Contents

• DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
• BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
• COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
• INFORMATION FOR USERS
• SUBJECTS
• CONTAINER LIST

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David I. Wells papers, 1964-1980.
Collection Number: 4917

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

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INFORMATION FOR USERS

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CONTAINER LIST

Container		Description	Date
Box 1		D.W. written materials (several folders)
Box 2		D.W. written materials (several folders)
Box 3		Correspondence to D.W.
Box 3		Correspondence by D.W.
Box 3		Articles and letters mentioning D.W.
Box 3		Miscellaneous D.W. activities and involvements
Box 3		Dirksen Amendment ( 1964-1965 ) (efforts to nullify "one person-one vote" ruling)	1964-1965
Box 3		Legislative Representation in New York State ("LRNYS") - a booklet by D.W., issued in several editions between 1957 and 1964 (2 folders)
		Wells v. Rockefeller ( 1966-1970 ) - case challenging three successive New York State Congressional Districting redistricting statutes (1961, 1968, 1970) - the first two successfully. Second phase ruling (1969) was by U.S. Supreme Court.	1966-1970
Box 4		Wells v. Rockefeller ( 1966-1970 ) - case challenging three successive New York State Congressional Districting redistricting statutes (1961, 1968, 1970) - the first two successfully. Second phase ruling (1969) was by U.S. Supreme Court.
Box 5		Wells v. Rockefeller ( 1966-1970 ) - case challenging three successive New York State Congressional Districting redistricting statutes (1961, 1968, 1970) - the first two successfully. Second phase ruling (1969) was by U.S. Supreme Court.
Box 6		Wells v. Rockefeller ( 1966-1970 ) - case challenging three successive New York State Congressional Districting redistricting statutes (1961, 1968, 1970) - the first two successfully. Second phase ruling (1969) was by U.S. Supreme Court.
Box 6		General material on redistricting reform (mostly late 1970s, early 1980s)
Box 6		Proposed Danford Amendment (U.S. Senate) ( 1979, 1980 )	1979, 1980
Box 7		WMCA case (WMCA v. Lomenzo). Case which, when consolidated with cases from five other states, became the so-called "one person-one vote" Supreme Court ruling of 1964 (3 folders)
Box 7		New York State Committee for Fair Representation ("NYSCFR") - 2 folders (successful)
Box 7		National Committee for Fair Representation ("NCFR")
Box 7		"Black-Republican Redistricting Alliance"
Box 7		Race and redistricting, post-1980
Box 7		Voting Rights Act Extension ( 1982 )	1982
Box 8		Schwartz case, 1971-1972 (subsequently combined with Schnider v. Rockefeller) - attacking constitutionalityof New York State legislative redistricting of 1971-1972 (4 folders)	1971-1972
Box 8		1974 N.Y.S. racial redistricting ruling, leading to United Jewish Organizations (UJO) v. Carey	1974
Box 9		Proposed federal anti-gerrymandering legislation
Box 9		D.W. consultation work (national), initiated through AFL-CIO COPE (post-1970 redistricting) - 2 folders
Box 9		Informal Advisory Committee on Redistricting to Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Box 9		Articles & commentaries on redistricting (early 1970s ) (2 folders)	1970s
Box 9		State legislative redistricting (national),	1971-1972
Box 9		Local redistricting
Box 9		DW, GT (Gus Tyler) and other's writing on redistricting - early	1970s
Box 9		Articles on redistricting, post-	1980
Box 9		Computer redistricting, post-	1980
Box 10		Congressional redistricting (national),	1971-1974
Box 10		Legal briefs on redistricting (most early 1970 s)	1970
Box 10		Legal decisions on redistricting (most early 1970 s)	1970
Box 11		Presidential election system reform; the Electoral College
Box 12		Presidential election system reform; the Electoral College
Box 12		Summaries of events & cases, post- 1970 redistricting	1970
Box 12		1992 N.Y.S. congressional redistricting, including D.W. plan submitted to task force	1992
Box 13		State-by-state files on redistricting, in alphabetical order, beginning with this box which runs from Alabama through Georgia
		Scope and Contents State files contain various materials on redistricting in the state in general, as well as some correspondence and other material on D.W. involvements in the state. Note, for example, Colorado, where League of Women Voters successfully campaigned to get proposal drafted in part by D.W. onto the ballot through initiative process. Proposal passed (1974) and was incorporated into state constitution.
Box 14		State-by-state files, continued (Hawaii through Missouri)
		Scope and Contents NOTE: Pre-1990 files for twelve states (Idaho through Minnesota, alphabetically) are missing.
Box 15		State-by-state files, continued (Montana through New Jersey)
		Scope and Contents NOTE: New Jersey files include extensive material on D.W. involvement in N.J. congressional redistricting in early 1970s at initial request of Congressman (and House Judiciary Committee Chairman) Peter Rodino.
Box 16		State-by-state files, continued (New Mexico through Oklahoma)
Box 17		State-by-state files, continued (Oregon through Vermont)
Box 18		State-by-state files, continued (Virginia through Wyoming, plus Canada, France, Japan, etc.)
Box 19		Books on various aspects of districting and apportionment - mostly historic ( late 1950s, early 1960s )	late 1950s, early 1960s