Collection ID: MPP 1 (VAC9446)
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Summary

Creator:
Bayh, Birch, 1928-2019
Abstract:
The Committee on the Judiciary files consist of all administrative and staff files generated in connection with Bayh's service on the committee and its various subcommittees, with the exception of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments (1963-1976), later Subcommittee on the Constitution (1977-1980), and the Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, which are covered in separate series.
Extent:
40 linear feet (32 cartons)
Language:
Materials are in English .
Preferred citation:

[item and date], [folder], [Subseries], Committee on the Judiciary Files, Birch Bayh Senatorial Papers, Modern Political Papers Collection, Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington

Background

Biographical / Historical:

Senator Bayh served as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary for the entirety of his tenure in the Senate (1963-1980), serving on the following subcommittees:

  1. Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, 1963-1976 (Chairman, 1963-1976) (See separate finding aid.)
  2. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights, 1963-1976
  3. Subcommittee on the Constitution, 1977-1980 (Chairman, 1977-1980)
  4. Special Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency, 1963-1976 (Chairman, 1971-1976) (See separate finding aid.)
  5. Subcommittee on Administrative Practice (and Procedure), 1963-1976
  6. Special Subcommittee on Internal Security, 1965-1976
  7. Subcommittee on (National) Penitentiaries, 1971-1976
  8. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on War Claims, 1974
  9. Subcommittee on Citizens' Interest, 1974-1976
  10. Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly (and Business Rights), 1975-1980
  11. Subcommittee on FBI Oversight, 1975-1976

Where known, file labels reflect the staff member who created them. Staff members who contributed to the Judiciary work were, in roughly chronological order:

  1. Larry A. Conrad (LAC)
  2. Clark F. Norton (CFN)
  3. P. J. Mode (PJM)
  4. Mike Helfer (MH)
  5. F. Woodman Jones (FWJ)
  6. Howard Paster (HP)
  7. Tom Connaughton (TC)
  8. Marcia Atcheson (MA)
  9. Nels Ackerson (NA)
Scope and Content:

The Committee on the Judiciary Files include the files of staff members specifically assigned to Judiciary Committee matters as well as files of legislative staff members working on specific Judiciary Committee subcommittee issues. There is overlap between the Committee on the Judiciary files and the files of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, particularly in the Chief Counsel subseries, and to some extent with the Legislative Working Files as well. In particular, files relating to Miranda rights are to be found in the files of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments.

In early 1977, the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights was merged with the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments to form the Subcommittee on the Constitution, which also incorporated the work of the Subcommittee on the Separation of Powers. In 1978, issues related to juvenile justice previously handled by the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency were incorporated into the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on the Constitution as relating to children's rights while other matters relating to juvenile delinquency were transferred to the Criminal Laws Subcommittee.

There is substantial overlap between materials in the Criminal Justice subseries of the Judiciary Committee files and the files of the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency, found in a separate finding aid.

For an overview of the entire Birch Bayh Senatorial Papers collection, click here.

Acquisition information:
Gift 1981.
Processing information:

Processed by Hope Grebner and Kate Cruikshank.

Completed in 2013. Partial funding for processing was provided by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission of the National Archives (2010-2012).

Arrangement:

The Committee on the Judiciary files have been grouped according to subcommittee names and archivist-assigned topic areas, then alphabetically by folder labels, which are as received, with some minor modifications and additions for clarity and in some cases adjustment to enable chronological sequence on specific legislation. Two folders with the same name obviously belonging to different staff members have been kept as separate files. Documents within the folders are in chronological order.

Letter-size documents and legal-size and other oversize documents are stored in separate containers. The folder list groups all folders on a given topic together regardless of size, with indications to the left of the relevant box number. Folders with no box number are in the box last indicated above them.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

There are no access restrictions for this collection. However, it is in offsite storage, thus arrangements for use must be made in advance.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Researchers will be required to sign an agreement to protect third-party privacy with regard to all correspondence. Permission must be obtained for any use beyond conventional academic quotation and citation.

Photocopying and scanning are possible with permission.

PREFERRED CITATION:

[item and date], [folder], [Subseries], Committee on the Judiciary Files, Birch Bayh Senatorial Papers, Modern Political Papers Collection, Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Herman B Wells Library E460
1320 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
812-855-1538
congpprs@indiana.edu