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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  President Eisenhower Remarks on Jacob Javits at Madison Square Garden

  Remarks of President Eisenhower - Madison Square Garden. October 26, 1956. Typescript. 1 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-10-26
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  Javits remarks for Madison Square Garden Rally of the Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon-Javits

  Press release: Remarks for delivery by Javits for Madison Square Garden Rally of the Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon-Javits. Oct. 25, 1956. Typescript. 3 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1956-10-25
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  7 reasons why you and every veteran should vote for Ike, Dick and Jack, Three Great Veterans: Campaign Leaflet

  Campaign leaflet. "7 reasons why you and every veteran should vote for Ike, Dick and Jack, Three Great Veterans". Blue text and Pictures on White Paper.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  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 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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  Brooklyn Eagle, Eagle Supports Javits as Best Equipped for Attorney General

  Campaign leaflet. Reprint from the Brooklyn Eagle. Text on left. Cartoon on right. Paper.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  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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  Letter from Clarence Mitchell, NAACP to Jacob Javits

  Letter, Clarence Mitchell, NAACP to Jacob K. Javits thanking him for his support to prohibit segregation in Federal Housing, even though the vote did not pass. 1 page front and back.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1954-04-07
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  Spanish Campaign Leaflet, Elija a Stevenson, Counts, Jacob K. Javits, Miguel A. Riviera

  Campaign leaflet. (in Spanish) "Elija a Stevenson Presidente Counts senador, Jacob Javits congresista, Miguel Riviera asambelista." Photo below each name. Paper. 1 page front and back.
  Original medium: Leaflet
  Date: 1952
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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 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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  History of Public Legislation

  History of Public Legislation introduced in the 2d session (1950) Typescript. 15 total pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1950
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  Letter from Jacob K. Javits to Patrick McGowan, H. J. Res. 20 Joint Resolution

  Letter, Jacob K. Javits to Patrick McGowan. Subject: Un-American activities Committee appropriation. Typescript. 1 pp. H. J. Res. 20 Joint Resolution to establish a Joint Committee on National and International Movements. Typescript. 8 pp. Bound.
  Original medium: Correspondence
  Date: 1950-03-27
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  Press release: Introducing a bill to establish a Joint Committee on Internal Security

  Press release. Introducing a bill to establish a Joint Committee on Internal Security. March 1, 1954. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1954-03-01
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  Reports from Jacob K. Javits to constituents

  Reports from Jacob K. Javits to constituents. 1948-1954. Typescript. 11 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1948-1954
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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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  House of Representatives passes the National Heart Act press release

  Press release. House of Representatives passes the National Heart Act. June 8, 1948. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1948-06-08
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  H.R. 3762 National Heart Disease Act

  H.R. 3762 National Heart Disease Act. 80th Congress, 1st Session. A Bill in the House of Representatives. Typescript. 16 pp bound.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1947-06-09
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  New York Department of State: certificate of election of Jacob K. Javits to Congress

  Certificate. New York State ; Department of State. Certifies that Javits was elected as Representative in Congress. December 13, 1946.
  Original medium: Certificate
  Date: 1946-12-13
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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