Descriptive Summary
Malone, Rosser Lynn, Jr.,
1910-1974
Rosser Lynn Malone,
Jr., Papers,
1912-1979 and undated
These are the papers
of attorney and civic leader Ross L. Malone, Jr.
S658.3
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
5 boxes and 7 packages
(7.0 linear feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
An attorney and civic leader, Malone was born in 1910 in Roswell, New
Mexico. He received a B.A. in law (1932) from Washington and Lee University. He
established a private law practice in Roswell and formed the partnership of
Atwood and Malone in 1937. His professional activities included: Deputy
Attorney General of the United States for 1952-1953, 82nd president of the
American Bar Association for 1958-1959, member of the second Hoover Commission
on the Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government for 1953-1955,
service on the President's Commission on Law Enforcement for 1965-1967, and
vice-president and General Counsel of General Motors for 1967-1974. Malone died
in 1974.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, legal material, U. S. Naval
service records, memorial records, scrapbook material, and memorabilia
pertaining to the personal, business, legal, and civic affairs of Ross L.
Malone.
Organization
The collection is organized into the following series: Legal Affairs,
Awards and Memorabilia, U.S. Naval Service records, and Washington and Lee
University records.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Malone, Ross L., Jr. (Rosser Lynn), 1910-1974
Malone, Ross L., Jr. (Rosser Lynn), 1910-1974- --Archives
Malone, Ross L., Jr. (Rosser Lynn), 1910-1974- --Manuscripts
Subjects
Civic leaders--New Mexico--Roswell
Lawyers--New Mexico--Roswell
New Mexico--Politics and government
Roswell (N.M.)--History
Collection accession #(s):
87-0035-B
Gift, 1987
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, June 2002.
Preferred Citation
Rosser Lynn Malone, Jr., Papers, 1912-1979 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Waggoner Carr Papers, 1945-1985
- George Mahon Papers, 1934-1983
Collection Inventory
General Files, 1945-1976 and undated
1
1
Correspondence,
1945-1961
1
2
Death of Ross L. Malone, August 12, 1974, (Includes
Correspondence, Announcements and Obituaries, Newspaper Clippings, and Printed
Material),
1974-1976 and undated
1
3
Democratic National Convention and 1953 Presidential
Inauguration,
1952-1960 and
undated
1
4
General Motors Records,
1970-1973
1
5
General Motors Executive Directory,
1972
1
6
General Motors Executive Directory,
1974
Legal Affairs, 1945-1976 and undated
1
7
Miscellaneous,
1952-1976
1
8
News Clippings,
1950-1961 and
undated
1
9
Printed Material: General,
1945-1968
1
10
Printed Material: Commemoration Program, Advent of
English Common Law, Jamestown, VA,
May 1959
2
1
Printed Material: American Bar Association,
1951-1966
2
2
Printed Material: State Legal Journals,
1951-1967
2
3
Printed Material: U.S. Supreme Court Journals,
1951-1955
2
4
Miscellaneous,
1912-1959 and
undated
2
5
Mrs. Ross Malone (Elizabeth Amis),
1921-1979 and
undated
2
6
Newspaper Clippings,
1934-1974 and undated
2
7
Papers and Addresses,
1939-1971 and
undated
2
8
Speeches,
1959 and
undated
U.S. Navy Service, 1943-1945 and undated
2
9
Correspondence,
1944-1945
2
10
Newspaper Clippings,
1943-1945
2
11
Printed Material,
1944-1945 and
undated
2
12
U.S.S. Cape Esperance Records,
1944-1945
Washington and Lee University, 1928-1975 and
undated
3
1
General,
1928-1975 and
undated
3
2
Dedication of Lewis Hall,
1977
3
3
Newspapers,
1928-1932
Memoriam, 1974-1975
3
4
In Memoriam, (Including General Motors Memorial
Resolution Scroll, American Bar Endowment Memorial Resolution Scroll, American
Bar Association Memoriam, Washington and Lee Memoriam),
1974-1975
Awards and Memorabilia, 1927-1961 and undated
3
5
Trophy, Harvard Law School, Program of Instruction for
Lawyers,
1961
3
6
Gavel, American Bar Association, President,
1959
3
7
Gavel, Roswell Women’s Club,
1958
3
8
Trophy, Scholarship Cup, Sigma Nu,
1927-1928
3
9
Medal, De Molay Legion of Honor,
undated
3
10
War Rotation Books (Stamps), Elizabeth and Ross L.
Malone,
1940s
Collegiate Awards, 1928-1968
4
1
Certificate, Sigma Nu, Washington and Lee,
February
1928
4
2
Certificate, Omicron Delta Kappa, Washington and Lee,
1930
4
3
Certificate Executive Committeeman, Student Body,
Washington and Lee,
1930-1931
4
4
Certificate, Vice President, Student Body, Washington
and Lee,
1931-1932
4
5
Certificate, Law Degree, Missouri Valley College,
1959
4
6
Certificate, Robert E. Lee Associate for the Year,
Washington and Lee,
1968
4
7
Law Degree, Oklahoma City University,
1959
Military Awards, 1942-1946
4
8
Certificate, Second Lieutenant Appointment, New Mexico
State Guard,
1942
4
9
Certificate, Completion of Instruction, Naval Reserve
Officers’ School of Indoctrination at Fort Schuyler, New York,
1942
4
10
Certificate, World War II Certificate of Satisfactory
Service,
1946
Civic Awards, 1940-1959
4
11
Plaque, Roswell Chamber of Commerce, President,
1940-1941
4
12
Plaque, Continental Air Lines, Presidents Club
Membership,
1962
4
13
Certificate, State Bar Association of North Dakota
Honorary Member,
1959
4
14
Certificate, Commission on Organization of the
Executive Branch of the Government, Legal Services and Procedure,
1955
Miscellaneous Memorabilia, 1958-1974 and
undated
4
15
Figurines,
undated
4
16
Medals, Naval,
undated
4
17
Patches, American Bar Association Golf Team (2);
American Volunteer Group (“Flying Tigers”), WWII Insignia,
undated
4
18
Paperweight, Lee Chapel Nail, Washington and Lee
University,
undated
4
19
Paperweight, Vice President and General Counsel,
General Motors, Nameplate,
1967-1974
4
20
Assorted Paperweights and Medals (Including, American
Law Institute, ACTL Excellence Award, Columbia Law School, National Legal Aid
Association, Pittsburgh Bicentennial, GMAC, New York University Hall of Fame,
National Industrial Conference Board),
1958-1969 and undated
4
21
Name Placards, Military, Bar Association, Roswell
Chamber of Commerce, General Motors, and Unknown,
undated
4
22
Democratic Party Material, (Including 1958 and 1960
National Conference Delegate Pins, Stevenson Memorabilia, Kennedy Memorabilia,
and LBJ Memorabilia),
1958-1964 and undated
4
23
Postcards, U.S., Canada, Mexico, Jamaica,
undated
4
24
Business Cards and Addresses,
undated
4
25
Medallion, Bar Golfing Society,
undated
5
1
Trophy, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Trustee,
1947-1967
5
2
Academic Hoods, University of New Mexico,
undated
5
3
Academic Hood, Washington and Lee University,
1932
General Files, 1952-1974 and undated
1
1
Correspondence, Various, 1952-1974
1
2
Financial Material, Handwritten receipts,
undated
1
3
Report of the 62nd General Motors Shareholders Meeting,
1970
1
4
Memorabilia, Roswell Rotary,
undated
1
5
News Clippings, Various,
1959-1970
1
6
Press Material,
1967-1968 and
undated
1
7
Programs,
1970-1973
1
8
Ross Malone Tributes and Citations,
1970-1974 and
undated
Scrapbook Material and Memorabilia
Package #1
Scrapbook,
1952
Package #2
Scrapbook,
1952
Package #3
I.J.A. Certificate,
undated
Package #4
Certificate and Awards Framed,
undated
Package #5
New Mexico Bar Association signs,
undated
Package #6
Mexican, Canadian, and American Bar Association Law
Certificates,
undated
Package #7
Certificate, License to Practice before New York State
Supreme Court Appellate Division,
1968