%eadnotat; ]> 6R3001sch Finding aid for James H. Scheuer Papers, 1957-1995 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2007 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by FHL Staff, 2007 ENG FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2007 Descriptive Summary James H. Scheuer Papers 1957-1995 RG6/R3-001 James H. (James Haas) Scheuer, 1920- 10 boxes Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. This collection contains the papers of Representative James H. Scheuer (1920-2005), Democrat from New York, Swarthmore College Class of 1942. It documents his long career as a politician and public servant. His early interests in housing and urban planning soon broadened to encompass the diverse needs of his constituents in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Both in the House and in external committee work, Scheuer was actively involved in issues relating to the environment and the quality of life for people throughout the world. The papers are supplemented by a large collection of photographs (SPA 80).

Repository:

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

James H. Scheuer was born February 6, 1920, in New York City, the son of Simon H. and Helen Rose Scheuer. He attended Swarthmore College, graduating in 1942. He continued his education at Harvard University' s Graduate School of Business Administration, earning a degree in Industrial Relations in 1943 and then received his L.L.B. degree from Columbia University Law School in 1948. He married Emily Malino, an accomplished interior designer, in 1948, and they had four children: Laura Lee (Swarthmore '73), Elizabeth Helen (Swarthmore '75), James Jr., and John William.

Scheuer had a wide range of interests and talents. He was the New York City harmonica champion as a young man, and throughout his career he continued to entertain and impress his constituency and his peers with his ability to play anything from Bach to Sousa marches. In 1943-45, he served as a flight instructor in the U.S. Army. He followed that with a job as an economist for the U.S. Foreign Economic Administration in the critical postwar years. Then came stints as a member of the legal staff for the Office of Price Stabilization (1951-53) and as president of the Citizen's Housing and Planning Council of New York City (1972-74). Scheuer also wrote a book, To Walk the Streets Safely, published by Doubleday in 1969.

Serving as a Congressman ensured Scheuer the varied, challenging career that seemed to suit him best. Scheuer was first elected to the 89th Congress in November 1964 and was reelected most years through the 102nd Congress, when he retired from the House. He faced his stiffest opposition in his unsuccessful bid for a seat in the 93rd Congress, and he was periodically challenged by redistricting maneuvers that altered the groups of people he was to represent. A solution was to switch districts before the districts were switched. At different times, Scheuer represented the 21st Congressional District, the 11th (Brooklyn-Queens) and the 8th (Queens-Bronx-Nassau County).

Evidence of Scheuer's deep concern for the world's people and environment is apparent throughout the collection. At the national level, he introduced bills such as the Maternal and Child Health Bill (H.R. 14822) and proposed amendments to the National Electric Vehicle Act (H.R. 1538) and held hearings on teenage pregnancy. Scheuer also operated at the global level, participating in international organizations and committees, including the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), the Global Committee of Parliamentarians on Population and Development, and the Global Survival Conference. His contribution as founding President of the United States arm of the Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) is particularly well-documented in this collection.

Scheuer retired from the House in 1992 and then accepted a post as United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) shortly thereafter. After a stint in London serving that office, he retired, and he and his wife returned to Washington, D.C. James Scheuer died August 30, 2005.

SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

The Scheuer Papers are organized in six series: 1. Legislative Work; 2. Organizations and Conferences; 3. Other Writings; 4. Correspondence; 5. Office Documents; and 6. Secondary Works about James Scheuer.

The heart of the collection lies in the first two series which document Scheuer's achievements in his many years as a Congressman and as a elder statesman in non-governmental organizations. The four other series, especially Series 6, provide background information. Series 6 includes newspaper clippings and scrapbooks of clippings that have been copied onto acid-free paper. Series 3 includes some handwritten notes taken by Scheuer during a meeting with President Anwar el-Sadat in 1976.

Much of the material in this collection represents the public side of Scheuer's career rather than personal papers. Series 4, Correspondence, does include some letters from other members of Congress that go beyond standard congratulations, invitations, and recommendations. Series 5 gives some hint about what it took to run a Representative's office, especially in the few detailed staff memos that survived.

Each series is arranged in chronological order, with a few exceptions in Series 5, Office Documents.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Gift of James H. Scheuer, 1997

Gift of Emily M. Scheuer, 2004

Gift of George S. Kopp, 2006

Access

Collection is open for research. One week delay to view materials.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Photographs: Framed photographs were removed from the frames, and photos, contact sheets, and negatives were cataloged as SPA 80. See the finding aid for that collection for more details.

United States Government Documents were offered to McCabe Library, and they retained two items: Maternal and Child Health Care Act (94th Congress Second Session on H.R. 12937 and H.R. 14309) 2 bound volumes of the Hearings before the Select Committee on Population, (95th Congress).

Books were added to McCabe Library Special Collections: Scheuer, James H. To Walk the Streets Safely. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Co.; 1969. Yallop, David A. In God's Name: An Investigation Into the Murder of Pope John Paul I. New York: Bantam Books; 1984. - Yallop, David A. In God's Name. London: Jonathan Cape; 1984. Glazer, Myron Peretz and Penina Migdal Glazer. The Whistleblowers. New York: Basic Books; 1989. Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1971. U.S.G.P.O.; 1971 (Scheuer's personalized copy).

Artifacts were added to the FHL relics database: Gavel, with gavel stand, inscribed, "Gavel used on February 6, 1986, 66th Birthday of Jim Scheuer" and signed "Thomas P. O'Neill Jr., Speaker" (1030a) Plaque from the "many admiring members" of Scheuer's staff, 1964-1992 (1 030b) Medal commemorating the "Fifth U.S. -Japan Parliamentary Committee Meeting June 15-16, 1987" (1030c) Medal from the Beijing Center of Communication and Education for Family Planning (1030d) Crystal flower bowl inscribed, "The Hon. Jim Scheuer, U.S. Director, EBRD 1995-95 In Appreciation for his work in cleaning up the environment in Eastern Europe. IIEC and his many friends. September 11, 1995 (1030e) "Swap Reagan" button (1030t) Medal awarded to Scheuer by the Sierra Club for being a "Clean Air Champion" (1030g) ". Name plate for "James H. Scheuer, New York" (1030h)

Audio-visual materials have been cataloged separately in the FHL collections: Reel-to-reel tape of the United States Information Service in Kenya containing an interview with Scheuer in Nairobi conducted by Michael Ngwalla, USIS and a VOA interview with Scheuer, conducted by VOA correspondent Bob Chancellor, dated October 1, 1976 Reel-to-reel tape of the National Association of Broadcasters containing two thirty second public service announcements by Emily Scheuer, dated June 1987. One is anti-drug and the other concerns the bicentennial. Video by Murray Bruce Productions called "The Gathering" of The Global Forum in Moscow, dated December 1990

Oversize graphic materials are housed in a folder in the RG6 section of oversize storage: Certificate of Award presented to Scheuer and The City and Suburban Homes Company from The Urban League of Greater New York "for its effective work in furthering the Urban League goal of equal economic opportunity in housing and for the outstanding example it has set at the Hillside Houses in integrated living," dated May 3, 1954 Certificate commemorating the signing of the Education Bill (H. R. 2362) on April 11, 1965. Inscribed, "To James Scheuer -with appreciation for your commitment to education, Lyndon B. Johnson" Page from Roll Call- The Newspaper of Capitol Hill, featuring Scheuer's exhibit of "modern techniques in the war against crime," dated May 11, 1967 International-Herald Tribune with story of Scheuer's expulsion from the Soviet Union on front page, dated January 15-16, 1972 Planned Parenthood poster featuring Scheuer superimposed between a couple sitting up in bed, with the heading, "The decision to have a baby could soon be between you, your husband, and your congressman," dated 1982 (3 copies) Article from IBM's Directions magazine featuring Scheuer on illiteracy, matted with the original portrait used to illustrate the piece, dated February 1988 Certificate of Appreciation to Scheuer from the National Archives World War II Commemorative Committee, dated April 2, 1990 Scheuer Re-election poster celebrating his "25 years of service" Original political cartoon by Rick Striner

Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Swarthmore College Archives, James H. Scheuer Papers, RG6/R3-001, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Processing information

The original order of the Scheuer Papers has not been preserved. After consultation with the Curator of the Friends Historical Library about what types of material ought to be included in the collection, the Scheuers deposited twenty boxes. This included approximately three boxes of papers, fourteen boxes of photographs (some of them framed), one box of government documents, one box of books including multiple copies of In God's Name and The Whistleblowers, and a box of awards and other artifacts. The boxes also held 2 reel-to-reel tapes and one video. Materials were sorted into these different categories, and duplicates, of which there were many, were removed. The Papers were organized into six series. All other materials were cataloged and stored separately (see below).

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

United States -- Foreign Relations -- 1945- United States -- Foreign Relations -- Egypt United States -- Foreign Relations -- Israel United States -- Foreign Relations -- Lebanon Swarthmore College -- Alumni United States. Congress. House ~ Scheuer, James H. (James Haas), 1920- DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

Series 1: Legislative Work Congressional Records 1958-93 1 folder 1 Congressional Record inserts 1965-66 1 folder 1 H.R. 14822 Maternal and Child Health Bill, Introduced by Scheuer 1976 1 folder 1 Talking points and hearing transcripts and interviews 1983-92, n.d 1 folder 1 UNESCO misuse of funds 1984 1 folder 1 Statements made in the House 1985 1 folder 1 Bills sponsored by Scheuer in 101st Congress 1988-1990 1 folder 1 Hearing to review US Administration's preparations for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) to be held in Brazil in 1992 before the Subcommittee on Environment May 7, 1991 1 folder 1 Mark-up of H.R. 1538, the National Electric Vehicle Act. Subcommittee on Environment June 25, 1991 1 folder 1 Voting record for 2nd session of 102nd Congress 1992 1 folder 1 Hearing on Teenage Pregnancy, chaired by Scheuer, by the Joint Economic Committee subcommittee on Education and Health November 24, 1992 1 folder 2 Chairman’s Briefing Book- Funeral Rule 1978-1983 7

Articles pertaining to Federal Trade Commission- Improvement Act of 1979, specifically the Funeral Rule

Chairman’s Briefing Book- Agriculture Cooperative 1978-1983 7

Background information and summary of the proposed changes made to agriculture products under Federal Trade Commission- Improvement Act of 1979

Chairman’s Briefing Book- Standards Rule 1978-1983 7

Background information and summary of the proposed changes made to standards and certification of products by the FTC

Chairman’s Briefing Book- Federal Trade Commission Bill (HR2313) 1978-1983 7

Summary of the major issues for Conference on FTC Authorization, includes a FTC Briefing Materials Standards and Certification Proposal booklet

Background Materials Agriculture Co-ops 1978-1983 7

Information on problems of the trading and laws of citrus, includes an FTC Staff report on Agriculture Cooperatives

Background- FTC Jurisdiction Life Insurance 1978-1983 7

Discussion of the FTC influence on life insurance, includes United States Code Annotated booklets from 1975 and 1979

Background Info. on Life Insurance and FTC- General 1978-1983 7

Information on the FTC and its influence of the life insurance industry, includes a copy of the Insurance Amendment

Background Info. on Life Insurance and FTC- Attachments and American Association for Medical Care Documents 1978-1983 8

Information on the FTC and its influence of the life insurance industry

Background Materials- Senate Bill (S. 1991)- General 1978-1983 8

Summary and results of FTC Adjudication and Rulemakings

Background Materials- Senate Bill (S. 1991)- Congressional Records 2/6/1980 1978-1983 8

Summary and results of FTC Adjudication and Rulemakings

Background Materials- Senate Bill (S. 1991)-Special Interest and FTC Editorial Comments 1978-1983 8

Summary and results of FTC Adjudication and Rulemakings

Dear Colleague Letters (Goldwater) Funeral Rule 1978-1983 8

Further information on the Funeral Rule, includes “Dear Colleague” letters, Goldwater letter to Dorothy Johnson, and telegrams/ mailgrams pertaining to the passing/veto of the Funeral Rule

Background- Legislative Veto 1978-1983 8

Information of the FTC Legislative Veto, includes Congressional Veto Provisions and Amendments and the Trade Regulation Report Part II

FTC Bill/ Conference Materials- General 1978-1983 8

Articles pertaining to the background of the FTC Authorization Bill

FTC Bill/ Conference Materials- Speeches, Congressional Records, and Q and A 1978-1983 8

Articles pertaining to the background of the FTC Bill Conference

FTC Bill/ Conference Materials- Comparative Prints and Miscellaneous 1978-1983 9

Documents relating to the background of the FTC Authorization Bill

FTC Bill/ Conference Materials- Documents and Drafts 1978-1983 9

Documents and drafts for the FTC Authorization Bill and Conference

Funeral Rule/ Background Materials 1978-1983 9

Includes a summary of the proposed FTC Funeral Rule

FTC Conference- Side-by-Side Comparisons 1978-1983 9

Features documents on the minor issues comparative print 80-82

Legislative Papers- General n.d. 10

General papers from Scheuer’s congressional participation, including correspondence, bill proposals, etc.

Legislative Papers- General 1981-1982 10 Legislative Papers- General 1983 1mo-1983 6mo 10 Legislative Papers- General 1983 7mo 10 Legislative Papers- Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism 1982 10 Legislative Papers- Federal Trade Commission Folder 1 1982 10 Legislative Papers- Federal Trade Commission Folder 2 1982 10 Jewelers Vigilance Committee 1982 10 Series 2: Organizations and Conferences "Highways and People: The Housing Impact of the Highway Program," paper by JHS presented at "The New Highways: Challenge to the Metropolitan Region" Symposium September 1957 1 folder 2 "Community Facilities and Services," report written by JHS for United Nations Seminar on Regional Planning July/August 1958 1 folder 2 American Productivity Center trip to Japan to study Japanese productivity August 21-29, 1981 1 folder 2 All-Africa Parliamentary Conference on Population and Development, Harare, Zimbabwe May 11-16 1986 1 folder 2 Global Survival Conference, Oxford University April 11-15, 1988 1 folder 2 World Environment Legislators Forum (WELF), Tokyo Japan October 9 & 10, 1989 1 folder 2 Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) created in 1989 by parliamentarians from the European Community and the U.S. General information n.d. 1 folder 2 GLOBE plenary session, Brussels May 30-June 1, 1990 1 folder 2 GLOBE plenary session, Washington, D.C. Nov 14-16, 1990 1 folder 2 GLOBE International Members Directory 1991-1995 1 folder 2 GLOBE International Members Directories 1991-1995 1 folder 2 GLOBE General Assembly February 3-5, 1992 1 folder 3 GLOBE International VIth General Assembly, Lisbon November 1992 1 folder 3 The Rene DuBos Forum on Integrating Waste Management 1990 1 folder 3 Preparatory Committee for the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development, Geneva Aug./Sept., 1991 1 folder 3 Global Committee of Parliamentarians on Populations and Development n.d. 1 folder 3 Series 3: Other Writings Excerpts from reviews of JHS's book, To Walk the Streets Safely" 1969 1 folder 3 Editorials 1976-90 1 folder 3 Notes on meeting with President Anwar el-Sadat, Egypt November 16-19 1976 1 folder 3 Egyptian Afforestation Proposal 1990 1 folder 3 "Thinking Globally and Acting Locally" TV show script Nov. 15, 1989 1 folder 3 "Is Jordan 'after Lebanon'?" n.d. 1 folder 3 Consumer Movement Lecture 1 n.d. 10

The Rise and Pause of the Consumer Movement: Political Strategies of Regulation and Deregulation, speech written/given by Scheuer in two lectures.

Consumer Movement Lecture 2 n.d. 10 Series 4: Correspondence Telegram from Martin Luther King for the Selma City Jail Feb. 4, 1965 1 folder 3 Letters (removed from frames) from Sen. John F. Kennedy (1960), Gov. Bill Clinton (1992), and Tom Foley, Speaker of the House (1992) 1960-1992 1 folder 3 General Correspondence 1970-1994, n.d. 1 folder 3 Invitations and parties to parties in honor of JHS 1982-94 1 folder 3 Birthday Congratulations and Party 1985 1 folder 3 Congratulations Letters on reelection to 100th Congress 1986 1 folder 3 Birthday Congratulations (fun staff photo) 1988 1 folder 3 Congratulations Letters on reelection to 101st Congress 1988 1 folder 3 Letters from Members of Congress 1991- 1993 1 folder 4 Letters written to JHS in response to the announcement that he would be retiring 1992 1 folder 4 Correspondence relating to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) nomination 1992-94 1 folder 4 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), nomination as US Director 1993 1 folder 4 Letters of recommendation for EBRD job 1993 1 folder 4 Letters of Congratulation for EBRD job 1994 1 folder 4 Series 5: Office Documents Biographical information 1 folder 4 Scheuer on issues n.d. 1 folder 4 Election flyers 1970, n.d. 1 folder 4 Newsletters and other mailings 1975-93 1 folder 4 Newsletters n.d 1 folder 5 Press releases 1987-1994 1 folder 5 Staff lists and awards 1977-90, n.d 1 folder 5 JHS priorities, staff memos, and schedules 1986-1989 1 folder 5 Phone logs 1992, n.d 1 folder 5 Visitor register 1984-92 1 folder 5 Press releases 1987-94 1 folder 5 Constituent mailing list n.d 1 folder 5 Press lists n.d 1 folder 5 NY rabbis and Jewish organizations n.d 1 folder 5 House bank account statements 1988-91 1 folder 5 Blank stationery, envelope and business cards 1 folder 5 News release mock-ups n.d. 1 folder 5 Series 6: Secondary works about James H. Scheuer Clippings: Career as urban planner 1957-60 1 folder 5 Clippings: Vietnam and Israel 1968-69 1 folder 6 Clippings: 1982 election 1982 1 folder 6 Clippings: Press relating to Joint Economic Committee Hearing about immigrants 1986 1 folder 6 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings 1960-79 1 folder 6 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings 1980-84 1 folder 6 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings 1985-89 1 folder 6 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings 1990-92, n.d 1 folder 6 "Scheuer Amendment" scrapbook, dismounted and copied onto acid-free paper 1965-66 1 folder 6 Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, dismounted and copied onto acid-free paper 1966 1 folder 6 Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, dismounted and copied onto acid-free paper 1967-68 1 folder 6 "Scheuer Amendment" scrapbook, dismounted and copied onto acid-free paper 1965-66 1 folder 6 Swarthmore College Bulletin November 1979 1 folder 6 Energy and Commerce Committee, Tributes to Departing Members… (including JHS) September 17, 1992 (GPO pub. March 1993) 1 folder 6 Congressional Record Senate tribute to Hon. James H. Scheuer by Alfonse D'Amato Oct. 8, 1992 1 folder 6 Tribute letters and telegrams 1967 and 1972 10

Letters and telegrams from colleagues praising Scheuer’s congressional career upon its closing. Compiled by Emily Scheuer.

Emily Scheuer correspondence and clippings compilation 1956-1990 10

Set of correspondence concerning or including Scheuer, along with clippings that either concerned or involved him. Compiled by his wife and organized chronologically with a table of contents.