War Tax Resister's Penalty Fund Records
Overview
The War Tax Resisters Penalty Fund began in 1982 as a volunteer project of the North Manchester, Indiana Fellowship of Reconciliation. It supported and encouraged conscientious war tax resisters in the U.S. As of 1994, the group had worked with about 1000 tax resisters and supporters, and numbered 500 members nationally.
Dates
- Creation: 1981-1996
Creator
- War Tax Resisters' Penalty Fund (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
None
Copyright and Rights Information
None
Historical
The War Tax Resisters Penalty Fund began in 1982 as a volunteer project of the North Manchester, Indiana Fellowship of Reconciliation. It supported and encouraged conscientious war tax resisters in the U.S. As of 1994, the group had worked with about 1000 tax resisters and supporters, and numbered 500 members nationally. Originally the group wascalled Tax Resisters Penalty Fund. Cliff Kindy was the head organizer.
Extent
2.7 Linear Feet (2.7 linear ft.)
Custodial History
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Cliff Kindy for the War Tax Resisters Penalty Fund, 1997 [Acc. 97A-010]
Legal Status
Copyright may have been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection or may have been retained by the creators/authors (or their descendents), in this collection, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Please contact the SCPC Curator for further information.
Processing Information
This collection remains unprocessed and in the order in which it was donated.
Subject
- Kindy, Cliff (Person)
- War Tax Resisters' Penalty Fund (Organization)
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.). North Manchester Branch (Organization)
- Tax Resisters Penalty Fund (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2018: The file list was standardized in Summer 2017 by Min Cheng in preparation for importing into ArchivesSpace. Elisabeth Miller added the notes in Fall 2017.
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