| Title: |
Reminiscences of John William Davis
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A82
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Early life and law practice in Clarksburg, West Virginia; Solicitor General of the United States; 1924 campaign for President; comments on the Supreme Court, President, Cabinet and Washington, D.C.; ambassador to Great Britain; exchange and treatment of prisoners in World War I; law practice.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 172 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1972. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Microfiche copy available for purchase. (Columbia University oral history collection, part I, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1954 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Davis, John William, 1873-1955
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1873
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| Speaker occupation: |
Lawyer
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| Age at speaking: |
81
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| Document date: |
1954
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| Interviewer: |
Phillips, Harlan B.
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War I, 1914-1918
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Ambassadors; Diplomacy; Lawyers; North America; Oral history; Practice of law; Presidents--United States--Election--1924; United States; United States--Politics and government--1901-1953; World War I, 1914-1918
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Davis, John William, 1873-1955; United States--Solicitor General; World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners and prisons
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0018603-14046
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