The Marian B. and Jacob K. Javits Foundation, Inc.
Manuscript Collection 354

Description:
Papers, 1973-2007.
11 cubic ft.
Some restricted folders.
Gift of Mrs. Marian B. Javits.

Finding aid updated in June 2008.

Senate Resolution
Introduction
Collection History
Organizational Note
Scope and Content
Series Outline
Container Listing

Senate Resolution

Remarks by the Honorable Senator Jacob K. Javits on December 15, 1985.

"For a long time I have believed that there should be established a program to prepare gifted young people for careers in government, and that an essential part of such a program would involve working with members of the United States Senate and their staff. I have pursued this idea by developing the Jacob K. Javits Foundation, Inc. to provide fellowships for exceptional young people which would involve their working in the Senate.

This non-profit educational Foundation has been organized for the purpose of providing Senate Fellowships to such gifted young men and women, on a post-graduate basis, who show promise of excellence in government, for four years of study and training for this purpose.

An excellent board of directors (list attached) has been assembled to conduct the affairs of the Foundation, and it has the strong aid and support for administrative purposes of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. A faculty committee has been actively functioning for a year, working out detailed plans of selection, administration, monitoring, guidance, and other details. My collection of official papers, some two million items, is housed in a special library at Stony Brook, and would be available as a resource for Senate Fellows.

Present plans would call for two years of post-graduate study for each Fellow in public affairs and policy at a college or university in the United States satisfactory to the Foundation and under its general supervision, followed by two years of service in the Senate, in the employ of an individual Senator, a Senate Committee or the Senate Secretariat. It is to be expected that Fellows will enjoy high priority in the selection process for such employment.

The choice of Fellows would be made by the faculty committee and the directors of the Foundation. The same process would be used for monitoring the graduate study and the Senate training of the Fellows. Presently, there are White House Fellows and Congressional Fellows of various disciplines, respectively chosen under the White House Fellows program and by the American Political Science Association. There are no Senate Fellows as such. The establishment of a Senate Fellowship program would be the greatest memorial I could hope for."

"The Senate has approved Senate Resolution 197 on July 19, 1985, which was sponsored by one hundred members of the Senate unanimously. The title of the Resolution reads:

RESOLUTION

To agree to cooperate with the Jacob K. Javits Senate Fellows Program.

The two years of post-graduate study would be financed by the Foundation. Following this period of study Fellows will be available for a staff position in the Senate.

The Foundation plans to start its program with the selection of a group of as many as eight to twelve Fellows in 1986."

Introduction

The Marian B. and Jacob K. Javits Foundation continues its commitment to excellence and impassioned dedication to government, which Senator Javits exemplified throughout his 34-year career in Washington, DC. The Foundation, under the leadership of its President and CEO, Mrs. Marian B. Javits, administers the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program. In support of public policy studies, the program has supported students in government for a Masters Degree at Columbia and Duke University as well as the University of California, Berkeley. The Foundation is also committed to a Global International Fellowship with Berkeley University. A scholar in residence program has been arranged with New York University.

Collection History

Marian B. Javits, widow of Senator Jacob K. Javits, has governed The Foundation since its inception. A deed of gift was signed by Stony Brook University and Mrs. Javits on behalf of The Foundation on June 17, 1997. It stipulates that the Foundation will "donate materials pertaining to the donor's activities as an organization dedicated to the memory and celebration of the life of the late Senator." Stony Brook University is preserving The Foundation's archive for "its historical, educational, and scholarly value."

Organizational Note

Senator Jacob K. Javits was first elected U.S. Senator from New York in 1956 and served with distinction until 1981. He previously served as Attorney General of the State of New York and as a four-term Congressman from Manhattan. During his quarter-century in the Senate, he provides exceptional leadership on a wide range of international and domestic issues. In this process, he was often cited as one of the most brilliant and able members of the Senate, and as a Senator dealing with every major issue of his time. The Senator's career was a model of Excellence, Integrity, and Service to his fellow man.

Upon retiring from the Senate in 1981, Senator Javits visited and corresponded with many of his former political colleagues and maintained his interest in foreign affairs. In 1981, he served as special advisor on foreign policy issues to Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and testified before government committees, including the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations for the National Institutes of Health. He was a member of the American Jewish Commission on the Holocaust, the American Commission on East-West Accord, and the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, and was a trustee of many associations and organizations concerned with community and health issues. These organizations included the American Organization of Rehabilitation through Training, the Bellevue Association, and the National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation. During his later years, Senator Javits was also a prolific author and much requested lecturer. His numerous articles on international matters appeared in publications such as the New York Times, Newsday, and Foreign Affairs. He eventually became an activist for the elderly and the disabled as well as an advocate of the concepts of the living will and the dignity of the dying.

Senator Javits taught at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, and became involved in other endeavors in the public interest. During this time, Senator Javits conceived of a fellowship program designed to educate, teach, inspire and prepare the most talented young people for careers in government service. In 1985, he established the not-for-profit, educational foundation, The Marian B. and Jacob K. Javits Foundation, for the purpose of "providing Senate Fellowships to such gifted young men and women, on a post-graduate basis, who show promise of excellence in government, for four years of study and training for this purpose.” On June 27th 1985, Senate Resolution 197 of the 99th Congress unanimously endorsed Senator Javits' program and The Jacob K. Javits Senate Fellowship Program went from dream to reality.

Over the ensuing years, under the leadership and direction of President and CEO, Marian Javits, The Foundation has grown and expanded its program offerings. In addition to mentoring and providing financial support for more than sixty Fellows from Columbia University, Duke University and the University of California, Berkeley over the years; in 2003 the Foundation established The Jacob K. Javits Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Program at New York University’s Law School. This linking of The Foundation’s goal of supporting excellence in public service with the objectives of NYU’s Law School allows the school to invite a leading member of the legal community to explore the issues that were so close to the late Senator’s heart such as health, education, civil rights and foreign policy. Professor Geoffrey R. Stone was the first legal scholar to serve as the Jacob K. Javits Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence.

The Marian B. and Jacob K. Javits Foundation continues its commitment to excellence and impassioned dedication to government, which Senator Javits exemplified throughout his 34-year career in Washington, DC. The dedication to excellence, integrity and service so exemplified in the Senator’s career and now carried on by those he inspired and moved resonant in the words of his beloved wife, Marian B. Javits, President and CEO of The Foundation, in her words below:

The Commitment

"The Marian B. and Jacob K. Javits Foundation will remain committed to the ideals and goals associated with Senator Javits' life. At our 1996 annual meeting, Ambassador William Vanden Heuvel stated that The Foundation's principal objective is to educate "the general public with regard to the identification, establishment and support of a means to attain higher standards of excellence in public administration at all levels of government; develop higher standards of dedication to the public interest by private enterprise; and develop solutions to public policy issues and education.

We live our daily lives cherishing his memory, emboldened by his magnificent courage, inspired by his devotion to the highest ideals of the republic and the affection and kindness that his friendship represented." - Marian B. Javits

Scope and Content

The information contained within The Marian B. Javits and Jacob K. Javits Foundation, Inc. provides researchers with a comprehensive look at the mission and accomplishments of the Foundation. Documents include annual reports, fellowship applications, conference materials, seminar files, board minutes, and correspondence. The collection consists of five series: The Marian B. and Jacob K. Javits Foundation Records, Marian B. Javits' Subject Files, Audio/Video, Photographs, Negatives, and Memorabilia.

The original order has been maintained where applicable and recreated in other instances to assist researchers. Items housed in acidic or metal housings have been removed from these housings for preservation reasons. These materials have been placed in acid free folders and containers. All metal clips have been removed and replaced in accordance with accepted archival standards of preservation.

Series Outline

SERIES 1- THE MARIAN B. AND JACOB K. JAVITS FOUNDATION RECORDS

Subseries 1 - Foundation History
Subseries 2 - Board of Directors
Subseries 3 - Marian B. Javits, President and CEO
Subseries 4 - Seminars, Hearings, and Symposiums
Subseries 5 - Grants
Subseries 6 - Fellowships
Subseries 7 - Fellowship Universities

SERIES 2- MARIAN B. JAVITS' SUBJECT FILES

SERIES 3- PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES

SERIES 4 - AUDIO/VIDEO

SERIES 5- MEMORABILIA

Container Listing

Subseries 1 - Foundation History

Box 1

Incorporation, 1987
Corporate Papers, 1992
By-laws
Executive Director Position Description, November 2000
Board of Directors Positions Responsibilities Description, June 18, 2001
NY State Exempt Organization Certification
Tax Exempt Status
Senator Jacob K. Javits Biography Proposal
Senator Jacob K. Javits Foundation, Inc., History
The Jacob K. Javits Foundation: Ten Years, Comments of Joshua Javits, N.D.
Senator Jacob K. Javits Funeral
Senator Jacob K. Javits Memorial Book, "You Will Remember Me,” correspondence/notes
Senator Jacob K. Javits, Quotes
Awards Named in Honor of Senator Javits
Excellence in Public Service, 1986-1989
Excellence in Public Service, 1991-1997
Senator Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Grant
Senator Jacob K. Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award

Box 1A

Honorable Jacob K. Javits Senate Award, 1992-1997
Senator Biden Award Ceremony Acceptance Speech, 2001
Senator Pell Award Ceremony Acceptance Speech, 1993
Senator Moynihan Award Ceremony Acceptance Speech, 1994
Senator Kassebaum Award Ceremony Acceptance Speech, 1995
Sculpture Dedication speech of Mayor Rudolph Guiliani, May 18, 1999
Senator Javits Sculpture, 1987-1993
Senator Javits Sculpture, 1994
Senator Javits Sculpture and Statues, 1995-1999

Subseries 2 - Board of Directors

Box 2

Minutes, 1985
Minutes, 1986
Minutes, 1987
Minutes, 1988
Minutes, 1989
Minutes, 1990
Minutes, 1991
Minutes, 1992
Minutes, 1993 (2 folders)

Box 3

Minutes, 1994 (2 folders)
Minutes, 1995
Minutes, 1996
Minutes, 1997 (2 folders)
Minutes, 1998
Minutes, 1999

Box 3A

Minutes, 2002
Minutes, 2003
Minutes, 2004

Box 4

Correspondence, 1973-1984
Correspondence, 1985
Correspondence, 1986
Correspondence, 1987
Correspondence, 1988
Correspondence, 1989
Correspondence, 1990
Correspondence, 1991-1993

Box 5

Correspondence, 1994-1995
Correspondence, 1996-1998
Correspondence, 1999-2001
Correspondence, 2002-2003
Correspondence, n.d.
Correspondence, attachments
Annual Report, 1989
Annual Report,1990
Annual Report, 1991

Box 6

Annual Report, 1992
Annual Report, 1993-1995
Annual Report, 1996-1997
Annual Report, 1997-1998
Annual Report, 1999
Annual Report, 2000
Annual Report, 2001
Annual Report & Mtg. Preparation File, 2001

Box 6A

Annual Report, 2002
Annual Report & Mtg. Preparation File, 2002
Annual Report, 2003
Annual Report & Mtg. Preparation File, 2003
Executive Committee Meeting Agenda
January 28, 2004

Box 7 (Note: Restricted until 2007)

Neuberger and Berman Portfolio Reports, 1992
Neuberger and Berman Portfolio Reports, 1993-1994
Neuberger and Berman Portfolio Reports, 1995-1996
Neuberger and Berman Portfolio Reports, 1996-1997
Smith and Barney Portfolio Reports, 1997
Smith and Barney Portfolio Summaries, 1997-1998
Smith and Barney Trustee Reports, 1998

Box 7A (Note: Restricted until 2007)

Financial Statements
Auditors Reports, 1989-1992
Auditors Reports, 1993-1998
Auditors Reports, 1998-1999

Box 8

Auditors Correspondence, 1991-1998
Investment Proposal
Subseries 3 - Marian B. Javits, President & CEO
Fundraising Letters, 1984-1992
Fundraising, 1985-1986
Fundraising, 1987

Box 9

Fundraising, 1986-1989
Fundraising, 1990-1996
Fundraising, n.d.
Contributions, 1986-1995
Contribution Thank-you Letters, 1985-86
Contribution Thank-you Letters, 1987-1996

Subseries 4 - Seminars, Hearings, and Symposiums

Box 10

New Directions For Federal Benefits Policy Seminar (ERISA)
ERISA Conference Funding, 1987-1990
ERISA Seminars
History and Prospects for ERISA, 1988
ERISA, 1986-1990 (3 folders)
ERISA, Access to Health care, 1990
Fellows Seminar, 1998-2000

Box 11

New York Bar Association, 1988 March 7
War Powers Resolution, 1973 November 7
War Powers Hearings, House Foreign Affairs Committee, 1988 August 4
War Powers Hearings, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1988 August 5
War Powers Hearings, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1988 September 7
War Powers Hearings, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1988 September 15
War Powers Hearings, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1988 September 23
War Powers Hearings, Statements, 1988
War Powers Symposium, Columbia University, 1989 May 3 (2 folders)
War Powers Act, 1989

Subseries 5 - Grants

Box 12

Grants, 1987-1991
Grant Resources, 1986-1992
Department of Social Services, State of New York, 1991-1992
Freedom House, 1986-1990
National Heritage Trust, 1986-1990
National Heritage Trust, 1991-1992
National Heritage Trust, 1992-1993
National Heritage Trust, 1995-1996
National Heritage Trust, 1996-1997

Box 13

National Heritage Trust, 1997-1998
National Heritage Trust, 1998-1999
National Heritage Trust, 1999-2000
National Heritage Trust, 2000-2001
Bellevue Association 1984-1985

Box 14

Dana-Farber Institute, 1990
Hahnemann University, 1988-1989
Prospective Contributors

Subseries 6 - Fellowships

Senator Javits Fellowship Program, Senate Resolutions
Fellowship History
Javits Senate Fellows Meeting, 2000 March 6
Fellowship Applications, 1987
Fellowship Applications, 1988

Box 15

Fellowship Applications, 1989
Fellowship Applications, 1990
Fellowship Applications, 1991 (3 folders)
Fellowship Applications, 1992
Fellowship Applications, 1993

Box 16

Fellowship Applications, 1993
Fellowship Applications, 1994
Fellowship Applications, 2000
Fellowship Applications, 2001
Fellowship Applications, 2002
Fellowship Applications, 2005
Fellowship Administration
Fellowship Fact Sheets & Sample Letters
Fellows Program Timeline, 2003-2004

Box 16A

Fellowship Program, 1991-1997
Fellows Program, 1992-2002
Fellowship Program, 2002
Addresses, 1987-1995
Finalists, 1988
Finalists, 1995
Finalists, 1996
Finalists, 2000
Finalists, 2001
Finalists, 2004

Box 17

Fellow Profiles
Information Requests, 1991-1994
Correspondence, 1986-1991
Correspondence, 1992-1995
Correspondence, 1996-2000
Correspondence with Senators, 1983-1994
Correspondence with United States
Senate, 1989-2000

Box 18

Survey, 1994
Nominations, 1994-1998
Senator Jacob K. Javits Distinguished Scholar-in Residence Program
February 8, 2003-October 24, 2003

Senator Jacob K. Javits Distinguished Scholar-in Residence
Inaugural Lecture by Professor Geoffrey Stone
December 4, 2003

Subseries 7 - Fellowship Universities

Columbia University, 1985-1996 (2 folders)
Columbia University, Jacob K. Javits Forum on Public Service
Duke University, 1990-1995
Duke University, 2000-2002
Duke University, 2000-2002 (F2)

Box 19

Rutgers University, 1993-1997
UC Berkeley, 1990-1996 (2 folders)
UC Berkeley, 2002
UC Berkeley, 2003
Secretary of the Senate, 1991-1994
Stony Brook University, 1977-1983
Stony Brook University, 1984-1996
White House Fellows
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1988-1993

SERIES 2 - MARIAN B. JAVITS' SUBJECT FILES

Box 20

The Sir Harold Acton Society Induction Dinner, 2003

Arts and Humanities
Artist Tax Amendment
Child Care Action Campaign
Consulting
Correspondence, 1966-1989
Correspondence, 1990-2001
Correspondence, 2002
Correspondence, 2003-2006
Council on Foreign Relations, August 18, 1998-January 11, 2001
Joseph Dever
Dinners/Luncheons
Ferraro for Senate ’98, February, 1998

Greeting Cards
Harlem Educational Activities Fund, Inc., July 26, 2004
William J. Vanden Heuvel Address in Buffalo, NY
Theodore and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, September 15, 2001
Hilton Dinner Program, 1962
Home front, winter 2002
Investment Proposals

Box 20A

Japan
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Javits Jazz Newsletter, March 2004, V.9.1

Senator Jacob K. Javits Brochure, January 29, 2001
Senator Jacob K. Javits Publications/Copyright
Joshua M. Javits Publications
Marian B. Javits Professional Biography
Javits Senate Fellows Gazette, May 5, 2001-August 1, 2001
Lobbying Act
2003 NISH National Training Conference, April 6-8, 2003
Newspaper Clippings
PEN American Center
Resolutions/Bills
Elliot J. Richardson’s Salute to Senator Javits, March 4, 1974

Russia
Senator Charles Schumer’s statement on the 100 Anniversary of Senator Jacob K. Javits’ Birthday, May 8, 2004

Speeches
Staff
Tassi, Anthony, 1985-2001
Titled Arc

Box 20B

Notes: Official, N.D.
Writings-Untitled Manuscript, pgs. 1-100, n.d.
Writings-Untitled Manuscript, pgs. 101-200, n.d.
Writings-Untitled Manuscript, pgs. 201-293, n.d.
Writings-Diplomats, Idealists, and Technocrats by Salvador Rivera, pgs. 1-100, 2003
Writings-Diplomats, Idealists, and Technocrats by Salvador Rivera, pgs. 101-200, 2003
Writings-Diplomats, Idealists, and Technocrats by Salvador Rivera, pgs. 201-308, 2003

SERIES 3 - PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES

Box 21

Photographs
Columbia School for International and Public Affairs, 1989 May 3
Excellence in Public Service Award Dinner, 1994
Exhibit (Jacob K. Javits), n.d.
Fellowship Dinner, 1994
Funeral (Jacob K. Javits), 1986
Senator Jacob K. Javits, n.d.
Senator Jacob K. Javits headshots, n.d.
Marian B. Javits with Bob Dole, n.d.
NISH (National Industries for the Severely Handicapped) Event, n.d.
Sculpture - William Crozier, n.d.
Sculpture - Greg Wyatt, n.d.
Senator Nancy Kassebaum and Jeff Sims, n.d.
Jeff Sims and Senator Alan Simpson, n.d.
Senator Helps toddle with Feeding Bottle, n.d.
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, n.d.
Boys’ Club of America, n.d.
Senator Javits with Perle Mesta, July 20, 1960
Republican National Convention, 1960
Address to the Puerto Rican Territorial Legislature, February 12, 1963
Blood Drive, NYC, n.d.
Police Athletic League Photo of Marian Javits at event, N.D.
Senator Jacob K. Javits headshots for autobiography cover, N.D.
Helen Hayes Luncheon (F1), N.D.
Helen Hayes Luncheon (F2), N.D.
Helen Hayes Luncheon (F3), N.D.
Javits Family, N.D.
1964 World Fair Opening, 1964
Senator Jacob K. Javits in Senegal, Africa, 1976

Negatives
Family (Javits Personal), n.d.
Fellowship Dinner, 1994
Javits Service Award Ceremony, 1996 (3 folders)
Javits Service Award Ceremony, n.d.
Marian B. Javits, Senators Dole and Byrd, Jeff Keil, n.d.
Marian B. Javits, Senators Dole, Lugar, and Byrd, Jeff Keil, n.d.
Publication Layout, n.d.
Sculpture, n.d.
Sculpture Dedication, 1999 May 18
Senators Dole, Pell, and Simpson, n.d.
Senators Pell and Mathias, n.d.
Jeff Sims and Senator Alan Simpson, n.d.

SERIES 4 - AUDIO/VIDEO

Box 22

Audio cassette: War Powers Symposium, Columbia University, 1989 May 3. 090:00

Audiotape 1: Preservation Copy: War Powers Symposium, Columbia University, 1989 May 3. 045:00, 7-1/2 inches-per-second, 2 tracks (part 1)

Audiotape 2: Preservation Copy: War Powers Symposium, Columbia University, 1989 May 3. 045:00, 7-1/2 inches-per-second, 2 tracks (part 2)

Audio cassette: Jacob K. Javits Senate Award Presentation, 1995. 023:00. No Preservation Copy.

Audio cassette: Foundation Board Meeting, March 6, 1996. 120:00. No Preservation Copy.

Audio cassette: Foundation Board Meeting, March 12, 2002. 120:00. (2 tapes-meeting and awards ceremony). No Preservation Copy.

Video cassette: $4 Trillion and Counting: The Pension System in America, 1999. Real Earth Productions. 079:00. 1/4 inch VHS video cassette.

Video cassette: NISH 1998 William Usdane Award George Root, 1998. Advocacy and Resource Corporation, Cookeville, TN. 009:30. 1/4 inch VHS video cassette.

Video cassette: Senator. Jacob K. Javits Distinguished Scholar-in Residence
Inaugural Lecture by Professor Geoffrey Stone, December 4, 2003. 120:00. 1/4 inch VHS video cassette. Master copy.

Video cassette: Senator. Jacob K. Javits Distinguished Scholar-in Residence
Inaugural Lecture by Professor Geoffrey Stone, December 4, 2003. 120:00. 1/4 inch VHS video cassette. Viewing copy.

SERIES 5 - MEMORABILIA

Box 23

National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH) Plaque and Marian B. Javits' Speech, 1999
Senate Resolution 425: Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program Resolution, 23 June 1988
Additional facsimiles of Jacob K. Javits awards (Haym Salom Award; Flight Certificate for Air Force One; Four Freedoms Foundation; Presidential Medal of Freedom Award)

Box 24

Additional copies of "The Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program" Booklet
Additional copies of The American Journal of Tax Policy, "New Directions for Federal Benefits Policy: The History and Prospects of ERISA"
Additional copies of the Jacob K. Javits Statue Dedication insert.

Box 25
Proclamation of the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, dated October 30, 2007, designating the day as the official, “Jacob K. Javits Lecture Day.”