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Subseries 1K: State Correspondents, 1930-1969
44 boxes
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This subseries (18.48 linear feet) documents civil liberties concerns within various states and U.S. Possessions. There are also a few folders documenting civil liberties concerns in Canada. Prior to creating a state affiliate network, the ACLU had "state correspondents"--individuals who monitored civil liberty concerns within their state and informed the national office of local cases and issues. More extensive for earlier years, prior to the growth of the state affiliates, the files are organized chronologically and then alphabetically by state within each year. Large cases or issues of concern are contained in their own folders; many minor issues are grouped a general folder for each state. Correspondence comprises the majority of this subseries, but briefs and printed matter are also found.
The Attacks and Commendations subseries (3.78 linear feet) documents attacks leveled against the ACLU by the press, various institutions, and individuals, as well as commendations of the ACLU, with the majority of the material dating to the early 1950s. The material is arranged in two sections: Attacks, arranged alphabetically by attacker, and Commendations, arranged chronologically. The attacks material consists of newspaper clippings, statements detailing the attacks themselves, correspondence between ACLU members, and correspondence between the ACLU and their attackers. The material also contains detailed documentation of the ACLU's response to each attack. Occasionally there are descriptions of the reaction to those responses, on the part of both the public and the attackers themselves.
The Organizational Miscellaneous subseries (4.2 linear feet) contains various materials concerning structural and functional matters of the ACLU. Arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically within each year, this subseries is divided into four headings: miscellaneous, deaths, financial, and requests for information. The material under miscellaneous includes guides, memoranda, organizational and office materials, statements, articles, book proposals, project proposals, requests for speakers, speeches, and material concerned with ACLU social events. The deaths heading contains ACLU resolutions on the deaths of prominent civil libertarians, including Arthur Garfield Hays. Under the financial heading the researcher will find accountant reports and information concerning funds, grants, budget, and investments. Requests for information contains correspondence requesting information regarding the ACLU or other civil liberty issues. These requests come from members, newspapers and other publications, and lawyers. Included in these files are the ACLU responses.
Subseries 2B: Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, 1946-1978
35 boxes
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Founded in the summer of 1964 to assist the civil rights movement, the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee (LCDC) solicited lawyers to provide volunteer legal representation for worthy or significant cases. Typically, a volunteer lawyer would travel to a small town in the South and spend one month working on cases in coordination with one of the LCDC's regional offices. While these regional offices handled case work locally, the headquarters in New York handled lawyer solicitation, fundraising, publicity, and other general activities. In December 1967, the LCDC was merged into the Roger Baldwin Foundation (the tax-exempt arm of the ACLU) becoming the LCDC project of the Foundation. As the civil rights movement grew in popularity, the LCDC's practical and ideological goals were met by other organizations, most notably the United States Justice Department.
The Bell Laboratories series documents Baker's career at Bell Labs and research undertaken by the lab under his leadership. Areas of research include materials science, polymers, optical fibers, UNIX, systems engineering, and many other technologies. These papers include reports, memoranda, notes, planning documents, and correspondence regarding Bell Labs research projects, as well as articles about the lab and Bell Labs researchers. The series also includes Baker's correspondence, as well as notes on meetings and telephone conversations, with colleagues at universities, other labs, and in government. Major subjects include their research, potentials for collaboration, recent articles and conferences, lab visits, and questions regarding facts and technology, as well as invitations, appreciation for his contributions, and congratulations on promotions and his retirement. Also included are Baker's appointment calendars and weekly schedules, his meeting notes and materials from the Board of Directors and Council meetings, and lab publications and product manuals.
Series 2: Biographical, 1912-2008
10 boxes
The Biographical series contains materials regarding Baker's career and life and includes articles, interviews and oral histories, his diaries, awards and appointments, family correspondence, photographs, and weekly schedules for his retirement years. The articles include papers written by and about Baker regarding his life, as well as materials collected by A. Michael Noll on three CDs. The earlier diaries include references to his research at Bell Labs, while diaries beginning in the 1950s are predominantly concerned with his daily life. The awards and appointments materials include awards certificates, correspondence about accepted the awards and congratulations, his acceptance speeches, programs, and articles. Most awards are from academic and professional organizations or corporations for his contributions to science, from government agencies for his service, and honorary degrees from universities. The photographs include portraits of Baker, Baker receiving awards, at events, or with members of boards he served on, and personal photographs of unidentified people and landscapes. The weekly schedules record meetings and events that Baker attended, and also include correspondence about the events, itineraries, and expenses.
Series 3: Correspondence, 1920-2005
11 boxes
The Correspondence series spans Baker's entire career at Bell Labs, as well as his advisory work and his retirement. The majority of the correspondence is between Baker and other scientists and scholars discussing recent papers and issues in their fields, as well as invitations to Baker for events and speaking engagements and congratulations to Baker for his various promotions, appointments, and awards. The series also contains correspondence related to his membership and leadership in professional organizations, the management of Bell Labs, correspondence with government officials related to his service on committees and as an advisor, and phone messages taken for Baker.
Series 5: Writings, 1925-2003
8 boxes
The Writings series contains copies of Baker's speeches and articles, typically either offprints or photocopies of publications, with the majority written after his retirement from Bell Labs in 1980. Earlier writings, before 1955, were predominantly technical science papers related to his own chemistry research at Bell Labs. Beginning in 1955, his writings were concerned with the overall focus of Bell Lab's research, communications science and technology, the impact of science on business and government, government support for research, and general analyses on conducting scientific research. Beginning in the 1970s, he also frequently wrote about encouraging innovation in research, the role of science and technology in government and society, and the education system, especially in the sciences. After his retirement in 1980, in addition to continuing to write about these subjects, he also wrote about the future of technology and information systems. Baker also wrote about national materials policy periodically throughout his career.
Comments Received Concerning Reports, Conferences, and Services of the Industrial Relations Section, 1933-1954
1 folder
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Box 3, Folder 3
Gift to Industrial Relations Section, Princeton University Class of, 1926, 1945-1948
1 folder
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Box 6, Folder 7
History and Statistics about the Industrial Relations Section, 1922-1955
1 folder
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Box 7, Folder 2
