Rauh, Joseph L., 1911-

Lawyer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122480930

Labor lawyer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. : oral history, 1988. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513744

Lawyer, civil rights activist, and civil libertarian of Washington, D.C. Born Joseph Louis Rauh, Jr. Died 1992.

From the description of Joseph L. Rauh papers, 1913-1994 (bulk 1950-1984). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983170

Lawyer, of Washington, D.C.; b. Joseph Louis Rauh, Jr.

From the description of Papers, 1913-1986 ; (bulk 1950-1984). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28412439

Biographical Note

• 1911, Jan. 3: Born, Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1932: B.S., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1935: LL.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Counsel to Securities and Exchange Commission Married Olie Westheimer
• 1936 - 1939 : Law secretary, Supreme Court justices Benjamin N. Cardozo and Felix Frankfurter
• 1939 - 1942 : Counsel, Department of Labor, Federal Communications Commission, Lend-Lease Administration, and Office for Emergency Management
• 1942 - 1945 : Served on Douglas MacArthur's staff in the United States Army in Southwest Pacific; awarded Legion of Merit and Philippine Distinguished Service Star
• 1946 - 1947 : General deputy housing expediter, Veterans Emergency Housing Program
• 1947: One of the founders of the Americans for Democratic Action (ADA); chairman of its executive committee, 1947-1952
• 1947 - 1986 : Practiced law, Washington, D.C.
• 1952 - 1955 : Vice chairman, Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
• 1955 - 1957 : Chairman, Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
• 1992, Sept. 3: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Joseph L. Rauh Papers, 1913-1994, (bulk 1950-1984), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)