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War Tax Resister's Penalty Fund Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-192

Abstract

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

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

None

Conditions Governing Use

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 ft. (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.

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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