bailey Inventory of the James H. Pou Bailey Papers, 1901-1970 Processed by Janie C. Morris; Assisted by Denise Dolan; machine-readable finding aid created by Alvin Pollock, Electronic Text Unit, UC Berkeley Library 1997

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 Descriptive Summary James H. Pou Bailey Papers, 1901-1970 Bailey, James Hinton Pou, 1917- 14.6 linear feet 8,640 items Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection 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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript 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, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

 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.

 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.

 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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

 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. Contents of Collection Correspondence Series, 1926-1967 and undated (1,680 items; 2.8 linear ft)

Includes personal, business, and political correspondence. There is some overlap between correspondence in this series and that located in the Subject Files: Politics Series.

Arranged primarily in chronological order, with the exception that the correspondence of Bailey's father, Senator Josiah W. Bailey, is in a separate file.

 1 1940-1951 (7 folders) 2 1952-1954 (6 folders) 3 1955-1959, Aug. (6 folders) 4 1959-Sept.-1963 (7 folders) 5 1964-1967, undated (6 folders) 6 Bailey, Josiah W., 1926-1943 (6 folders) 7 Bailey, Josiah W., 1944-1946 (7 folders) Law Practices: Clients Series (CLOSED), 1947-1966. (3,600 items; 6 linear ft.)

This series is CLOSED.

Primarily correspondence, legal and financial papers, clippings, and handwritten notes pertaining to law clients of Bailey. The series is divided into two sections: business and domestic relations cases. Incorporated companies comprise the bulk of the business clients, while the domestic relations cases primarily consist of divorce and child custody suits.

Each section is arranged in alphabetical order by name of client. However, because of the amount of material for some business clients, the papers for some are further subdivided.

 8 B-E, 1948-1966 and undated 9 E-K, 1952-1964 and undated 10 K-N, 1948-1961 and undated 11 N, 1955-1959 12 N, 1959-1963 13 N, 1951-1966 and undated 14 N, 1951-1965 and undated 15 N, 1951-1965 and undated 16 N-P, 1887-1962 and undated 17 P, 1947-1960 and undated 18 P, 1956-1957 19 P-W and Miscellaneous, 1922-1966 and undated Law Practices: Clients: Domestic Relations Series (CLOSED) 20 A-H, 1947-1961 and undated 21 H-N, 1951-1966 and undated 22 N-W and Miscellaneous, 1946-1964 Subject Files Series, 1947-1970. (2,880 items; 4.8 linear ft.)

Correspondence, legal and financial papers, press releases, and newsclippings relating to civic, political, and professional organizations. Also includes papers concerning political campaigns, Bailey's career, and some of his financial interests.

Arranged alphabetically by name of organization or topic. Large files are divided into subgroups.

 23 Andrew Johnson Hotel: Correspondence, 1947-1964 (5 folders) 24 Legal Papers, 1945-1964, undated (2 folders) Financial Papers, 1948-1961 (3 folders) 25 Financial Papers, 1962-1965, undated Monthly statements, 1950-1959 (4 folders) 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 27 Hoover Commission, 1949-1950 Institute of Religion, 1956 Johnston Co. Farm, 1946-1959 (4 folders) 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 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 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 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) 32 Politics: Senatorial papers: Correspondence, 1951-1954, undated (3 folders) Appointments, 1952-1953 Auto Inspection Bill-- Inaugural Committee 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 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 Series, 1901-1966 and undated (275 items; 0.5 linear ft.)

Correspondence, leases, wills, deeds, receipts, and other financial papers primarily pertaining to the settlement of estates of Bailey relatives, both maternal (Pou) and paternal, (Bailey) family members.

Files are arranged by name of family member or family.

 35 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) 36 Pou, Martha (Mattie), 1939-1949 Writings and Speeches, 1948-1960 and undated (175 items; 0.3 linear ft.)

Chiefly typewritten copies of the column, Raleigh Roundup, which appeared in 36 small town newspapers throughout North Carolina with Bailey's picture and name. Includes reader correspondence relating to the column. Also contains a few speeches Bailey made before various groups.

Subdivided into two subgroups: speeches he made before organizations and the rest relating to the Raleigh Roundup column.

 1948-1960, undated Raleigh Round-Up, 1950-1952, undated (4 folders) Miscellaneous Series, 1941-1969 and undated (30 items; 0.2 linear ft.)

Certificates, clippings, and photographs primarily relating to Bailey.

Photographs are undated and are arranged at the end of the other miscellaneous items.

 37 1941-1969, undated Photographs, undated Scrapbook, undated Oversize Materials Series 65 Law Practices: Clients and Subject Files series (CLOSED) 2Law Cases: Clients and Subject Files series (CLOSED)