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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78017913
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of James J. Davis, U. S. secretary of labor and senator from Pennsylvania, were given to the Library of Congress by James J. Davis, Jr., Jane Schoeller, Jean A. Davis, Joan E. Hurt, and Jewel D. McGuire in 1955.
The papers of James J. Davis were arranged and described in 1959. The finding aid was revised in 2012.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of James J. Davis in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
The papers of James J. Davis are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, James J. Davis Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of James J. Davis (1873-1947) span the years 1895-1946, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1931-1946. The collection consists of thirteen series: Diaries , Loyal Order of Moose Correspondence , Patronage Correspondence , Political Correspondence , Family Correspondence , Special File , Financial File , Book File , Speeches and Articles , Scrapbooks and Personal Miscellany , Printed Matter , Photographs and Cartoons , and Oversize .
The Diaries include desk diaries and a register of constituents. The three correspondence series and Special File relate to political matters, constituent services, job seekers, and to his activities as a founder, organizer, and director general of the Loyal Order of Moose. Correspondents include Rhys J. Davies, Homer L. Ferguson, Herbert Hoover, and Andrew W. Mellon.
The
Special
File
includes files on Davis's senatorial campaign in 1931; the United
States Congress Senate Select Committee on Senatorial Campaign Expenditures
investigation, headed by Gerald P. Nye, of his campaign expenses; and a legal
case where he was the defendant,
This collection is arranged in thirteen series:
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78017913
Scheduling desk diaries and a constituents register.
Arranged chronologically.
Letters sent and received.
Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.
Correspondence sent and received while Davis was senator from Pennsylvania with persons seeking employment in government and private industry.
Arranged alphabetically by job seeker or position sought, as organized by Davis.
Letters sent and received relating to politics and political campaigns.
Arranged by name of correspondent or subject within chronological periods.
Letters between Davis and his son, James J. Davis, Jr.
Arranged chronologically.
Legal papers, voting records, clippings, and correspondence.
Arranged by topic.
Personal and professional financial records.
Unarranged.
Draft of Davis's unpublished book, "History of Strikes," with related correspondence.
Unarranged.
Speeches and articles in typscript, printed, or draft format.
Arranged chronologically.
Scrapbooks, a copy of Davis's death certificate, certificates of appreciation, a gavel, and miscellaneous material.
Material chronologically arranged within scrapbooks. Personal miscellany unarranged.
Clippings, pamphlets, and magazines.
Unarranged.
Photographs and political cartoons,
Unarranged.
Scrapbooks, photographs, and cartoons.
Arranged according to the series and files from which the material was removed.