Arthur Garfield Hays papers, 1915-1955 (bulk 1920-1952)

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Arthur Garfield Hays papers, 1915-1955 (bulk 1920-1952)

Consists of correspondence, case files, speeches, articles, books, news clippings, and photographs which document Hays's career as a New York City lawyer and general counsel for the ACLU beginning in 1920.

18.02 linear ft. (41 archival boxes, 1 photograph box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8237687

Princeton University Library

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Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

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Strachey, John, 1901-1963

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Hays, Arthur Garfield, 1881-1954

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Hays taught in Kuna, Bruneau, and Boise. After he retired he accepted the directorship of the prison educational program in Boise. From the description of Papers, 1830-1958. (Idaho State Historical Society Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 42927298 Active in civil liberties issues, Hays took part in a long list of important cases, including the Scopes trial in 1925, the Sacco and Vanzetti case, and the Scottsboro case. Hays also attended the Reichstag trial in Ber...

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