Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1888, May 6 | Born, Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| 1910 | A.B., Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1912 | LL.B., Columbia University Law School, New York, N.Y. |
| 1912 | Began law practice in New York, N.Y., member of firm of Celler and Krashauer |
| 1914 | Became member of Kaufman, Weitzner, and Celler |
| 1914 | Married Stella B. Baar |
| 1922-1972 | Member, United States House of Representatives |
| 1928 | Organized Brooklyn National Bank, Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| 1934 | Author of Foreign Trade Zones Act |
| 1936 | Became partner in firm of Weisman, Celler, Quinn, Allan, and Spett |
| 1940 | Published The Draft and You. New York: Viking Press |
| 1949-1953, 1955 | Chairman, House Judiciary Committee |
| 1949-1953 | Chairman, Monopoly Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee |
| 1949 | Began Monopoly Subcommittee investigation of insurance |
| 1950 | Coauthor, Celler-Kefauver Anti-Merger Act |
| 1951 | Monopoly Subcommittee investigation of baseball |
| 1953 | Published autobiography, You Never Leave Brooklyn. New York: J. Day Co. |
| 1955 | Chairman, House Judiciary Committee |
| 1957 | Author of Celler Civil Rights Act of 1957 |
| 1960 | Author of Civil Rights Act of 1960 |
| 1964 | Supported Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| 1965 | Became senior member of House of Representatives |
| 1972 | Member, law firm of Weisman, Celler, Spett, Modlin and Wertheimer, Washington, D.C. |
| 1981, Jan. 15 | Died, Brooklyn, N.Y. |