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Table of contents

Series 1: Personalia approximately 1945-1990

carton 1, folder 1-4

Biographical materials and interviews 1950-1990

carton 1, folder 5

Autobiography, manuscript undated

carton 1, folder 6-7

Military service records 1945-1946

Series 2: Politics 1942-1976

carton 1, folder 8

Campaign for State Attorney General, correspondence 1942

carton 1, folder 9

Appointment and resignation letters re: position as assistant district attorney of San Francisco 1947-1948

carton 1, folder 10

Northern California Campaign Committee for Truman, correspondence and press releases 1948

carton 1, folder 11

Correspondence with James Roosevelt (regarding Truman) 1950

carton 1, folder 12

Jimmy Carter campaign 1976

carton 1, folder 13

Soong Ching Ling Foundation 1974

Series 3: Case files 1913-1990

Carton 1, Folder 14-24

Caryl Chessman 1950-1974

Carton 1, Folder 24-34

Tom Mooney approximately 1913-1937

Carton 2, Folder 1-17

Tom Mooney approximately 1930-1938

Carton 2, Folder 18-24

Jim Bakker 1989-1990

Carton 3, Folder 1-9

Jim Bakker 1989-1990

box 1, Folder 1-2

Jim Bakker 1989-1990

Conditions Governing Access

This box of correspondence is restricted until 2064 due to attorney-client privilege.

carton 3, folder 10-12

Kenneth Long 1949-1988

Carton 3, Folder 13

Tommy Harrington 1948

carton 3, folder 14

Bart Caritativo 1955-1958

carton 3, folder 15

Jack Kirschke 1977

carton 3, folder 16

David Fields 1985

carton 3, folder 17-18

Turncoat cases (Otho Bell, WIlliam Cowart, Lewie Griggs) 1955

carton 3, folder 19-20

Gail Lavery 1965

carton 3, folder 21

Alfred Krupp 1949

carton 3, folder 22-25

George T. Davis/Dixon Lee conspiracy indictment 1950

carton 3, folder 26

Materials from assorted cases 1942-1982

Series 4: Speeches, remarks, and other writings 1935-1983

Carton 3, Folder 27-28

Assorted speeches approximately 1940-1990

carton 4, folder 1-4

Assorted speeches 1940-1990

carton 4, folder 5

Political and campaign speeches 1935-1940

carton 4, folder 6

Remarks at Harvard Law School, National College of Advocacy 1974

carton 4, folder 7

Statement on the confirmation of Rose Bird 1977

carton 4, folder 8

Davis' remarks at Mooney mass meeting 1937

carton 4, folder 9

Trial by Prejudice (speech at Ate-y Club, San Francisco) undated

carton 4, folder 10

Chicago Civil Liberties Committee speech 1939

carton 4, folder 11

National Lawyers Guild Convention speech (Chicago) 1939

carton 4, folder 12

Speech and other materials on Pacific Gas and Electric and public power 1974-1989

carton 4, folder 13

China report/memo 1977

Carton 4, Folder 14

John Hinkley verdict--memo on 1982

Carton 4, Folder 15

Comstock Club (Sacramento) speech--only correspondence regarding speech, no transcript) 1983

Carton 4, Folder 16

How to handle a tax evasion case--speech 1974

Carton 4, Folder 17

Prosecutorial misconduct--speech undated

carton 4, folder 18

The George T. Davis Story: Capital Punishment (manuscript) undated

carton 4, folder 19

Rambling Thoughts (manuscript) 1982

carton 4, folder 20

Philosophy of Good Government (manuscript) 1942

Series 5: Subject files 1926-1980

Carton 4, Folder 21-22

Hypnosis for lawyers 1966

Carton 4, Folder 23

Clarence Darrow speech--What to do About Crime (transcript) 1926

Carton 4, Folder 24-27

Capital punishment, assorted approximately 1970-1980

Carton 4, Folder 28

Unreliability of eyewitness testimony--memo to GTD undated

Carton 4, Folder 29

Habeus Corpus in One Act by Milt Phinney undated

Carton 4, Folder 30

Persuasion research undated

Carton 4, Folder 31

Raker Act, assorted 1941-1977

Carton 4, Folder 32

Materials relating to Brad Williams' Due Process book on G.T. Davis 1960

Series 6: Clippings/press 1921-1990

box 2, Folder 1-5

Clippings/press on George T. Davis approximately 1940-1990

oversize_folder 1

Oversize clippings 1938

box 2, Folder 6

Eugene Rayond Pacelli case clippings 1962

box 2, Folder 7

Sam Amalu case clippings 1963

box 2, Folder 8

Sen. Benigno Aquino, Jr. case clippings 1977

box 2, Folder 9

Clippings scrapbook 1921-1933

volume 1

Clippings scrapbook 1934-1937

volume 2

Clippings scrapbook 1934-1937

volume 3

Clippings scrapbook 1936-1938

volume 4

Clippings scrapbook 1938-1942

volume 5

Clippings scrapbook 1940-1942

volume 6

Clippings scrapbook 1939-1940

volume 7

Clippings scrapbook 1947-1989

Series 7: Photographs 1916-1986

oversize_box 1, folder 1

Caryl Chessman case 1950-1960

oversize_box 1, folder 2-4

Tom Mooney case 1916-1938

oversize_box 2, folder 1-3

Tom Mooney case 1916-1938

oversize_folder 1

Tom Mooney case 1916

oversize_box 2, folder 4

Mooney-Billings case (pardon of Billings) 1961

oversize_box 2, folder 5

Tommy Harrington case 1948

oversize_box 2, folder 6

The People Against McQuade (photos from the set) 1956

oversize_box 2, folder 7

Assorted professional photos 1949-1986

Scope and Contents

Photograph of George T. Davis at a rally to free Bhutto in 1986 in San Francisco; photograph of George T. Davis with Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black in Washington D.C. (1949); portrait photograph of U.S. Senator Claire Engel; photograph of Andy Thomas, George T. Davis, Dr. Angel and two unidentified men in Acapulco, Mexico celebrating George Christopher's election as mayor of San Francisco (approximately 1955).

oversize_box 2, folder 8

Personal photos 1940-1985

Collection Contents

Personalia

Politics

Case files

Speeches, remarks, and other writings

Subject files

Clippings/press

Photographs