Carl H. Zeiss papers, 1932-1964.

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Carl H. Zeiss papers, 1932-1964.

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Carl H. Zeiss collection contains correspondence, 1956-1964, over the controversy of the repeal of the Connelly Amendment to the original United Nations Charter, made in 1946. Letters to many notable persons such as Jacob Javits and J. William Fulbright are included as well as individuals organized into the "Defenders of American Liberties". Another series is the unrelated 1932 election campaign of Zeiss for U.S. Congress which contains primary materials related to his election efforts.

2.10 cubic ft. (2 boxes and 1 expandable envelope)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7942532

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986

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Jacob Koppel Javits (May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Javits served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing New York's 21st congressional district from 1947 to 1954, as the 58th Attorney General of New York from 1955 to 1957, and as a U.S. Senator from New York from 1957 until 1981. After graduating from New York University School of Law, he established a law practice in New York City. During World War II, he serv...

Defenders of American Liberties.

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International Court of Justice.

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Fulbright, J. William (James William), 1905-1995

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of James William Fulbright : oral history, 1982. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743979 From the description of Reminiscences of James William Fulbright : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743991 Epithet: Senator Chairman United States Senate Committee for Foreign Relations British Library Archives and Manuscripts C...

United Nations

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...

Zeiss, Carl Henry

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Carl H. Zeiss was born in Chicago and was a strong supporter of Cold War conservative positions, in particular the fight against the repeal of the Connelly Amendment/Reservation to the original United Nations Charter in 1946. The amendment upheld the principle of the sovereign nation. Zeiss was active in the "Defenders of American Liberties" along with John F. Schlafly Jr. From the description of Carl H. Zeiss papers, 1932-1964. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). Worl...