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Friends Committee on War Tax Concerns Records

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
RG1.002
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
2 linear ft.
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the folder title and date here], Friends Committee on War Tax Concerns Records, RG1/002, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1985-1988 (inclusive)
Creator:
Friends Committee on War Tax Concerns
Abstract:
The Friends Committee on War Tax Concerns (FCWTC) was created in 1985 under the sponsorship of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC). Its stated purpose was to address the widespread and growing concern in the Society of Friends on many aspects of war taxes. This collection contains the records of the Friends Committee on War Tax Concerns, including minutes, correspondence, publicity, and financial records.

The Friends Committee on War Tax Concerns (FCWTC) was created in 1985 under the sponsorship of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC). Its stated purpose was to address the widespread and growing concern in the Society of Friends on many aspects of war taxes. From 1985 until 1988, when the Committee was disbanded, the FCWTC published a wide range of educational booklets, networked with other peace tax groups in the U.S. and abroad, and sponsored or participated in a number of regional conferences, including one dedicated to providing Quaker employers with information and support in matters of war tax resistance. The minutes of the final meeting of the Committee reads, "While we cannot say that the Religious Society of Friends has reached unity on this issue in the last three years, we believe that the issue has been raised more clearly and in a more effective way through the Committee's work" [June 8, 1988].Linda Coffin, previously of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, served as the sole staffperson for the FCWTC for the three years of its existence. Wallace T. Collett served as clerk of the meetings. The rest of the Committee consisted of about fifteen representatives from many other prominent Friends groups, such as the Friends General Conference, the American Friends Service Committee, and the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

This collection contains the records of the Friends Committee on War Tax Concerns, including minutes, correspondence, publicity, and financial records. It also includes all of the Committee's publications and their draft copies.

Arranged into series: 1. Historical Files; 2. Publications; 3. Financial.

Subject

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

All or part of this collection is stored off-site. Contact Friends Historical Library staff at friends@swarthmore.edu at least two weeks in advance of visit to request boxes.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Meeting Minutes, Reports and Notes, Feb. 1985 - June 1988.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0996)
RG1/002. Committee Reports and Internal Correspondence, June 1985 - Feb. 1988.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0996)
RG1/002. Correspondence, April 1985 - Aug. 1988.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0996)
RG1/002. Pamphlets, Flyers, Reports, and Articles, 1984 - 1988.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0996)
RG1/002. Publicity, Aug. 1985 - Nov. 1988.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0996)
RG1/002. Iowa Speaking Tour, March 1987.
Box 1 (offsite box FHL-0996)
RG1/002. Employers' Military Tax Consultation Conference, May 1987 - Feb. 1988.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0997)
RG1/002. Greenwich "Money and Conscience" Conference, July - November, 1985.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0997)
RG1/002. Conscience Canada - Correspondence, 1985 - 1987.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0997)
RG1/002. Correspondence concerning Nile Stanton, Aug. 1987 - Jan. 1988.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0997)
RG1/002. Mailing Lists, April 1986, Sep. 1988.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0997)
RG1/002. Fundraising, 1985 - 1988.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0997)
RG1/002. Xerox Masters, 1985 - 1988.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0997)

RG1/002. Handbook on Military Taxes and Conscience, 1988.
Box 2 (offsite box FHL-0997)
RG1/002. Handbook on Military Taxes and Conscience - Draft, April - May 1988.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0998)
Handbook on Military Taxes and Conscience - Appendices Drafts, 1987.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0998)
Handbook on Military Taxes and Conscience - Indiv. Exp. Manuscripts, 1987 - 1988.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0998)
Individual Experiences - Research and Correspondence, 1985 - 1987.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0998)
Handbook on Military Taxes and Conscience - Editing Folder, 1987 - 1988.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0998)
Handbook on Military Taxes and Conscience - Orders, 1988.
Box 3 (offsite box FHL-0998)
RG1/002. Fear God and Honor the Emperor: A Manual on Military Tax Withholding for Religious Employers, 1988.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. Employers' Manual - Draft Manuscript, Aug. 1988.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. Employers' Manual - Background Materials, 1981 - 1988.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. Employers' Manual - Correspondence, March - Oct. 1987.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: We Friends Here Assembled…, June, 1987.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: We Friends Here Assembled... - Research (Quaker Statements on War Tax), (About 1987).
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: Options and Consequences by Peter Goldberger, August, 1986.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: Options and Consqncs - Drafts and CorrespondenceWar Tax Concerns: What Does the Bible Say? by John Lamoreau and Ralph Beebe, 1986 - 1987.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: What Does the Bible Say? - Drafts and Correspondence, June 1986.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: A Quaker History by Edwin Bronner, 1985.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: A Quaker History - Drafts and Correspondence, March, 1986.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: A Quaker History - Drafts and Correspondence, 1985 - 1987.
Box 4 (offsite box FHL-0999)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: Resources For Study, March 1986.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-1000)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: Resources For Study - Drafts and Correspondence, 1985 - 1988.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-1000)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: Spiritual Leadings and Rational Decisions by Alan Eccleston, February 1987.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-1000)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: Spiritual Leadings and Rational Decisions - Drafts and Correspondence, 1986 - 1987.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-1000)
RG1/002. War Tax Concerns: Legislative Solutions [unpublished] - Drafts and Correspondence, 1986 - 1987.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-1000)

RG1/002. Printing Orders, 1986 - 1988.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-1000)
RG1/002. Checkbook, June 1985 - Dec. 1986.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-1000)
RG1/002. Income, 1985 - 1986.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-1000)
RG1/002. Income, 1987 - 1988.
Box 5 (offsite box FHL-1000)
RG1/002. Expenses, 1987.
Box 6 (offsite box FHL-1001)
RG1/002. Expenses, 1988.
Box 6 (offsite box FHL-1001)

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