good Government and the Individual Citizen" by Jacob K. Javits

  "Good Government and the Individual Citizen" Jacob K. Javits, Liberal Party candidate. Radio Broadcast Station WMCA.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1946-10-09
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  "A Political Philosophy" by J.K. Javits

  "A Political Philosophy" by J.K. Javits with a statement by Mrs. Wendell Willkie. Reprinted with permission of the New York Herald Tribune.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1946-08-09
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  Press release. Javits, candidate for Congress in the 21st Congressional District

  Press release. Javits, candidate for Congress in the 21st Congressional District, obtained 10,000 signatures putting him on the Liberal Party ballot for the November 1946 election.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1946-09-07
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  1946 Congressional campaign statement by Jacob K. Javits

  "Statement of Program by Candidate." J.K. (Jack) Javits. Republican and Liberal Party Candidate for Congress. Twenty-first Congressional District. New York.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1946-08-05
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  1946 Congressional campaign card. "Citizen First - Candidate Second" Jacob K. Javits for Congress

  Campaign card. "Citizen First-Candidate Second" written at top. Photograph of Jacob K. Javits on left. Verso states campaign aspirations. Blue ink on white paper. Paper. 1946.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1946
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  1946 Congressional campaign booklet: "Does it matter who goes to Congress?"

  Campaign booklet. "Does it matter who goes to Congress?" "Vote for Javits, Congressional Candidate for the 21st District. Republican Party. Liberal Party. We can have a better government."1946. White and blue paper. 12 pp.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1946
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  The New New York: A Chart of Progress Under the LaGuardia Administration

  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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  Jacob K. Javits speaking during the 1956 election

  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits speaking at lecturn during the 1956 election. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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  Photographs and correspondence from campaign stop in Oswego, New York in 1956

  Photographs and correspondence from a campaign stop in Oswego, New York. Two B&W photographs of campaigning and three pages of related correspondence. 1956.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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  Javits' campaign speech before the Oswego County Republican Organization rally

  Javits' campaign speech and remarks before the Oswego County Republican Organization rally on September 29, 1956. Typescript. 4 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-09-29
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  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits with female campaign supporters, 1956

  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits (right) with female campaign supporters. 1956 Election Campaign. Wide World Photos Inc.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1956
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  Campaign brochure. "Elect Jacob K. Javits, a Fighting United States Senator." New York Republican State Committee

  Campaign leaflet. "Elect Jacob K. Javits, a Fighting United States Senator."
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1956
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  Campaign brochure. "Elect Jacob K. Javits United States Senator"

  Campaign leaflet. "Elect Jacob K. Javits United States senator: a brief sketch published by a group of men and women who have known him all his life." Citizens Committee for the Election of Jacob K. Javits.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1956
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  Press release: "Remarks of Attorney-General Jacob K. Javits, Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate..."

  Press release: Remarks of Attorney General Jacob K. Javits, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, at an inter-faith rally in Central Park, New York City, September 23, 1956. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-09-23