Jacob K. Javits: Life & Legacy

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  The question of reconstructing recent gains in industrial cooperation

  "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 of recognition for 50 years of membership from the American Bar Association

  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, New York Association, 1939

  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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  Admittance to the New York State Bar Association

  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

  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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  Attended George Washington High School, New York, New York

  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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  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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  Formal portrait of Jacob K. Javits.

  Formal portrait of Jacob K. Javits. B&W Photograph. Undated.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1970/1979
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  Jacob K. Javits crossing a street in Manhattan.

  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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  Jacob K. Javits in his office.

  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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  Jacob K. Javits visiting his childhood neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, 1979.

  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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  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits

  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

  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 at the dedication of the Javits Digital Collection

  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 "Stony Brook People," 1982.

  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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  Dedication of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City

  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 about establishment of the Jacob K. Javits Collection

  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.

  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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  Dust jacket for "Javits: The Autobiography of a Public Man"

  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

  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 after Final Primary Race, 1980

  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)

  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

  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 a newsclipping published in New York Law Journal by Jacob K. Javits

  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 United Federation of Teachers

  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
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  Javits' statement regarding Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

  Press released issued by Javits titled "Equal Rights in the Workplace" on March 15, 1977. Includes Javits' statement regarding Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as applied in the case of General Electric v. Gilbert. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1977-03-15
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  Speech by Javits titled "Separate Views of Senator Jacob K. Javits (R.-N.Y.)"

  Speech by Javits titled "Separate Views of Senator Jacob K. Javits (R.-N.Y.)." Typescript. 6 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1978
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  Statement of Senator Jacob K. Javits at Hearings on the Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1977

  Statement of Senator Jacob K. Javits at Hearings on the Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1977. July 26, 1977. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1977-07-26
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  Press release and floor statement by Javits on age discrimination bill

  Press release and floor statement by Javits on age discrimination bill to increase protection of older workers. June 28, 1977. Typescripts.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1977-06-28
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  Jacob K. Javits and Anwar Sadat in Egypt

  Photograph of Senator Jacob K. Javits (left) and Anwar Sadat (right) in Egypt, c1976. B&W. Photographer unknown.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1976
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  NATO Parliamentarians Conference, Report of the General Affairs Committee, Economic Section

  NATO Parliamentarians Conference, Report of the General Affairs Committee, Economic Section. November 17-21, 1958. Typescript. 11 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1958
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  Press release: Report to the Senate of Javits on the NATO Parliamentarians Economic Rapporteurs

  Press release: Report to the Senate of Javits on the NATO Parliamentarians Economic Rapporteurs. August 19, 1958. Typescript. 5 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1958-08-19
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  Press release: Javits to attend NATO Parliamentarians economic meeting in London

  Press release: Javits to attend NATO Parliamentarians economic meeting in London. August 12, 1958. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1958-08-12
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  Citizens for Javits bumper sticker

  Campaign bumper sticker. "Citizens for Javits." Blue background with fluorescent orange and white writing. Paper.
  Original medium: Sticker
  Date: 1948
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  Fact sheet on Jacob K. Javits's record and activities on civil rights in the United States Senate

  Fact sheet on Jacob K. Javits's record and activities on civil rights in the United States Senate. 1960. Typescript 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1960
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  Press release: Javits announcing legislation against discrimination in housing and in support of Civil Rights

  Press release: Javits' announcing legislation against discrimination in housing and in support of Civil Rights. December 30, 1957. Typescript. 3 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1957-12-30
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  Press release: Remarks of Senator Javits prepared for delivery on floor of Senate on Civil Rights

  Press release: Remarks of Senator Javits prepared for delivery on floor of Senate on Civil Rights. July 13, 1957. Typescript. 3 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1957-07-13
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  Press release: Statement of Sen. Javits in connection with the Sharkey-Brown-Isaacs Bill Against Discrimination

  Press release: Statement of Sen. Javits in connection with the Sharkey-Brown-Isaacs Bill Against Discrimination pending before the New York City Council. July 8, 1957. Typescript.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1957-07-08
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  Statement of Senator Jacob K. Javits of New York on Civil Rights

  Statement of Senator Jacob K. Javits, of New York, before the Sub-Committee on Constitutional Rights of the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 21, 1957. Typescript. 3 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1957-02-21
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  Jacob K. Javits and Lawrence E. Spivak on the television program "Meet the Press"

  Photograph of Jacob K. Javits (left) and Lawrence E. Spivak (right) on the television program "Meet the Press." Spivak was the co-founder and producer of "Meet the Press." February 14, 1960. Reni Photos, Washington, DC. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1960-02-14
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  Jacob K. Javits and Paul H. Douglas on the televsion program "Meet the Press"

  Photograph of Senator Jacob K. Javits (center) and Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois (right) on the television program "Meet the Press." Moderated by Ned Brooks (left). January 4, 1959. Reni Photos, Washington, DC. B&W.
  Original medium: Photograph
  Date: 1959-01-04
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  Press release from Senator Jacob K. Javits regarding report to constituents on the first session of the 85th Congress

  Press release from the office of Senator Jacob K. Javits regarding report to constituents on the first session of the 85th Congress. Typescript. 3 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1957-09-15
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  Press release: List of bills sponsored alone or co-sponsored by Javits in 1957

  Press release: List of bills sponsored alone or co-sponsored by Javits in 1957. Typescript. 2 pp.
  Original medium: Document
  Date: 1957