Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Joseph L. Rauh papers, 1913-2008 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1913-2008 |
Bulk Dates | 1950-1984 |
ID No. | MSS62041 |
Creator | Rauh, Joseph L., Jr., 1911-1992 |
Size | 110,000 items |
Size | 301 containers |
Size | 120.2 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003004 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm87062041 |
Summary | Lawyer, civil rights activist, and civil libertarian of Washington, D.C. Chiefly legal files together with correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, oral history interviews, speeches, writings, subject files, appointment books, and other papers relating to Rauh's career as a public interest lawyer handling cases pertaining to civil rights, civil liberties, and labor disputes. Includes files relating to his activities with Americans for Democratic Action and to his participation in Hubert H. Humphrey's presidential campaign in 1960. |