ACORN Records, 1963-2010
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Container Title
M94-006
Part 2 (M94-006): Additions, 1971-1992
Physical Description: 24.2 cubic feet (24 records center cartons and 1 archives box) 
Scope and Content Note: Wade Rathke's files, 1971-1992, including national staff, canvass, and division reports; files on year-end meetings; financial records on both fundraising and internal operations; organizing files including correspondence and memoranda with other chapters and organizations; newsletters; legislative reports; and material on ACORN's board of directors. Also includes material on the United Labor Organizations, later United Labor Unions (ULO), and the Association of CETA Employees (ACE).
Box   1
Midyear reports, 1976-1979, 1981
Physical Description: 5 folders 
Box   1
Year end/year beginning reports, 1975-1979, 1982-1984
Physical Description: 22 folders 
Box   2
Midyear reports, 1980-1981
Physical Description: 6 folders 
Box   2
Year end/year beginning meetings, 1980-1981
Physical Description: 9 folders 
Campaign operations
Box   2
Research memos, 1976-1977, 1979-1982
Physical Description: 6 folders 
Box   2
Campaign packets, 1981-1982
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   2
Issue status reports, 1978-1983
Physical Description: 6 folders 
Box   2
Memos, 1981
Box   2
News you can use, 1979
Box   2
Motley Cow newsletter, 1977-1978
Box   2
Takin' it to the Streets newsletter, 1981-1982
Box   2
ACORNizer newsletter, 1978
National operations
Box   2
Memos, 1978, 1980-1981, 1983
Box   2
Just Economics, 1978-1980
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   2
Szybko, national office newsletter 1981-1982
Box   2
The Organizer, 1984-1983
Physical Description: 4 folders 
Box   2
United States of ACORN (USA), 1978-1983
Physical Description: 7 folders 
Box   2
Vamonos!, 1981-1983
Physical Description: 4 folders 
Box   2
Social protest project
Arkansas Institute for Social Justice (AISJ)
Box   2
General, 1977
Box   2
Publications, 1979-1981
Box   2
Training schedules, 1976-1982
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   2
Training material, 1976-1982
Box   2
Training contacts, 1977, 1979
Box   2
Correspondence, 1976-1982
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Leadership development
Box   2
Memos, 1975, 1979
Box   2
Regional training, 1980-1981
Box   3
The Leader School, 1981-1983
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   3
Year end/year beginning, circa 1970s-1980s?
Law firm
Box   3
Proposal, 1975
Box   3
Reports, 1975-1982
Box   3
Memos, 1980-1982, 1984
Box   3
ACORN Inquirer newsletter
Box   3
Front office, 1982
Box   3
Computer information
Financial information
Box   3
Data feedback reports, 1974-1975, 1978-1983
Physical Description: 6 folders 
Box   3
Weekly dues and fundraising reports, 1980-1983
Physical Description: 4 folders 
Box   3
Salary self-sufficiency reports, 1981-1983
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   3
Shared costs, 1981-1983
Box   3
Deposits and reports, 1980-1983
Physical Description: 4 folders 
Box   3
Accounts payable, 1983-1984
Box   3
Debt reports, 1980-1983
Physical Description: 4 folders 
Box   3
Tax questions, 1973
Box   3
Tax problems, 1980
Box   3
Arkansas Institute for Social Justice taxes, 1973
Box   3
Debits and credits fact sheet
Box   3
Comptroller memos, 1976-1980
Box   3
Financial status memos, 1980
Box   3
Health insurance, 1982
Box   3
Dale Rathke memos, 1979-1983
Box   3
Self sufficiency campaign, 1982-1983
Box   3
ACORN financial statements, 1971, 1975-1980
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   4
Balance sheets, 1981-1983
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   4
Arkansas Institute for Social Justice, 1975-1983
Physical Description: 4 folders 
Box   4
Citizens Consulting Inc., 1980-1983
Box   4
Pennsylvania Institute for Community Affairs, 1979-1983
Box   4
Association for the Rights of Citizens, 1981-1982
Box   4
ACORN Political Action Committee, 1980-1983
Box   4
United Labor Organizations, 1978-1983
Box   4
United Labor Unions, 1979-1983
Box   4
National Center for Jobs and Justice, 1981-1983
Box   4
Nathan B. Stubblefield Foundation, 1981-1982
Box   4
ACORN audits, 1973-1982
Physical Description: 10 folders 
Canvassing
Box   5
Wade Rathke memos, 1979
Box   5
Weekly canvassing reports, 1981-1984
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   5
Status and feedback reports, 1981-1984
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   5
Peter Wood, National Canvass Director memos 1982
Box   5
Evaluation, 1980
Box   5
Memos, 1976-1983
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   5
Manual, 1977
Box   5
Salaries, 1979-1980, 1983
Box   5
Internal fundraising projects, 1979
Box   5
Internal fundraising memos
Tagging
Box   5
General, 1972
Box   5
Weekly tag reports, 1983
Box   5
Models, 1981
Box   5
Memos, 1981
Box   5
Cannistering memos, 1982
Box   5
Cannistering material
Advertisements
Box   5
Newsletters, 1981
Box   5
Shoppers, 1982
Box   5
Flyers
Box   5
Material
Box   5
Bingo
Box   5
Food buyers club, 1974
Box   5
Miscellaneous fundraisers
Box   5
National Tag Day memos, 1982
Box   5
National Tag Day reports, 1982
Box   5
National adbooks, 1983
Box   5
National raffle reports and memos, 1981-1983
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   5
Corporate and business contributions, 1984
External fundraising
Box   5
Churches, 1981
Box   5
Foundations, 1981
Box   5
Abelard Foundation, 1975-1976
Box   5
Akbar Fund, 1974
Box   5
American Freedom from Hunger Foundation, 1973
Box   5
American Lutheran Church Development Assistance Program Committee
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   5
Arca Foundation, 1977
Box   5
Arkansas Council of Churches, 1971-1972
Box   5
Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, 1976
Box   5
Babcock Foundation, 1974
Box   5
Anne Bartley, 1974-1976
Box   5
Bell Helicopter Humanity Fund, 1976
Box   5
Robin Berman, 1974
Box   5
Best Products Inc., 1980
Box   5
Bird Company
Campaign for Human Development
Box   5
General, 1971-1980
Box   5
National committee meetings, 1978
Box   5
Regional meetings, 1981-1982
Box   5
Memos, 1977-1979
Grant proposals
Box   5
Arkansas general, 1974-1975
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   5
Arkansas Service Center proposal, 1971-1973, 1975
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   5
Arkansas leader training, 1974
Box   5
Arkansas Institute for Social Justice, 1975
Box   6
Arkansas, 1976-1977
Box   6
Colorado, 1978
Box   6
Iowa, 1977-1978
Box   6
Louisiana, 1978
Box   6
Michigan, 1978
Box   6
Missouri, 1978
Box   6
National Campaign for Jobs and Justice, 1979
Box   6
Oklahoma, 1978
Box   6
South Dakota, 1977
Box   6
Tennessee, 1978-1979
Box   6
Texas, Austin-Waco 1978
Box   6
Texas, Houston 1978
External funding
Box   6
Carnegie Corporation, 1975
Box   6
Catholic Charities Bureau, 1977
Box   6
Center for Community Change, 1976-1979, 1982
Box   6
Coalition on Block Grants, 1981
Box   6
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, 1977
Box   6
The Children's Foundation, 1977
Box   6
Disciples of Christ Christian Church, 1971-1973
Box   6
Claretian Fathers
Box   6
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation
Box   6
Combined Federal Campaign, 1980-1981
Box   6
Youth Project, 1977, 1979-1980
Box   6
Community Services Administration Energy Advocacy, 1979
Box   6
Citizens Monitoring Project, 1981
Box   6
Discount Foundation, 1981
Box   6
DJB Foundation, 1971-1975
Box   6
Dominican Social Action Fund, 1979
Box   6
Dyer-Ives Foundation, 1977-1978
Box   6
Ecumenical Minority Bail Bond Fund, 1982
Box   6
Episcopal Church, 1973
Box   6
Episcopal United Thank Offering, 1973
Box   6
The Field Foundation, 1978-1979
Box   6
W.H. and Carol Bernstein Ferry, 1976
Box   6
Food for All Inc., 1971-1972
Box   6
Monthly reports, 1971
Box   6
Ford Foundation, 1974
Box   6
Foundation for Community Development, 1972
Box   6
Foundation for Public Affairs, 1979
Box   7
Fund for the City of New York, 1974
Box   7
Funding in the Public Interest
Box   7
Gerbode Foundation, 1977
Box   7
Gutfreund Foundation, 1975
Box   7
Luke B. Hancock Foundation, 1975
Box   7
Haymarket Foundation, 1974-1975
Box   7
Edward Hazen Foundation, 1975
Box   7
Heartline, 1975
Box   7
Humanity Fund
Box   7
Independent Foundation, 1974
Box   7
Interreligious Foundation for Community Organizing, 1975
Box   7
Conference, 1976
Box   7
Independent Sector, 1979
Box   7
Individual money contacts, 1974
Box   7
Irwin-Sweeny-Miller Fund, 1974
Box   7
Society of Jesus (Jesuits), 1982
Box   7
Jewish Communal Fund, 1975
Box   7
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1972
Box   7
Joint Foundation Support, 1977
Box   7
Vietnam Veterans Organizing Committee proposal, 1971
Box   7
J.M. Kaplan Foundation, 1974
Box   7
Kendall Foundation, 1975-1977
Box   7
Robert Kennedy Memorial Fund, 1974
Box   7
The Laras Fund, 1974-1977
Box   7
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, 1973, 1977
Box   7
Legal Corporation, 1979
Box   7
Levinson Foundation, 1976
Box   7
Levi-Strauss Foundation, 1973
Box   7
Live Oak Fund
Box   7
Lutheran Church in America, 1972
Box   7
McDonald's Corporation, 1977
Box   7
McIntosh Foundation, 1977
Box   7
Maryann Mott Meynet
Box   7
Milea Foundation, 1975
Box   7
Million Plus Plan, 1975
Box   7
Miscellaneous foundations, 1972, 1976
Box   7
Charles Stewart Mott foundation, 1977
Box   7
Ms. Foundation, 1977-1979
Box   7
Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), 1979
Box   7
National Council of Churches Crusade Against Hunger, 1972-1974
Box   7
National Endowment for the Arts, 1975
Box   7
National Endowment for the Humanities, 1979-1980
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   7
History of Social Movements, 1980-1982
Box   7
National Lawyers Guild summer projects, 1979
Box   7
National Sharecroppers Fund, 1973
Box   7
Neighborhood Resources Development Program, 1981
Box   7
The New World Foundation, 1979
Box   7
National Institute for Mental Health, 1979
Box   7
New York Community Trust, 1975
Box   7
New York Foundation, 1975
Box   7
Aaron Norman Foundation, 1980
Box   7
North Star Fund, 1980-1981
Box   7
Philadelphia Foundation, 1976
Box   7
Playboy Foundation, 1972
Box   7
Presbyterian Church, 1976-1979
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   7
Project 70 Hunger Walkers, 1973
Box   7
Public Welfare Foundation, 1980
Box   7
Bernard Rappaport, 1975-1976
Box   7
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, 1975-1976, 1984
Box   7
Rockefeller Public Services Fund, 1977
Box   7
Rockwin Fund, 1976
Box   7
Samuel Rubin Foundation, 1974-1975
Box   7
Rural America, 1979
Box   7
Rural Housing Alliance, 1977
Box   8
Rural Housing Coalition, 1977
Box   8
Sachem Fund, 1975-1976
Box   8
San Francisco Foundation, 1975
Box   8
Seed Fund, 1975
Box   8
Shalan Foundation, 1977-1980
Box   8
Shalan Foundation planning grant, 1980-1985
Box   8
SHARE (Self-Help Advocacy and Resource Exchange), Church of the Brethren general board
Box   8
Sherwood Forest Fund, 1973-1980
Box   8
Stern Fund Proposals, 1977
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   8
Southern Cooperative Development Fund, 1972
Box   8
Southern Regional Council, 1974-1977
Box   8
Sunnen Foundation, 1976
Box   8
Change Oriented Foundations, 1976
Box   8
Tides Foundation, 1980
Box   8
Twentieth Century Fund, 1973-1974
Box   8
United Methodist Church, 1974-1976, 1982
Box   8
United Methodist Women in Rural Development, 1976
Box   8
Urban Environment Foundation
Box   8
Vanguard Foundation, 1973-1977
Box   8
Veatch Program, 1977-1981
Box   8
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), South Dakota 1977-1978
Box   8
John Hay Whitney Foundation, 1974
Box   8
Whitney M. Young Fellowship Program, 1980
Box   8
Workers Rights Action Project, 1987
Box   8
Wellspring Fund, 1987
Box   8
Young Fat Cats, 1980
Box   8
Youth Project, 1977-1979
Box   8
Youth Project Arkansas tax proposal
Box   8
Hands Across America, 1986
Box   8
Martin Luther King, Jr. Fund
Box   8
Field Foundation, 1988
Box   8
Unitarian Universalist Church grant proposal, 1985
Box   8
Women's Opportunity Giving Fund, 1982
External fundraising
Box   8
Proposal writing tips
Box   8
Vietnam Veterans Organizing Committee, 1971
Box   8
Master proposal, 1971
Box   9
Wade Rathke materials, 1972
Box   9
Wade Rathke trips, 1973-1974, 1976-1977
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Anti-inflation campaign, 1978-1979
Box   9
Memos
Box   9
Research
Box   9
Press clippings
Box   9
Miscellaneous
ACORN 20/80 campaign, 1978-1980
Box   9
Memos
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   9
Planning meeting
Box   9
Research material
Box   9
People's Platform
Box   9
Platform endorsements
Box   9
Platform press clippings
Box   9
Iowa
Box   9
Michigan
Box   9
Florida
Box   9
Oklahoma
Box   9
Other states
Box   9
State plans
Box   9
Representation press
Republicans
Box   9
Memos and strategy
Box   9
Detroit Convention
Box   9
Detroit press clippings
Box   9
Research
Commissions
Box   9
Endorsements
Box   9
Fight
Box   9
Implementation
Box   9
Press clippings
Box   9
Hearings
Housing campaign
Box   9
Memos, 1981-1982
Box   9
Research, 1982
Box   9
Civil defense and homesteading, 1982
Box   9
Washington, D.C. action 1982
Box   9
Press clippings, 1981-1982
Box   9
Legislation, 1983
Box   9
Urban homesteading information
Box   9
Multi-movements campaign, 1983
Reagan Ranches, 1982-1983
Box   9
Memos
Box   10
State reports
Box   10
Flyers and brochures
Box   10
Multi-movements campaign contacts, 1982-1983
Box   10
Press clippings, anti-nuclear movement 1982
Box   10
CD (Community Development) ordinance campaign, 1981-1982
Box   10
National education campaign, 1981-1983
Box   10
Home Energy Assistance Plan (HEAP) campaign, 1980-1981
Box   10
Minimum wage campaign, 1980-1983
Box   10
National jobs campaign, 1982-1983
Box   10
Alliance for Justice, 1983-1984
Box   10
Potential national campaigns
Box   10
ACORN convention, Memphis, Tennessee 1978
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   10
ACORN convention adbook and press clippings, 1978
Box   10
People's Platform convention, St. Louis, Missouri 1979
Box   10
New York convention, 1980
Box   10
Philadelphia convention, 1982
Box   10
Dallas convention, 1984
Box   10
National political strategies, 1983
Box   10
ACORN Political Action Committee (APAC), 1981-1983
Box   10
Political consulting model, 1982
Box   10
Political education, 1977
Box   10
Political training, 1980
Box   10
Voter registration, 1970, 1980
Box   10
Jesse Jackson campaign, 1983-1984
Box   10
National contacts, 1981
Box   10
Fundraising, 1980
Box   10
Justice and peace contacts, 1979-1982
Box   10
Catholic Committee of the South
Box   10
Ecumenical Coalition for Full Employment
Box   10
Jubilee Ministry
Box   10
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1981-1982
Box   10
National Association of Women Religious (NAWR), 1977
Box   10
Trinity Church, New York City 1974
Union correspondence, newsletters, and press clippings
Box   11
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), 1977
Box   11
American Agricultural Movement (AAM), 1980
Box   11
AFL-CIO, 1980
Box   11
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 1977
Box   11
California Homemakers Association, 1977
Box   11
Cape Cod Health Care Coalition, 1977
Box   11
Coalition of American Public Employees, 1979-1981
Box   11
Florida Farmworkers
Box   11
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, 1977
Box   11
Rhode Island Workers Union, 1978
Box   11
Service Employees International Union Local 1199, 1981
Box   11
Southern Tenants Farmers' Union, 1981
Box   11
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 1982
Box   11
Texas Farm Workers Union, 1980
Box   11
United Auto Workers of America (UAW), 1978-1981
Box   11
United Domestic Workers (UDW)
Box   11
United Farm Workers (UFW), 1977
Box   11
United Mineworkers of America (UMWA), 1977, 1984
Community organizations correspondence, newsletters, and press clippings
Box   11
General, 1977
Box   11
Community organizing and training centers, 1982
Box   11
Bois d'Arc Patriots, 1975
Box   11
Bywater Neighborhood Association, 1981-1982
Box   11
Center for Community Organizations (CCO)
Box   11
Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), 1981
Box   11
Citizen Action, 1979, 1981
Box   11
Citizen Action Organizing Committee (CAOC), 1979
Box   11
Citizens Alliance, 1981
Box   11
Coalition for Consumer Justice, 1979
Box   11
Connecticut Citizen Action Group
Box   11
Communities Organized for Public Service (COPS), 1983
Box   11
Council for a Greater Everett, Washington 1979
Box   11
Illinois Public Action Council (IPAC), 1980
Box   11
Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), 1977-1979
Box   11
Massachusetts Fair Share, 1978-1980
Box   11
Midwest Academy, 1981
Box   11
The Labor Report, 1991
Box   11
Labor Center, 1990
Box   11
Louisiana Coalition for Tax Justice, 1991
Box   11
Minnesota Community Organizations Acting Together (COACT), 1979, 1981
Box   11
Mississippi Action for Community Education (MACE), 1979
Box   11
Movement for Economic Justice (MEJ), 1979
Box   11
National Association of Neighborhoods (NAN), 1979-1980
Box   11
National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs, 1977
Box   11
New Hampshire People's Alliance, 1979
Box   11
New Jersey Citizen Action
Box   11
Northern Rockies Action Group, 1977
Box   11
Oakland Community Organizations, 1977
Box   11
Organization of the North East (ONE)
Box   11
People Power Citizens Organization, 1979
Box   11
TRAG
Box   11
Vancouver Coalition of Neighborhoods, 1980
Box   11
Vermont Alliance, 1980-1981
Box   11
Western Action Training Institute, 1977
Conferences
Box   11
General, 1975-1979
Box   11
Conference on Economic Planning
Box   11
Conference on Women and the Law, 1979
Box   11
Conference to Fight Race and Sex Discrimination in Employment, 1979
Box   11
Consumer Affairs Meeting, 1981
Box   11
Denver Conference, 1977
Box   11
Eastern Consumer National Conference, 1981
Box   11
Foundation Support for Local Government in the 1980s, 1979
Box   11
Jobs Seminar, 1979
Box   11
Movement for Economic Justice Organizers' Conference, 1976
Box   11
Northern Rockies Action Group and Youth Project Denver Conference, 1979
Box   11
Public Utilities Conference, Dallas, Texas 1977
Box   11
Social Policy Conference, 1979
Box   11
United Auto Workers Conference, 1978
Box   11
Urban Environment Conference, 1979
Box   11
Urban League Conference, 1979
Box   11
Let Them Eat Cake Sale, 1983
Box   11
Working Group for Community Development Reform, 1979
Box   11
Workshop on Ministry in Rural America, 1975
Box   11
National Conference on Citizens Participation, 1984
Box   11
Progressive Leadership Conference, 1984
Box   12
Miscellaneous press clippings, 1979
Community organizations correspondence, newsletters, and press clippings
Box   12
Academy for Contemporary Problems, 1979
Box   12
American Civil Liberties Union, Arkansas 1978
Box   12
Big Business Day, 1980
Box   12
Blueprint for Social Justice newsletter, 1985-1987
Box   12
Campaign for Lower Energy Prices, 1979
Box   12
Center for Community Change, 1985
Box   12
Center for Third World Organizing, 1987
Box   12
Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition, 1977-1981
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   12
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, 1977-1978
Box   12
Citizens Energy Corporation
Box   12
Citizens for Tax Justice, 1979
Box   12
The Citizens Party, 1981
Box   12
Citizens Party Organizing Committee, 1979
Box   12
Citizens Party set-up materials, 1979-1980
Box   12
Coalition for a People's Alternative, 1980
Box   12
Committee for Justice in Mississippi
Box   12
Columbus Tenants Union, 1977
Box   12
National Training and Information Center, 1983
Box   12
Common Cause
Box   12
Conference on Alternate State and Local Policies, 1979
Box   12
Cooper Square Community Development Committee
Box   12
Dakota Resource Council, 1983
Box   12
Democratic Agenda
Box   12
Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee, 1979
Box   12
Detroit Alliance for a Rational Economy (DARE), 1979
Box   12
Earth Day, 1979
Box   12
Edison Electric Institute, 1979
Box   12
Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
Box   12
Independent Sector, 1981
Box   12
Inner City Ventures Fund, 1982
Box   12
Institute of Politics and Government
Box   12
Institute of Human Relations, 1983
Box   12
International Center for Law Development, 1979-1980
Box   12
Interchange Resource Center, 1980
Box   12
Labor Institute, 1990
Box   12
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Box   12
Michigan Coalition on Utilities and Energy, 1977
Box   12
National Academy of Public Administration
Box   12
National Advocacy Program for the Poor, 1977
Box   12
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Box   12
National Commission on Neighborhoods, 1978
Box   12
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, 1973-1978
Box   12
National Council of Senior Citizens Inc., 1979
Box   12
Neighbor to Neighbor, 1991
Box   12
New York Public Interest Research Group, 1981
Box   12
North American Student Cooperative Organization (NASCO), 1977
Box   12
North County Senior Coalition, 1979
Box   12
Northern Plains Resource Council, 1983-1984
Box   12
Northwest Nuclear Safety Campaign, 1987
Box   12
Organization of Louisiana Fishermen, 1990
Box   12
Organizing for Social Change, 1979
Box   12
Organizers' Clearinghouse, 1977
Box   12
People Organized to Win Educational Rights (POWER), 1981
Box   12
Public Interest Research Group in Michigan (PIRGIM), 1978
Box   12
Powder River Basin Research Council, 1982
Box   12
Progress Project, 1981
Box   12
Progressive Alliance, 1981
Box   12
Public Citizen/Congress Watch, 1981
Box   12
Public Education Association
Box   12
Public Interest Entertainment, 1975
Box   12
Operation PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity)
Box   12
Restaurant Employees Association of Lexington
Box   12
Rural America, 1977
Box   12
Rural Coalition, 1981
Box   12
Save Our Cumberland Mountains, 1980
Box   12
Save the Children Federation, 1977
Box   12
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1982
Box   12
Southerners for Economic Justice
Box   12
Mine Talk
Box   12
Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, 1981
Box   12
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Box   12
Stanford Workshop on Political and Social Issues
Box   12
United States Trust Company
Box   12
United Way of America, 1979
Box   12
Washington Education Association, 1990
Box   12
Workers' Rights Project
Box   12
Western Colorado Congress, 1973
Box   12
Western Organizations of Resource Councils, 1983
Box   12
Windcall Institute, 1990
Box   12
WWOZ radio, New Orleans, Louisiana
Publications
Box   12
Prison Notebooks, part 2, by Gramsci 1972
Box   12
Handbook for Left-wing Democrats, by Billie Carr
Box   12
Citizen Participation newsletter, 1979
ACORN national office files
Box   13
Articles and by-laws
Box   13
Office lists
Box   13
Press correspondence, 1970-1980
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   13
Discount system
Box   13
National Press, 1976-1980, 1982
Physical Description: 6 folders 
Box   13
Clean the Air Conference, 1975
Box   13
Chronologies
Box   13
Forms
Box   13
Organizational charts
Box   13
Fact sheets and brochures
Box   13
Song and verse sheets
Box   13
Correspondence regarding ACORN history, 1977
Box   13
Awards and honors, 1977
Box   13
Regional system, 1979-1980
Box   13
Regional Coordinator memos and reports, 1978
Box   13
Regional director system, 1980
Regional reports and correspondence
Box   13
Northeast, 1980-1984
Physical Description: 6 folders 
Box   13
Mid-Atlantic, 1981
Box   13
Great Lakes, 1982
Box   13
Southeast, 1978-1980
Correspondence, campaigns, newsletters, press clippings, financial reports by state
Box   13
Connecticut, 1979-1981
Physical Description: 4 folders 
Box   13
Massachusetts, 1980-1981
Physical Description: 6 folders 
Box   13
Pennsylvania, 1978-1982
Physical Description: 9 folders 
Box   13
New York, 1979-1982
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   13
New Jersey, 1980-1981
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   13
Michigan, 1978-1982, 1990
Physical Description: 7 folders 
Box   13
Ohio, 1977
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   13
Illinois, 1980
Box   13
Washington, D.C. 1982
Box   13
North Carolina, 1978-1982
Physical Description: 6 folders 
Box   13
Georgia, 1978-1984
Physical Description: 6 folders 
Box   13
South Carolina, 1978-1979, 1983
Physical Description: 4 folders 
Box   13
Florida, 1978-1982
Physical Description: 6 folders 
Box   14
Louisiana, 1976-1982
Physical Description: 9 folders 
Box   14
Tennessee, 1977-1980
Physical Description: 6 folders 
Box   14
Arkansas, 1970-1990
Physical Description: 8 folders 
Regional reports and correspondence
Box   14
Ozarks, 1980-1982
Box   14
Delta, 1981-1982
Box   15
Prairie, 1981
Box   15
Western, 1984-1985
Correspondence, campaigns, newsletters, press clippings, financial reports by state
Box   15
Arkansas, 1974-1982
Physical Description: 13 folders 
Box   15
Missouri, 1977-1982
Physical Description: 5 folders 
Box   15
Oklahoma, 1979-1981
Physical Description: 4 folders 
Box   15
South Dakota, 1975-1978
Physical Description: 18 folders 
Box   15
Iowa, 1977-1981
Physical Description: 8 folders 
Box   15
Minnesota, 1981
Box   15
North Dakota, 1980-1981
Box   16
Texas, 1975-1982
Physical Description: 21 folders 
Regional reports and correspondence
Box   16
Western region, 1980-1989
Physical Description: 17 folders 
Correspondence, campaigns, newsletters, press clippings, financial reports by state
Box   17
Texas, Austin, Dallas 1979-1984, 1990
Physical Description: 50 folders 
Box   18
Texas, Forth Worth, Houston 1978-1982
Physical Description: 32 folders 
Box   18
Colorado, 1979-1984
Physical Description: 10 folders 
Box   18
Nevada, 1977-1982
Physical Description: 10 folders 
Box   18
Arizona, 1979-1984
Physical Description: 10 folders 
Box   18
New Mexico, 1980-1984
Physical Description: 11 folders 
Expansion plans and material
Box   18
Hawaii, 1979
Box   18
Idaho
Box   18
Kentucky, 1980
Box   18
Maine, 1981
Box   18
Maryland
Box   18
Nebraska, 1979
Box   18
North Dakota, 1979
Box   18
Utah, 1981
Box   18
Vermont, 1977
Box   18
Washington, 1981
Box   18
West Virginia, 1981
Box   18
Wisconsin, 1979
Box   18
Westchester County, New York
Box   18
San Antonio, Texas 1977
Box   18
El Paso, Texas 1982
ACORN labor division
United Labor Unions (ULU), 1978-1983
Box   19
Correspondence
Box   19
Staff meetings
Physical Description: 4 folders 
Box   19
Financial reports, LM-2 forms
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   19
External fundraising
Box   19
National executive board
Box   19
Leadership training sessions
Box   19
General memos
Box   19
Jobs and Justice memos
Box   19
Jobs and Justice organizing reports
Box   19
Canada campaign
Box   19
Articles
Box   19
Constitution
Box   19
Steward's manual
Box   19
Model contract
Box   19
United Labor News
Box   19
Legal memos
Box   19
Filing forms
Box   19
National Center for Jobs and Justice
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Organizing material by city
Box   19
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Box   19
Detroit, Michigan
Box   19
Boston, Massachusetts
Box   19
Chicago, Illinois
Box   19
Local 100 Hyatt Regency organizing drive, New Orleans, Louisiana
Box   19
Loyola University labor studies program, 1983
Box   19
Household Workers Organizing Committee (HWOC), 1971
Box   19
Summer Youth Jobs Campaign, 1977-1980
Box   19
Jobs Action Council, 1977
Association of CETA Employees (ACE), 1978-1979
Box   19
Steering committee
Box   19
Memos and reports
Box   19
Flyers, brochures, meeting agendas, and minutes
Box   19
Press clippings
Box   19
Campaigns, general
Box   19
Fair Welfare campaign
Box   19
Office of Manpower and Economic Development (OMED)
Box   19
Newsletters
Box   19
Research materials
Workers Association to Guarantee Employment (WAGE), 1978-1979
Box   19
General
Box   19
Flyers, agendas, minutes
Box   19
Press clippings
Box   19
Consolidation
United Labor Organizations (ULO), 1978-1981
Box   19
General
Box   19
Constitution
Box   19
Budget and financial records
Box   19
Press clippings
Box   19
Youth unemployment, Colorado
Box   19
Jobs and Justice joint venture
Box   19
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) brochures
Household Workers Organizing Committee (HWOC), 1977-1978
Box   19
Correspondence and memos
Box   19
Legal memos and Department of Labor material
Box   19
Contracts and labor agreements
Box   20
Contract with Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, Tulane University
Box   20
Press clippings and press releases
Box   20
Flyers and brochures
Box   20
Research material
Box   20
Fundraising
Box   20
Delta Towers organizing drive and National Labor Relations Board complaints, 1978
Box   20
Carib Security Inc., 1978
Box   20
Nursing home employment
Box   20
Jobs and Unemployment Mobility Project (JUMP), 1978
Box   20
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act youth jobs program, 1978
Box   20
ACORN art work
Box   20
ACORN Association Board meeting, 1984
Box   20
20/80 Platform discussion, 1979
Box   20
St. Louis convention, 1979
Box   20
Campaign for Human Development proposal drafts, 1979
Box   20
Newsletters and press clippings, 1981, 1984
Box   20
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1974-1977, 1979-1980, 1984
Box   20
Memoranda, alphabetical by individual 1977-1984
Physical Description: 42 folders 
Issues files, research material, memos, and press clippings 1978-1983
Box   20
Health care
Box   20
Environment
Box   20
Hazardous materials
Box   20
Air pollution
Box   20
Education
Box   20
Government spending
Box   20
Community development
Box   20
Block grants
Box   20
Jobs and income
Box   20
Unemployment
Box   20
Jobs statistics
Box   20
Organized labor
Box   20
Union busting
Box   20
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)
Box   20
Boycotts
Box   20
Safety and health issues
Box   20
Women in the work force
Box   20
Civil rights
Box   20
Black political organizations
Box   20
Affirmative action
Box   20
Hispanic and Chicano rights
Box   20
Native American issues
Box   20
Energy
Box   20
OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) leasing
Box   20
Nuclear power
Box   20
Housing
Box   20
Tenants
Box   20
Public housing
Box   20
Displacement
Box   20
Foreclosures
Box   20
Gentrification
Box   20
Housing finance agencies
Box   20
Weatherization
Box   20
Squatting
Box   20
Taxation
Box   20
Windfall profits tax
Box   20
Utilities
Box   20
Lifeline rates
Box   20
Social services
Box   20
Food stamps
Box   20
Medicare
Box   20
Welfare
Box   20
Workfare
Box   20
Corporations
Box   20
Fast food employees
Box   20
Hotel industry
Box   20
Banks
Box   21
Redlining
Box   21
Corporation pension investments
Box   21
Enterprise zones
Box   21
Transportation
Box   21
Mass transit
Box   21
Research on senators and congressmen
Box   21
Right to petition
Box   21
Delegate selection
Box   21
Solicitation
Box   21
Farmer protests
Box   21
Neighborhood organizing
Box   21
World's Fair, 1982
Box   21
Census information
Box   21
Police and crime rates
Box   21
Federal budget cuts
Box   21
Newspapers
Box   21
Brazil
Box   21
Canary Islands
Box   21
ACORN Leadership School, 1987
California Citizens Action League, 1979-1983
Box   21
General
Box   21
Correspondence
Box   21
Press clippings
Box   21
Politics
Box   21
Internal fundraising
Box   21
External fundraising
Box   21
Canvass program
Box   21
Citizens Action News
Box   21
Flyers, meeting agendas, and minutes
Box   21
Campaigns and programs
Box   21
Merger documents
Audit reports
Box   21
ACORN, 1982, 1984-1985, 1988
Box   21
Arkansas Institute for Social Justice, 1982, 1985-1988
Box   21
ACORN Services Inc., 1987-1988
Box   21
Association for Rights of Citizens, 1985-1988
Box   21
ACORN Community Land Association, 1987-1988
Box   21
ACORN Community Housing Association, 1985-1988
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   21
Pennsylvania Institute for Community Affairs, 1981-1982, 1986, 1988
Box   21
United Labor Unions, 1980-1982
Box   21
Service Employees International Union Local 880, 1985, 1987-1988
Box   21
Service Employees International Union Local 100, 1987
Box   21
Agape Broadcasting Foundation, 1984-1988
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   21
ACORN Television in Action for Communities, 1985, 1987-1988
Box   21
Arkansas Broadcasting Foundation, 1985-1988
Box   21
California Community Television Network, 1987-1988
Box   21
Affiliated Media Foundation Movement, 1988
Box   21
Mutual Housing Association of New York, 1987
Balance sheets
Box   21
ACORN Services Inc., 1986
Box   21
Arkansas Institute for Social Justice, 1985-1987
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   21
ACORN, 1986
Box   21
Four Walls, Eight Windows 1987
Box   21
ACORN Community Land Association, 1987
Assets and liabilities, 1988
Box   21
ACORN Political Action Committee #88
Box   21
ACORN Children's Beneficial Association
Box   21
Arkansas Broadcasting Foundation
Box   21
Iowa ACORN Political Action Committee
Box   21
Pennsylvania Institute for Community Affairs
Box   21
Mutual Housing Association of New York
Box   21
Missouri ACORN Political Action Committee
Box   21
Shreveport Community Television
Box   21
ACORN Fund
Box   21
Committee to Elect Jackie White
Box   21
Pennsylvania ACORN Political Action Committee
Box   21
Pittsburgh ACORN District Electric Political Action Committee
Box   21
ACORN Political Action Committee
Box   21
Statement of revenues collected and expenses paid, 1987-1988
Box   21
Income schedule, 1988
Box   21
Service Employees International Union finance committee report, 1988
Box   21
Capitol House Hotel bankruptcy case, 1988
Box   21
Workers Rights Action Project fundraising report, 1988
Audit reports
Box   22
Arkansas Institute for Social Justice, 1984
Box   22
Affiliated Media Foundation Movement Inc., 1986
Box   22
ACORN Housing Corporation, 1986-1987
Box   22
General balance sheets, 1986
Balance sheets, 1987
Box   22
ACORN Services Inc.
Box   22
Citizens Consulting Inc.
Box   22
ACORN Fund
Box   22
California Community Television Network
Box   22
Pennsylvania Institute for Community Affairs
Box   22
Arkansas Broadcasting Foundation (KABF [radio station])
Box   22
Pittsburgh ACORN District Electric Political Action Committee
Box   22
Wade Rathke balance sheets, 1989-1990
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   22
Local 100 Hyatt boycott notebook, 1985
Box   22
Staff correspondence by state, 1976-1982
Physical Description: 23 folders 
Box   22
Typewriter purchase receipt, 1978
Box   22
Household Workers Organizing Committee press clippings, 1978
Box   22
Financial action memos, 1979
Box   22
Pending problems
Box   22
ACORN income sheets, 1982-1983
Box   22
Correspondence from Steve McDonald, 1981
Box   22
Correspondence from Larry Rogers, 1982-1983
Box   22
ACORN office lists and labels
Box   22
Regional director meeting, 1981
Box   22
Memos to regional directors, 1979-1980
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   22
Memos from Jon Kest, 1980
Box   22
Executive committee memos, 1982
Box   22
Divisional monthly reports, 1980
Box   22
501(c)(3) letters, 1972, 1979
Box   22
Executive board material, 1981-1982
Box   22
Memos to regional directors, 1981
Box   22
Memos from Wade Rathke, 1978
Box   22
"Analysis of Rural Organizing Drive," by John Beam
Box   23
Tides Foundation board meetings, 1983-1992
Physical Description: 27 folders 
Box   23
ACORN authorizations, 1985
Box   23
General memos, 1984-1985
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   23
ACORN reports, 1985
Box   23
Budget, 1986
Box   23
Campaign progress reports, 1986
Box   23
Financial reports, 1984-1985
Box   23
ACORN staff memos, 1986
Box   23
ACORN correspondence, 1986
Box   24
Wade Rathke correspondence, 1985
Box   24
United States of ACORN and Vamonos! newsletters, 1985-1987
Box   24
Executive board meetings and agendas, 1987
Box   24
Chief organizer reports, 1985
Box   24
ACORN legislative reports, 1985-1986
Box   24
Memos to head organizers in U.S. Telecom cities
Box   24
Consumers United Group, 1985
Box   24
Servicing memos, 1986
ACORN Services Inc.
Box   24
1987-1988
Western Region
Box   24
1985-1988
Box   24
1986
Box   24
Property Deed, 1986
Box   24
Memos regarding ACORN publications, 1986
Box   24
Media, 1985-1986
Box   24
Radio docket 80/90 filings, 1985-1986
Box   24
Watsonville, California television station 1983-1985
Box   24
Affiliated Media Foundation Movement KUBO-FM project, 1986
Box   24
Television stations, Atlanta, Georgia
Box   24
KNON-FM radio station, Dallas, Texas 1987
Box   24
ACORN Louisiana properties, 1986
Box   24
Montana People's Action, 1987
Box   24
20/20 Vision Project, 1986
Box   24
Year end/year beginning reports, 1985-1987, 1992-1993
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Box   24
Atlanta conflict, 1984
Box   24
Banking campaigns, 1985-1986
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Box   24
ACORN Association Board, 1987
Box   24
Hibernia Bank Challenge, 1985-1986
Box   24
ACORN activities press clippings, 1985-1986
Box   24
Tax reform campaign
Box   24
Organizing the Movement, by Gary Delgado, review 1986
Box   24
Field operations memos, 1986
Box   24
Executive board meeting, 1986
Box   24
Association board memos, 1986
Box   24
ACORN Association Board meeting, 1984
Box   24
ACORN national convention, 1986
Box   24
Year end/year beginning national meeting, 1985
Box   24
Year end/year beginning, 1986
Box   24
Leadership conflict, 1986
Box   25
ACORN Housing and Land Trust, 1985
Box   25
Washington, D.C. ACORN hearing 1985
Box   25
Esquire article on ACORN, 1985-1986
Box   25
Correspondence with Island Press, 1986
Box   25
"Building the Ranks," by Keith Kelleher
Box   25
Dorchester Reading Authority, 1986
Box   25
New Israel Fund, 1985-1986
Box   25
Organizing Media Project Inc., 1985-1986
Box   25
Field operations memos and meeting agendas, 1985
Box   25
Association board material, 1985-1986
Physical Description: 4 folders 
Box   25
National operations material, 1985
Box   25
Executive Committee meetings, 1985