Mortimer M. Caplin papers and memorabilia

Location of collection:

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

160 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Brenda Gunn

Email: bg9ba@virginia.edu

Phone: (434) 924-1037

Phone: (434) 243-1776

Fax: (434) 924-4968

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/reference-request

Summary

Extent:

9 Cubic Feet, 5 Volumes 5 Bound Volumes of Spe, 3 items, 14 items, 24 Cubic Feet, 35 items, and 18 items

Creator:

Caplin, Mortimer M., 1916-2019

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection reflects Mortimer M. Caplin's (Law 1940) life during his years as a student at the University of Virginia and as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. It consists primarily of awards, photographs, certificates, articles, interviews, and newspaper clippings.

This first installment of the Mortimer M. Caplin Collection consists of memorabilia: three signed letters of President John F. Kennedy, photographs, certificates, resolutions, plaques. was received by Special Collections in September 2004

(5 photos, copies of originals)

(2 photos, copies of originals)

(Copy of original)

This collection includes Mortimer Caplin's four bound volumes of his speeches (1961-1964), three bound volumes of articles written by Caplin, several scrapbooks that cover his career as IRS Commissioner, some correspondence, photographs, certificates, and several books and bound government documents.

Has a duplicate photograph

(3 photographs)

(2 folders)

On the Shelf

Acquisition information:

This collection was donated to Special Collections by Mortimer M. Caplin in 2004, December 2013, and October 2017.

Physical facet:

9 Hollinger boxes including Addendum [b]

3 volumes of articles

14 scrapbooks

35 Government Documents (in bound form)

Printed Materials (in bound form)

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related

Other descriptive data:

Speeches presented by Mortimer Caplin during his tenure as Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 1961-1964. Annotated notes, outlines, press releases, and speech transcripts. Five bound books, including an index.

Three bound volumes of photocopied articles written by Mortimer M. Caplin. Please refer to document entitled "Selected Bibliography of Mortimer M. Caplin, Vol. I-III" for an index of contents.

Binders and bound volumes containing, photographs, correspondence, articles, and other memorabilia associated with Mortimer M. Caplin. Includes seven-book collection covering Mr. Caplin's tenure as IRS Commissioner, 1961-1964. Also of interest is a collection of correspondence relative to Mr. Caplin's role in President Kennedy's 1960 Taxation Tax Force and appointment as IRS Commission, Nov. 1960-Jan. 1961.

Addendum (c) to the Mortimer M. Caplin collection consists of 20 binders (4 cartons, 1 archival box, 4 linear ft.) that contain drafts of texts to Mr. Caplin speeches dated 1964-1986, and 2003-2014. It seems that the binders between 1987 and 2002 had been lost in one of Mr. Caplin's office moves. This collection has a copy of the 1992 Report on The Future of the Arts at the University of Virginia and a framed collage that recognizes Mr. Caplin's association and generosity to the University of Virginia Law School. Indexes to the each of the binders have been scanned.

There is an additional address by Mortimer M. Caplin at a Luncheon Meeting of the Corporate Counsel Institute

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Scrapbooks
photographs

Names:

University of Virginia. School of Law
United States. Department of Treasury. Internal Revenue Service
Caplin, Mortimer M., 1916-2019

Places:

Memorabilia