Inventory of the James H. Pou Bailey Papers, 1901-1970
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleJames H. Pou Bailey Papers,
1901-1970
Creator
Bailey, James Hinton Pou, 1917-
Extent
14.6 linear feet
8,640 items
Repository
8,640 items
Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library
Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open for research.
However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this
collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
Individuals have a legally enforceable right to privacy and the
right to suppress release of information obtained through the lawyer-client
relationship. The use of names of living individuals involved in the kind of
professional counseling represented by a lawyer-client relationship is
prohibited without the client's consent.
Therefore the release of information contained in the Law Practices:
Clients Series may give rise to liability (e.g. for defamation or invasion of
privacy). Duke University assumes no responsibility for infringement of
literary property rights and copyrights, or for liability to any person for
defamation or invasion of privacy. RESTRICTION: Closed series.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], James H. Pou Bailey Papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The bulk of the James H. Pou Bailey Papers was given to Duke
University in 1983 by Bailey. In 1977, one item was purchased for the
collection. Copyright interests in these papers have not been transferred to
the University.
Processing Information
Processed by Janie C. Morris
Assisted by Denise Dolan
Completed June 5, 1991
Encoded by Alvin Pollock
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
| 1917, Aug. 14 | Born, Baltimore, MD |
| 1940 | B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 1941 | L.L.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and admitted to the bar |
| 1941-1942 | Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| 1942-1945 | Served in the United States Army, attaining the rank of Captain |
| 1944-1945 | Served in the European theater of World War II |
| 1945, Aug. 1 | Married Marie Fiquet Pate |
| 1946 | Entered law practice of Bailey & Bailey in Raleigh, N.C., with his father, Josiah W. Bailey |
| 1947 | Father died and Bailey began to practice law alone |
| 1948 | Unsuccessful candidate for North Carolina State Senate |
| 1950 | Elected to North Carolina Senate, 13th Senatorial District, Wake County |
| 1952 | Reelected to the North Carolina Senate from the 13th Senatorial District, Wake County |
| 1953-1965 | Served as general counsel to the North Carolina Bankers' Association |
| 1954-1962 | Entered law practice of Bailey & Bason in Raleigh, N.C. |
| 1962-1965 | Entered law practice of Bailey & Ragsdale in Raleigh, N.C. |
| 1965, July 9 | Appointed Judge of the Superior Court, 10th Judicial District of North Carolina |
| 1966 | Elected to unexpired term as judge |
| 1968 | Marie F. P. Bailey died |
| 1972, June 3 | Married Ann Thomas |
| 1972 | Elected to full term as judge |
| 1985, July | Retired from the bench. |
Bailey held leadership positions in a variety of civic and professional organizations, among them the American Red Cross, the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, the Raleigh Traffic Safety Council, the North Carolina Amvets, the North Carolina Boy Scouts, and the Wake County Bar Association.
As a state senator, Bailey served as chair of the Interstate Federal Relations and Judiciary committees. Bailey has two sons, James H. Pou Bailey II and Edwin Pate Bailey.
[top]Collection Overview
The James H. Pou Bailey Papers span the years 1901 to 1970 with the
bulk of the papers dating from 1948 to 1965. The Law Practices: Clients Series
(CLOSED), which contains papers relating to specific clients in his law
practice, comprises the bulk of the collection. The papers also document
Bailey's political interests and pursuit of political office, financial and
legal matters pertaining to himself and family members, and his involvement in
civic organizations. These concerns are documented by the Correspondence,
Subject Files, Legal and Financial Papers, and Writings and Speeches Series.
While the collection contains a few speeches to various organizations and civic
groups, there are not as many as one might expect from a person who ran for the
North Carolina State Senate three times and held the office for two terms (four
years). Also, there are not many papers relating to his tenure as Judge of
Superior Court from the 10th Judicial District.
The business and financial climate in North Carolina during the late
1940s to the early 1960s may be studied through the Law Practices: Clients
(CLOSED) and Subject Files Series. Early efforts to promote cable television in
North Carolina (1963-1964) through the Engineering Sales Corporation of
Raleigh, N.C. and to encourage the use of natural gas in North Carolina
(1955-1959) through the efforts of consulting engineers, Porter, Barry, &
Associates of Baton Rouge, La. are delineated in this series. Both firms were
legal clients of Bailey.
Of particular note are several political figures represented in the
Correspondence Series, including North Carolina Senator Willis Smith and
Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd. The business, professional, and personal
relationship of Bailey with United States Senator from North Carolina, Jesse
Helms, is reflected in the Correspondence and Law Practices: Clients Series
(CLOSED). The papers particularly concern Helms's position as administrative
assistant to Senator Willis Smith and the offices Helms held in the North
Carolina Bankers Association (NCBA), a Bailey client. Information about
policies and laws affecting banks in North Carolina are also represented in the
Law Practices: Clients Series (CLOSED). The Subject Files Series contains
Bailey's Senatorial Papers (1950-1954). Included is constituent mail,
information pertaining to political appointments, and his service on various
committees, including his chairmanship of the Interstate and Federal Relations
and Judiciary Committees.
The Subject Files and Legal and Financial Papers Series disclose some
of the financial interests held by Bailey and his family. Most notable are
their interest in the Andrew Johnson Hotel in Raleigh, N.C. and Bailey's
interest in a 360 acre farm in Johnston County, N.C. Included is information
relating to the management of both enterprises. The collection also highlights
father-son relationships in the correspondence between Josiah W. Bailey and
James H. Pou Bailey and between James H. Pou Bailey and his son, Jim.
(Correspondence Series).
The Josiah W. Bailey (Bailey's father) Papers is a related collection
in the Special Collections Department.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- North Carolina--Economic conditions.
- Fathers and sons.
- Bailey, Josiah William, 1873-1946.
- Smith, Willis, 1887-1953.
- Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887-1966.
- Helms, Jesse.
- North Carolina Bankers Association.
- Banks and banking--North Carolina.
- Cable television--North Carolina.
- Engineering Sales Corporation (Raleigh, N.C.)
- Gas, Natural--North Carolina.
- Porter, Barry and Associates (Baton Rouge, La.)
- Andrew Johnson Hotel (Raleigh, N.C.)
- Hotel management--North Carolina--Raleigh.
- Farm management--North Carolina--Johnston County.
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations--North Carolina.
- Intergovernmental tax relations--North Carolina.
- North Carolina--Politics and government.
- Judicial power--North Carolina.
- North Carolina.--General Assembly.--Senate.
- Lawyers--North Carolina.
- Domestic relations--North Carolina--Cases.
- Commercial law--North Carolina.
Detailed Description of Collection
Correspondence
1940-1951
(7 folders)
Box 2
1952-1954
(6 folders)
Box 3
1955-1959, Aug.
(6 folders)
Box 4
1959-Sept.-1963
(7 folders)
Box 5
1964-1967, undated
(6 folders)
Box 6
Bailey, Josiah W.,
1926-1943
(6 folders)
Box 7
Bailey, Josiah W.,
1944-1946
(7 folders)
Law Practices: Clients (CLOSED)
B-E,
1948-1966 and
undated
Box 9
E-K,
1952-1964 and
undated
Box 10
K-N,
1948-1961 and
undated
Box 11
N,
1955-1959
Box 12
N,
1959-1963
Box 13
N,
1951-1966 and undated
Box 14
N,
1951-1965 and
undated
Box 15
N,
1951-1965 and
undated
Box 16
N-P,
1887-1962 and undated
Box 17
P,
1947-1960 and
undated
Box 18
P,
1956-1957
Box 19
P-W and Miscellaneous,
1922-1966 and undated
Law Practices: Clients: Domestic Relations (CLOSED)
A-H,
1947-1961 and
undated
Box 21
H-N,
1951-1966 and
undated
Box 22
N-W and Miscellaneous,
1946-1964
Subject Files
Andrew Johnson Hotel:
Correspondence,
1947-1964
(5 folders)
Box 24
Legal Papers,
1945-1964, undated
(2 folders)
Financial Papers,
1948-1961
(3 folders)
Box 25
Financial Papers,
1962-1965, undated
Monthly statements,
1950-1959
(4 folders)
Box 26
Financial Papers:
Monthly statements,
1960-1962
Insurance and Inspection Records,
1951-1964, undated
(2 folders)
Consultants' Reports,
1957-1961, undated
Plans, Specifications, etc.,
undated
Box 27
Hoover Commission,
1949-1950
Institute of Religion,
1956
Johnston Co. Farm,
1946-1959
(4 folders)
Box 28
Johnston Co. Farm,
1960-1962, undated
Judicial Papers:
Correspondence,
1965, July-1966
(2 folders)
Miscellaneous,
1965-1970
Legislative Matters: Micellaneous,
1949-1963, undated
Organizations:
American Red Cross,
1950
Capital City Club, Inc.,
1961-1964, undated
Box 29
Organizations:
Chamber of Commerce,
1947-1963, undated
(2 folders)
Civil Defense,
1952-1953, undated
General Statutes Commission,
1953-1959, undated
Kiwanis Club,
1963-1964, undated
N.C. Amvets,
1946-1953, undated
N.C. Boy Scouts,
1946-1962, undated
Raleigh Ports Authority,
1957
Box 30
Organizations:
Terpsichorean Club,
1949, undated
Wake County Bar Association--Legal Aid
Committee,
1947-1965, undated
Young Democrats Club,
1946-1953
Miscellaneous,
1948-1963
Outer Banks Project,
1952
Politics:
Campaigns:
J.H.P. Bailey,
1948-1952, undated
(4 folders)
Mallard-Morris,
1968, undated
Box 31
Politics:
Campaigns:
Dan K. Moore,
1964, undated
George Wallace for President,
1964, undated
Miscellaneous,
1951-1964
Proposed Candidacy for
U. S. Congress
(J.H.P. Bailey vs.
Harold Cooley),
1956, undated
Senatorial papers:
Correspondence,
1950, Oct.-1951, July
(3 folders)
Box 32
Politics:
Senatorial papers:
Correspondence,
1951-1954, undated
(3 folders)
Appointments,
1952-1953
Auto Inspection Bill--
Inaugural Committee
Box 33
Politics:
Senatorial papers:
Interstate and Federal regulations,
1953-1954, undated
(3 folders)
Judiciary Committee,
1953
Libraries--
Minimum Wage,
1953
N.C. State Taxes,
1952-1953
Raleigh, N.C.,
1951-1953
State employees--
Sunday auto racing,
1951-1953
Box 34
Politics:
Senatorial papers:
United States Forces for Education,
1953
Miscellaneous,
1950-1964
(2 folders)
Race Relations,
1951-1958, undated
Raleigh, N.C.,
1946-1960, undated
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District,
N.C.--proposed appt. of
James H. Pou Bailey,
1961
Woodberry Forest School,
1941-1964, undated
Legal and Financial Papers
Bailey Family,
1947-1952
Bailey, James H. Pou:
1945-1960
Raleigh Union Bus Station Trust,
1960-1961
Bailey, Josiah W.,
1929-1952
Pou Family,
1901-1966, undated
(2 folders)
Box 36
Pou, Martha (Mattie),
1939-1949
Writings and Speeches
1948-1960, undated
"Raleigh Round-Up,"
1950-1952, undated
(4 folders)
Miscellaneous
1941-1969, undated
Photographs,
undated
Scrapbook,
undated
Oversize Materials
Law Practices: Clients and Subject Files series
(CLOSED)
OC:IV:13Law Cases: Clients and Subject Files series
(CLOSED)
