Speeches           

Speeches presented by Mr. Caplin during tenure as Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 1961-1964. Annotated notes, outlines, press releases, and speech transcripts. Donated by Mr. Caplin as a set of 5 bound books, including an index.

• Book 1: 1961. American Bar Association: various speeches, 1961; American Hotel Association: outline and text, September 1961; Automatic Data Processing Conference: outline, October 1961; Internal Revenue Service: various speeches, 1961; Interview with Rep. Wayne Aspinall: annotated transcript, July 1961; Interview with Sen. Jack Miller: transcript, April 1961; University of Virginia Alumni Association: December 1961; University of Virginia Honor System Orientation: September 1961; University of Virginia Jefferson Society: September 1961.
• Book 2: 1962. American Bar Association: various speeches, 1962; B’nai B’rith: two speeches, April and October 1962; Certified Public Accountant Societies: various speeches, 1962; Internal Revenue Service: various speeches, 1962; Machinery & Allied Products Intitute: two speeches, March and July 1962; Interview with Sen. Margaret Chase Smith and Sen. Edmund S. Muskie: transcript, August 1962; University Speeches: UChicago, GWU, UMD, U Miami, UMich, NYU (2 speeches), UT Austin, UVa (Law Day), 1962.
• Book 3: 1963. American Bar Association: various speeches, 1963; Certified Public Accountant Societies: various speeches, 1962; Internal Revenue Service: various speeches, 1963; Interview with Rep. Frank Horton: transcript, July 1963; Interview with Rep J. Vaughan Gary: transcript, May 1963; Interview with Sen. Frank Moss: August 1963; Memorial Session for Judge Armistead M. Dobie:  speech transcript, January 1963; University Speeches: Harvard, NYU, Penn, Rutgers, UVa (Catholic Center), 1963.
• Book 4: 1964. American Bar Association: various speeches, 1963; B’nai B’rith: two speeches, January and April 1964; Internal Revenue Service: various speeches, 1964; Commencement speech at St. Michael’s College: annotated transcript, June 1964; University Speeches: UC Berkeley, Duke, U Miami, UNC, Penn, UVa (Law Weekly), Yale, 1964.
• Book 5: Index, 1961-1964. Listed by subject.

Box 9

• President’s Council for the Arts University of Virginia: A Report on the Future of the Arts at the University of Virginia, 1992.
• 1992, Jun. 1; Letter to John Casteen, President of UVA signed by Mortimer Caplin and William Howard Adams, Chairman of the Committee for the Report on the Future of the Arts at the University of Virginia.  Also photocopies of brochures related to Ruth and Mort Caplin, ca. 2002.
• Mortimer M. Caplin Photobook, undated. [Given by Mr. Caplin to Taylor Fitchett, Law Library Director in 2016].

Articles               

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.

1                              Vol. I, 1940 - 1961

2                              Vol. II, 1962 - 1979

3                              Vol. III, 1962 – 1990

 

Scrapbooks

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.

• Business Week Scrapbook, relative to article entitled IRS Boss Tries to Ease Nation’s Taxpayers into the Electronic Age (March 31, 1962) [Contains large, original photographs (under copyright) corresponding with article] [Placed on shelf after Zeckendorf book].
• Correspondence of Mortimer M. Caplin, Commissioner of IRS, Nov. 1960-Jan. 1961. [Bound and annotated. Contains letters, telegrams, notes, etc. regarding appointment as IRS Commissioner and member of President-Elect John F. Kennedy’s Tax Force on Taxation, Dec. 1960].
• IRS – Albany – 2/18/1963, NYC – 1/8/1964 [Photographs, articles, and memorabilia of Civic Luncheon in honor of Mortimer M. Caplin, sponsored by the Greater Albany Chamber of Commerce, Mar. 12, 1963; Photographs, articles, and memorabilia of Jan. 8, 1964 Dedication Ceremony of Internal Revenue Service Manhattan District Office].
• Mortimer Caplin, Chair, Advisory Board, THIS for Diplomats [Bound Shutterfly scrapbook commemorating M. Caplin’s service for THIS for Diplomats].
• Scrapbook 1: Mortimer M. Caplin, Commissioner, Internal Revenue, 1961-1964 [Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous memorabilia from M. Caplin’s tenure as IRS Commissioner. Includes congratulatory telegram from Edward Kennedy and Congressional correspondence regarding M. Caplin’s confirmation hearings] [Jan. – Apr. 1961].
• Scrapbook 2: Mortimer M. Caplin, Commissioner, Internal Revenue, 1961-1964 [Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous memorabilia from M. Caplin’s tenure as IRS Commissioner. Includes photograph with John F. Kennedy, an autographed photo with Douglas Dillon, correspondence with Gov. Price Daniel and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and a photograph of M. Caplin speaking at UVa Tax Conference] [May – Oct. 1961].
• Scrapbook 3: Mortimer M. Caplin, Commissioner, Internal Revenue, 1961-1964 [Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous memorabilia from M. Caplin’s tenure as IRS Commissioner. Includes photographs with Lyndon B. Johnson and Sen. Harrison A. Williams, Jr.] [Nov. 1961– Mar. 1962].
• Scrapbook 4: Mortimer M. Caplin, Commissioner, Internal Revenue, 1961-1964 [Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous memorabilia from M. Caplin’s tenure as IRS Commissioner. Includes correspondence with Edward Kennedy and several articles covering controversial changes to expense account deductions] [Mar. – Dec. 1962].
• Scrapbook 5: Mortimer M. Caplin, Commissioner, Internal Revenue, 1961-1964 [Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous memorabilia from M. Caplin’s tenure as IRS Commissioner. Includes photo with Gov. John S. Battle, photos and articles relating to memorial of U.S. Circuit Judge Armistead M. Dobie, correspondence with members of Congress, and a handwritten note from Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark] [Jan. – Nov. 1963].
• Scrapbook 6: Mortimer M. Caplin, Commissioner, Internal Revenue, 1961-1964 [Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous memorabilia from M. Caplin’s tenure as IRS Commissioner. Includes correspondence from the Kennedy family following the assassination of President Kennedy, a picture of the enlisted men under Lt. Caplin’s command during WWII, M. Caplin’s resignation letter as Commissioner of IRS, photo and correspondence with President Johnson, and a signed letter from Sen. Ralph Yarborough] [Oct. 1963 – June 1964].
• Scrapbook 7: Mortimer M. Caplin, Commissioner, Internal Revenue, 1961-1964 [Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous memorabilia from M. Caplin’s tenure as IRS Commissioner] [Mar. – July 1964].
• Scrapbook presented by Dr. Farhang Mehr, Deputy Finance Minister of Iran. Photographs and article relative to CENTO Symposium on Tax Administration held in Tehran, March 6- 12, 1965 [Chief U.S. delegate Mortimer M. Caplin].
• Scrapbook presented by the Editors and Photographers of Life Magazine. [Contains several large, original photographs (copyrighted, Jan 22-24, 1963) relative to Life Magazine feature on M. Caplin: Your Friendly Tax Collector; also of note is original copy of Feb. 13, 1937 collegiate boxing program: U.S. Naval Academy vs. University of Virginia] [Placed on end of shelf, after Zeckendorf book].
• Wall Street Job Search, Nov. 8, 1939 - May 15, 1942, [Photocopies of correspondence of M. Caplin. Collection covers Mr. Caplin’s search for employment following law school, clerkship with U.S. Circuit Judge Armistead M. Dobie, admission into the VA and NY Bar Associations, and impressment into military service during World War II].

 

Photographs

• M. Caplin, official photograph as IRS Commissioner (Feb. 1961).
• M. Caplin with President Kennedy, who is addressing the Joint Conference of Regional Commissioners and District Directors, at IRS Building, Room 3313, 10:30 a.m. [See Scrapbook #2] (May 1, 1961).
• M. Caplin with Secretary of Treasury Douglas Dillon, presenting U.S. Treasury Minuteman Flag award (Aug. 3, 1961).
• M. Caplin boxing.  2 Photographs, copyright by Life Magazine (Jan. 23, 1962).
• M. Caplin with Secretary of Treasury Douglas Dillon and Vice President and Mrs. Johnson. Black Tie Reception. 2 photographs (early 1962).
• M. Caplin presiding over international tax seminar. List of attendees is included with photograph (Jan. 29 – Feb. 2, 1962).
• M. Caplin with Edgardo Urzua Goldenberg, Acting Chief Juridicial Department, Chile (Feb. 2, 1962).
• 3 photographs from National Civil Service League Award Dinner (Feb. 13, 1962):

1. M. Caplin with Douglas Dillon (Secretary of Treasury), Arthur Goldberg (Secretary of Labor) and Sen. Jennings Randolph (WV)
2. Duplicate of above
3. M. Caplin with James R. Watson (Executive Director, NCSL) and Eric Shefelman (Board of Regents, University of Washington, Seattle)

• M. Caplin in a television interview with Sen. Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (NJ) (Mar. 28, 1962).
• 9 photographs included in a Newsweek scrapbook. All images copyrighted by Newsweek:

1. 2 photos of M. Caplin at Pentagon Gym (1962).
2. Cover of Newsweek magazine with Tax Return Form (Apr. 16, 1962).
3. 5 photos of M. Caplin as IRS commissioner (1962).
4. Official photo of M. Caplin sworn in as IRS Commissioner (Feb. 1961).

• M. Caplin (1962). [In this photo, Mr. Caplin appears to be receiving a gift, which seems to be a small cage with a wheel, from colleagues. This may correspond with a 1962 card, presented on the one-year anniversary of Mr. Caplin’s role of Commissioner of IRS. The card is signed by colleagues, and features a mouse in a cage and can be found in Scrapbook 3].
• M. Caplin with Secretary of Treasury Douglas Dillon with Sen. Absalom Willis Robertson (VA) laughing while looking at computerized tax forms (c. 1961-1964).
• Fowler, Henry H. “Joe,” Undersecretary of Treasury. Autographed photo (c. 1961-1964).
• Carter, Jimmy. Autographed photo, addressed to M. Caplin (no date included).

Box 7

Printed Materials (non-bound)

• 2 articles (photocopied):

1. Caplin, Mortimer M., Automatic Data Processing of Federal Tax Returns, 7 Prac. Law 43 (1961).
2. Porter, Sylvia. Strict Enforcer, Caplin Leaves Legacy of Integrity, Chicago Daily News, July 10, 1964.

• Administrative Management, Oct. 1962 [cover only, features M. Caplin].
• America’s Tax Collector: The Internal Revenue Service, The Washington World, Mar. 30, 1964, at 15 [M. Caplin also featured on cover].
• Caplin, Mortimer M. Commissioner Caplin Reviews His Record as IRS Chief, 29 Federal Taxes (Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.), July 16, 1964.
• Caplin, Mortimer M. Commisioner, Internal Revenue Service, Final Remarks of Commissioner Mortimer M. Caplin Before Regional Commissioners and Service Officials, Washington, D.C. (June 26, 1964) [photocopy].
• Caplin, Mortimer M. Promises to Keep. Saint Michael’s Review (1964) [Transcript of commencement speech].
• Caplin, Mortimer M. Proxies, Annual Meetings and Corporate Democracy (Mar. 1953) (unpublished J.S.D. dissertation, New York University) [2 folders].
• Interview by Bertrand M. Harding, Mitchell Rogovin and Donald Lamont with Mortimer M. Caplin, Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, 1964 [Interview for the Kennedy Memorial Library].
• IRS Boss Tries to Ease Nation’s Taxpayers Into the Electronic Age, Newsweek, Mar. 31, 1962, at 86 [cover feature of M. Caplin].
• Mortimer Caplin, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Time, Feb. 3, 1961, at 15.
• The Nation’s Former Tax Chief Discusses 10 Ways to Reduce Your Company’s Taxes, Business Management, July 1954, at 38 [M. Caplin also featured on cover].
• Newspaper Clippings, 1961-1964 [collection of several newspaper articles relative to M. Caplin’s position as Commissioner of IRS].
• Taxes: Mr. Collector, Newsweek, Feb. 6, 1961, at 67.
• Taxes - the Tax Magazine (March 1961) [Issue featuring M. Caplin on cover].
• Vim and Vigah on the Frontier, Sports Illustrated, Aug. 13, 1962, at 16.
• What’s Wrong With Today’s Income Tax: Interview With Mortimier Caplin, Just Retired as Nation’s Tax Collector, U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 17, 1964, at 66.
• Caplin Quizzed by Senate, Senate Finance Committee, Va. L. Rev. (1961) [Taken out of collection per duplicate].
• Caplin Reveals Current Tax Views During Committee Testimony, Va. L . Rev. (1961) [Taken out of collection per duplicate].         

Certificates / Miscellaneous Documents

• 2 certificates:

1. Honorary commission of M. Caplin as Honorary Admiral in the Texas Navy, issued by the State of Texas, signed by Gov. Price Daniel (Feb. 14, 1962).
2. Certificate of M. Caplin’s membership of International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi (Apr. 29, 1955).

• Students of Mortimer Caplin [A selected list of students instructed by M. Caplin at the University of Virginia from 1951 to 1960].
• 2 letters from M. Caplin to his parents, 1959 & 1961.
• Letter from Gertrude Wilder to M. Caplin, Feb. 25 1961 [Congratulatory letter written by cousin, found inside Feb. 27 issue of Newsweek].
• List of Interesting Visitors and Events, May 1961 - Mar. 1962 [Relative to M. Caplin’s early tenure as IRS Commissioner].
• Notes of Commissioner Caplin on Trip to Europe (Oct. 16 – Nov. 3, 1963) [contains in-depth information about M. Caplin’s conversations and opinions regarding tax policies in Europe].
• Photocopies of 3 documents donated to John F. Kennedy Library:

1. Gifts of Personal Paper of Mortimer M. Caplin to John F. Kennedy Memorial Library (July 6, 1964) [Legal document corresponding to donation].
2. Request from Robert Carswell to the U.S. Treasury for documents for the Kennedy Library (Jan. 15, 1964).
3. Letter from M. Caplin to Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic National Committee (Dec. 5, 1960) [letter describes M. Caplin’s views on tax policy and reform].

Box 8 [oversized box]

Oversized photographs, framed photographs, and oversized Certificates / Miscellaneous Documents, and framed items

• M. Caplin at National Computer Center in Martinsburg, WV [likely Sept. 1961].
• M. Caplin at IBM Training class during installation of National Computer Center, Martinsburg, WV. Front Row: M. Caplin, James N. Davis, Joseph J. Regan; Back Row: Richard C. Weber, Robert C. Friedlander, John Warstler, A. O. Basnight, George E. Brown, LeRoy O. Flatness (1962).
• M. Caplin, 5 photographs from Business Week Magazine (under copyright) (Mar. 1962).
• M. Caplin in conference with several, unidentified subjects (c. 1961-1964).
• M. Caplin, sketch for Sun Editorial (c. 1961-1964, unknown artist).
• Louis Stix Weiss, Leading Partner of Cohen, Cole, Weiss & Wharton (later Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison) (n.d.)

Oversized Articles 

• Mortimer M. Caplin with Charles Sopkin, Big Tax Machine That Saves You Money! This Week, Jan. 7, 1962, at 6.
• Booton Herndon, Mortimer Caplin: The Man Who Takes Your Money, The Saturday Evening Post, Apr. 13, 1963, at 70.
• Interview by J. Robert Moskin with Mortimer M. Caplin, 14 Ways You Can Legally Cut Your Taxes, 35 Look, Mar. 23, 1971 at 15.

Framed Photographs

M. Caplin, IRS Commissioner, Parade Magazine, Mar. 10, 1963.

Oversized Certificates / Miscellaneous Documents 

2 Certificates:

• Certificate of M. Caplin’s license to practice law in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 4^th Circuit, Virginia (July 3, 1941).
• Certificate of M. Caplin’s license to practice law in the Virginia Superior and Inferior Courts (Apr. 22, 1941).

4 certificates:

• Certificate of New York University Presidential Citation, demonstrating that M. Caplin achieved the Roster of Honor (June 2, 1963).
• Certificate of Appreciation, Issued to M. Caplin by Internal Revenue Service for service on the Advisory Group to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (Dec. 17, 1964)
• Certificate of Appreciation, Issued to M. Caplin by Internal Revenue Service for service on the Advisory Group to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (Dec. 13, 1965)
• Certification of M. Caplin as elected member of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Mar. 5, 1965).

Framed Items 

• Public Service Award presented to M. Caplin in recognition of outstanding service as Lawyer, Teacher, WWII Naval Officer, and IRS Commissioner, District of Columbia Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (June 27, 1963).
• Distinguished Service Award presented to M. Caplin by the Tax Executives Institute, Inc. (Sept. 20, 1964).
• John F. Kennedy Series E U.S. Savings Bond. Signed letter from William H. Neal, Assistant to Secretary of U.S. Treasury. Gift from Employees of Internal Revenue Service to M. Caplin, presented on resignation as IRS Commissioner (July 9, 1964) [placed on top of Box 8 of oversized items].

 

 

Government Documents (in bound form)

• Advisory Group Meetings, 1959-1964 [Reports of Commissioner Caplin’s Advisory Group Meetings (1961-1964); Reports of Commissioner Latham’s Advisory Group Meetings (1959-1960)].
• Report of President Kennedy’s Taxation Task Force. Prepared by Stanley Surrey, Mortimer Caplin, Norman B. Ture, Richard Musgrave, Adrian “Bill” DeWind, Dec. 1960 [Working copy of documents].
• 1954 Code Committee Reports. [Reports: Internal Revenue Code of 1954, Rep. of the S. Comm. of Finance to accompany H.R. 8300; Internal Revenue Code of 1954, Rep. of the H. Comm. on Ways and Means to accompany H.R. 8300; Conf. Rep. to accompany H.R. 8300, submitted by Rep. Daniel A. Reed of N.Y.] (1954).
• Administrative Changes in Field Structure of Internal Revenue Service: Hearings before the S. Comm. on Finance, 88th Cong. (1963).
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 100^th Annual Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1962. Internal Revenue Service, 1962.
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Annual Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1963. Internal Revenue Service, 1963.
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1964 Annual Report. Internal Revenue Service, 1964.
• Examination of President Nixon’s Tax Returns for 1969 Through 1972. Prepared for the J. Comm. on Internal Revenue Tax’n by its staff (1974).
• Gambling and Organized Crime: Hearings before the Subcomm. on Investigations of the S. Comm. on Gov’t Operations pursuant to S. Res. 69, 87th Cong (1961).
• House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, Trade and Economic Affairs. 28th Parliament, Can. [Minutes of Parliamentary proceedings with M. Caplin present] (1970).
• Internal Revenue Investigation, Administration, and Reorganization, 1948-1957 [Compilation: 2 Reports to J. Comm. on Internal Revenue Tax’n pursuant to Pub. Law. 147, 1948 & 1952; Rep. to the H. Comm. on Ways and Means by the Subcomm. on Administration of the Internal Revenue Laws, 1952; The Internal Revenue Service: Its Reorganization and Administration, 1955; Progress rep. of the Subcomm. on Internal Revenue Tax’n to the Comm. on Ways and Means, 1957] [Annotated].
• Mortimer M. Caplin, Trustee of Webb & Knapp, Inc. v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New York, 406 U.S. 416 (May 22, 1972) (No. 70-220). Supreme Court briefs.
• Nominations: Hearings Before the Committee on Finance and the Committee on the Judiciary [Nomination hearings of Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Treasury; Henry H. Fowler; Mortimer M. Caplin, Commissioner of IRS; Stanley S. Surrey, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury],  87th Cong. (1961) [Annotated].
• President’s 1961 Tax Recommendations, Vol. I., Hearings before the H. Comm. on Ways and Means, 87th Cong. (1961).
• President’s Tax Message along with Principal Statement, Detailed Explanation, and Supporting Exhibits and Documents. Submitted by Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon in connection with the President’s recommendations contained in his message on taxation at hearings conducted by H. Comm. on Ways and Means (1961).
• Revenue Acts of 1962, 1964, and 1969 [Compilation of 3 Reports published by Prentice-Hall: Explanation of the 1962 Tax Law, Explanation of the Revenue Act of 1964, and Explanation of the Tax Reform Act of 1969]: 87th-91st Cong.
• Revenue Act of 1962, H.R. 10650 [Compilation of Committee Reports: Rep. on H.R. 10650 of the H. Comm. on Ways and Means; Rep. on H.R. 10650 of the S. Comm. on Finance; Comparative Analysis of Differences in H. and S. Versions of H.R. 10650, prepared by the H. Comm. on Ways and Means; Conference Report to accompany H.R. 10650, submitted by Wilbur D. Mills from the H. Comm. of Conf.; Text of Pub. Law 87-834; Comparative Analysis of Prior Law and Provisions of Pub. Law 87-834, H. Comm. on Ways and Means], 87th Cong.
• Revenue Act of 1964, H.R. 8363 [Compilation: John F. Kennedy 1963 State of the Union address; 1963 Message from John F. Kennedy: Recommendations Relative to a Revision of Our Tax Structure; Tax Tables and Charts prepared by the U.S. Treasury Department;  Staff Description of H.R. 8363 as passed by the H., prepared by the J. Comm. on Internal Revenue Taxation; Rep. of Comm. on Ways and Means to accompany H.R. 8363; Technical Explanation of the Bill; Comm. on Ways and Means: Separate Views of Republicans on H.R. 8363; Rep. submitted by Russell Long from the Comm. on Finance; Supplemental Rep. of the Comm. on Finance to accompany H.R. 8363; Summary of Senate Amendments to H.R. 8363; Text of Pub. Law 88-272], 88th Cong.
• Revenue Act of 1969, H.R. 13270 [Compilation: Tax Reform Studies and Proposals, J. publication H. Comm. on Ways and Means and S. Comm. on Finance; Rep. of the H. Comm. on Ways and Means on H.R. 13270; Summary of H.R. 13270 as passed by the H., prepared by J. Comm. on Internal Revenue Taxation and Comm. on Finance; Foundations and the Tax Reform Act of 1969: Proceedings of Conferences held on Feb. 17, 1970 at Kansas City and Feb. 23, 1970 at New York City, The Foundation Center], 91st Cong.
• Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, The Senate of Canada, Twenty-Third Proceedings on the Government White Paper, entited: “Proposals for Tax Reform” (1970).
• Subcommittee on Freedom of Communications, U.S. Senate, Part I: The Speeches, Remarks, Press Conferences, and Statements of Senator John F. Kennedy, August 1 Through November 7, 1960 (1961).
• Subcommittee on Freedom of Communications, U.S. Senate, Part II: The Speeches, Remarks, Press Conferences, and Study Papers of Vice President Richard M. Nixon, August 1 Through November 7, 1960 (1961).
• Subcommittee on Freedom of Communications, U.S. Senate, Part III: The Joint Appearances of Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Other 1960 Campaign Presentations (1961).
• Travel and Entertainment Expenditures: Hearings before the S. Comm. on Finance, 88th Cong. (1963).
• Treasury, Post Office Appropriation Hearings – Senate - 1962. [Rep. submitted by Sen. Robertson to accompany H.R. 5954; Hearings before the S. Subcomm. of the Comm. on Appropriations on H.R. 5954, 87th Cong.] (1961).
• Treasury, Post Office Appropriation Hearings – Senate - 1963. [Rep. submitted by Rep. Gary to accompany H.R. 10526; Hearings before the S. Subcomm. of the Comm. on Appropriations on H.R. 10526, 88th Cong.] (1962).
• Treasury-Post Office Departments and Executive Office Appropriations for 1962: Hearings before the H. Subcomm. of the Comm. on Appropriations, 87th Cong. (1961).
• Treasury-Post Office Departments and Executive Office Appropriations for 1963: Hearings before the H. Subcomm. of the Comm. on Appropriations, 87th Cong. (1962).
• Treasury-Post Office Departments and Executive Office Appropriations for 1964: Hearings on H.R. 5366 before the S. Subcomm. of the Comm. on Appropriations, 88th Cong. (1963).
• Treasury-Post Office Departments and Executive Office Appropriations for 1964: Hearings before a H. Subcomm. of the Comm. on Appropriations, 88th Cong. (1963).
• Treasury-Post Office Departments and Executive Office Appropriations for 1965: Hearings before the H. Subcomm. of the Comm. on Appropriations on H.R. 10532, 88th Cong. (1964).
• Treasury-Post Office Departments and Executive Office Appropriations for 1965: Hearings before the S. Subcomm. of the Comm. on Appropriations on H.R. 10532, 88th Cong. (1964).
• United States of America v. Arthur Young & Company and Amerada Hess Corporation, 465 U.S. 805 (1984) (No. 82-687). Photocopies of Supreme Court Briefs.
• U.S. Treasury Department & Internal Revenue Service, Tax Deductions for Travel & Entertainment Expenses: History from 1930–1964, Vol. II. (n.d.)
• Webb & Knapp, Inc. and Subsidiaries Debtors Report of Mortimer M. Caplin, Trustee. Report of Chapter X bankruptcy filing in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of NY, 1970.

Printed Materials (in bound form)

• A Complete Guide to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Harold A. Grossman and Donald E Mindrebo, ed.), Paramus, NJ: Prentice-Hall Information Services, 1986.
• Brooks, John, Business Adventures (Weybright and Talley, 1969) (1959) [Autographed copy presented to M. Caplin by author].
• Caplin, Mortimer M., Doing Business in Other States (United States Corporation Company 1959).
• Caplin, Mortimer M., Proxies, Annual Meetings and Corporate Democracy (Mar. 1953) (unpublished J.S.D. dissertation, New York University).
• Caplin, Mortimer M., Proxies, Annual Meetings and Corporate Democracy (Mar. 1953) (unpublished J.S.D. dissertation, New York University).
• Caplin, Mortimer M., Proxies, Annual Meetings and Corporate Democracy: The Lawyer’s Role, 37 Va. L. Rev. 653 (1951).
• Caplin, Mortimer M., Subchapter S and its Effect on the Capitalization of Corporations, 13 Vand. L. Rev. 185 (1960).
• Caplin, Mortimer M., The Caloric Count of a Thin Corporation, 43 Marq. L. Rev. 31 (1959).
• Caplin, Mortimer M., The Internal Revenue Service’s “Hart Wright Method,” 82 Mich. L. Rev. 395 (1983).
• Caplin, Mortimer M., The Unrestricted Stock Option, 8 Va. L. Rev. 33 (1956-1957).
• Caplin, Mortimer M., Threats to the Integrity of Our Tax System, 44 Va. L. Rev. 839 (1958).
•                 Caplin, Mortimer M., Trusts For Minors, 13 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 145 (1956).
• Caplin, Mortimer M., Valuation and Earnings in Railroad Reorganization: A Consideration of the Proposed Amendment to Section 77, 27 Va. L. Rev. 769 (1941).
• Goulden, Joseph C., The Superlawyers: The Small and Powerful World of the Great Washington Law firms (Weybright and Talley, 1972) (1971).
• “Let the Word Go Forth”: The Speeches, Statements, and Writings of John F. Kennedy, 1947 to 1963 (Theodore C. Sorensen ed., Bantam Doubleday 1988).
• Rogovin, Mitchell. The Kennedy Years at the Internal Revenue Service: Mortimer Caplin, Commissioner (1961-1964), [Introductory Remarks and Oral History Interview] 14 Va. Tax Rev. 425 (1994).
• Sorenson, Ted, Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History (HarperCollins, 2008).
• Zeckendorf, William, The Autobiography of William Zeckendorf (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970) [Autographed copy presented to M. Caplin by author].