DAVIS, JAMES C. (JAMES CURRAN), 1895-1981.
James C. Davis papers, 1919-1966
James C. Davis papers, 1919-1966
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z6cb
Collection Stored Off-Site
All or portions of this collection are housed off-site. Materials can still be requested but researchers should expect a delay of up to two business days for retrieval.
Table of Contents
Description of Series
- Series 1: Audiovisual materials, circa 1944-1965
- Series 2: Campaign Files, 1946-1952
- Series 3: Carbons, 1955-1960
- Series 4: Case and claims, 1947-1962
- Series 5: Correspondence, 1946-1960
- Series 6: District of Columbia Committee Files, 1946-1962
- Series 7: Fact Files, 1937-1966
- Series 8: Legislation Files, 1947-1962
- Series 9: Non-Congressional Pre-Congressional and Post-Congressional, 1919-1970
- Series 10: Post Office and Civil Service Committee Files, 1944-1962
- Series 11: Service Academy Files, 1953-1962
- Series 12: Speeches, 1948-1964
- Series 13: Subject Files, 1946-1959
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Davis, James C. (James Curran), 1895-1981. |
|---|---|
| Title: | James C. Davis papers, 1919-1966 |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 507 |
| Extent: | 216.75 linear feet (219 boxes), 2 oversized papers boxes and 1 oversized papers folder (OP), and AV Masters: 16 linear feet (16 boxes and CLP4) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, audio-visual materials, speeches, subject and fact files of James Curran Erskine Davis, attorney, judge, and legislator of Georgia. |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access audiovisual material in this collection.
Collection stored off-site. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access this collection.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Gift, 1968, with subsequent additions.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], James C. Davis papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
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Collection Description
Biographical Note
James Curran Erskine Davis, attorney, judge, and legislator, was born 17 May 1895, in Franklin, Georgia, and died 28 December 1981, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a state legislator from DeKalb County, Georgia (1924-1928), an attorney for the Georgia Department of Industrial Relations (1928-1931) and for DeKalb County (1931-1934), a Georgia Superior Court judge (1934-1946), and a Georgia representative to the United States Congress (1947-1963). Davis married Mary Lou Martin (1905-1969) in 1932, and was publisher (1964-1965) of the Atlanta Times, a conservative newspaper.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of correspondence, audio-visual materials, speeches, subject and fact files of James C. Davis from 1919-1966. Materials relate to J.C. Davis’s congressional campaigns; his work on the Post Office and Civil Service Committee and District of Columbia Committee; other congressional committees, government agencies and departments; proposed and passed legislation; and military service academies. Correspondence includes some received from constituents. Some non-congressional materials and personal correspondence relate to Davis’s friends and family and his career before and after his term as a U.S. congressman. The audio-visual materials include photographs, television and other films, and audio discs and tapes.
Arrangement Note
Unprocessed collection. Organized into thirteen series: (1) Audio-visual materials, (2) Campaign files, (3) Carbons, (4) Case and claims, (5) Correspondence, (6) D.C. Committee, (7) Fact files, (8) Legislation files, (9) Non-congressional materials, pre-congressional and post congressional, (10) P.O. and C.S. Committee Series, (11) Service Academies, (12) Speeches, and (13) Subject files.
Selected Search Terms
Uniform Title
Corporate Names
- Democratic Party (Ga.)
- WLW-A (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- United States. Congress.
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia.
- United States. Veterans Administration.
Topical Terms
- American newspapers.
- Associations, institutions, etc.--Georgia.
- Associations, institutions, etc.--United States.
- Education--Georgia.
- Political campaigns
- Elections--Georgia.
- School facilities--Georgia.
- Segregation in education--Georgia.
- Segregation in education--United States.
- Military education.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Veterans--Georgia.
Geographic Names
- Buford Dam (Ga.)
- DeKalb County (Ga.)
- Georgia--Politics and government--20th century.
- Sidney Lanier, Lake (Ga.)
Form/Genre Terms
Description of Series
- Series 1: Audiovisual materials, circa 1944-1965
- Series 2: Campaign Files, 1946-1952
- Series 3: Carbons, 1955-1960
- Series 4: Case and claims, 1947-1962
- Series 5: Correspondence, 1946-1960
- Series 6: District of Columbia Committee Files, 1946-1962
- Series 7: Fact Files, 1937-1966
- Series 8: Legislation Files, 1947-1962
- Series 9: Non-Congressional Pre-Congressional and Post-Congressional, 1919-1970
- Series 10: Post Office and Civil Service Committee Files, 1944-1962
- Series 11: Service Academy Files, 1953-1962
- Series 12: Speeches, 1948-1964
- Series 13: Subject Files, 1946-1959
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