Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

Container	Title
M98-059	Part 5 (M98-059): Additions, 1973-1994 Physical Description: 7.4 cubic feet (7 records center cartons and 1 archives box) Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1973-1994 (mainly 1981-1989), consisting of the files of Steve Kest from the New York ACORN office, mainly concerning national issues. Included are memos, correspondence, and reports sent by Kest to organizers and other high level people outlining issues in which ACORN wanted its offices to become involved, along with strategies for affecting those issues. Of note are files on topics such as the National Voter Registration Act, a national program to defeat Ronald Reagan in 1984, ACORN's "The Mighty Dream" project about the history of social protest, and files documenting the Financial Democracy Campaign.
Box 1 Folder 1	Reagan Ranches, Philadelphia 1982
Box 1 Folder 2	Philadelphia, 1982
Box 1 Folder 3	Philadelphia Gas Commission, 1982
Box 1 Folder 4	Steven Kest, Philadelphia 1982
Box 1 Folder 5	Fundraising, 1979-1983
	Bridgeport, Connecticut
Box 1 Folder 6	ACORN Political Action Committee
Box 1 Folder 7	Miscellaneous, 1981
Box 1 Folder 8	Meeting plans, 1982
Box 1 Folder 9	Newspaper publications
Box 1 Folder 10	Bridgeport Campaign for Human Development (CHD) grant application
Box 1 Folder 11	ACORN News, 1979 October-November
Box 1 Folder 12	East Height, Jersey City meetings 1982
Box 1 Folder 13	South Neighborhood Action Group (SNAG)/ACORN neighborhood meeting agendas, 1983
Box 1 Folder 14	Monticello Action Group, Jersey City 1981-1982
Box 1 Folder 15	Jersey City miscellaneous issues, 1981-1982
Box 1 Folder 16	Jersey City waterfront development, 1982
Box 1 Folder 17-18	East Heights Community Organization/ACORN, 1981
Box 1 Folder 19	Downtown organizing, 1982
Box 1 Folder 20	Community development block grant ordinance, 1981
Box 1 Folder 21	Drug abuse and prevention, 1981
Box 1 Folder 22	Heating ordinance, 1981
Box 1 Folder 23	Police campaign, 1981-1982
Box 1 Folder 24	Jersey City Medical Center publications, 1983
Box 1 Folder 25	PJP landfill, 1983
Box 1 Folder 26	PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and other hazardous waste, 1981
Box 1 Folder 27	City building campaign, 1982-1983
Box 1 Folder 28	Jersey Journal publications, 1981-1983
Box 1 Folder 29	Philadelphia convention, 1982
Box 1 Folder 30	Jersey Journal clippings on homesteading ordinance and PJP landfill, 1983
Box 1 Folder 31	National Endowment for the Humanities grant project, "This Mighty Dream" 1982
Box 1 Folder 32	ACORN conference, Bloomsburg College, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Box 1 Folder 33	Transition notes, 1981-1983
Box 1 Folder 34	Jersey City Reagan Ranch, 1982
Box 1 Folder 35	Press packet, 1986
Box 1 Folder 36	Organizing letters, 1981-1983
Box 1 Folder 37	Chants, songs
Box 1 Folder 38	Acorn News bulletins
Box 1 Folder 39	Brochures
Box 1 Folder 40	Acorn News, 1977-1981
Box 1 Folder 41	Raffle problems, 1982
Box 1 Folder 42	ACORN recommendations, 1975-1981
Box 1 Folder 43	Action evaluation, 1981
Box 2 Folder 1	Steve McDonald correspondence, 1981
Box 2 Folder 2	Episcopal Diocese of Newark grant, 1981
Box 2 Folder 3	Social protest movements in Jersey City grant, 1983
Box 2 Folder 4	Campaign for Human Development grant, 1982
Box 2 Folder 5	Lafayette Action Group issues, 1980-1982
Box 2 Folder 6	Lafayette flyers, agendas, attendance 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder 7	South Neighborhood Action Group (SNAG) agendas, 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder 8	Coal port fact sheets, 1982
Box 2 Folder 9	Correspondence with Port Authority regarding coal port, 1982
Box 2 Folder 10	Greenville Action People (GAP) agendas, 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder 11	GAP/ACORN Agendas, 1981
Box 2 Folder 12	Potential issues with GAP, 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder 13	Crossing guard layoffs, 1982
Box 2 Folder 14	Supervised recreation information, 1981
Box 2 Folder 15	Greenville Neighborhood Improvement Project (NIP), 1982
Box 2 Folder 16	SNAG and ACORN meeting and financial records, 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder 17	SNAG current, 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder 18	Coal port fact sheets, 1982
Box 2 Folder 19	Correspondence with Mr. Bitterman and Mr. Quentzel regarding housing projects, 1982
Box 2 Folder 20	Tag Day information
Box 2 Folder 21	LAG membership records, 1982-1984
Box 2 Folder 22	Coal port letters to the editor and information, 1982
Box 2 Folder 23	Referendum materials, 1982
Box 2 Folder 24	Coal port at Staten Island, 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder 25	Garfield Avenue methadone clinic, Jersey City 1981
Box 2 Folder 26	New Jersey tenants
Box 2 Folder 27	Day care, Jersey Avenue 1982
Box 2 Folder 28	GAP/ACORN meetings, 1983
Box 2 Folder 29	Railroad campaign, 1983 May
Box 2 Folder 30	Salem Lafayette apartment complex, 1982
Box 2 Folder 31	Bergen Action Group (BAG), 1981
Box 2 Folder 32	Police campaign, 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder 33	BAG, 1980-1982
Box 2 Folder 34	Police Community Relations Councils
Box 2 Folder 35	BAG agendas, 1982
Box 2 Folder 36	BAG reaction to proposed methadone clinic, 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder 37	Recommendations, 1981
Box 2 Folder 38	New Jersey ACORN by-laws
Box 2 Folder 39	ACTS/VIM (A Commitment to Serve/Venture in Mission) grant funding, 1982
Box 2 Folder 40	Funds for New Jersey grants, 1981-1983
Box 2 Folder 41	United Methodist Church grant, 1982
Box 2 Folder 42	Campaign for Human Development grant, 1983
Box 2 Folder 43	Grants, 1982-1983
Box 2 Folder 44	ACORN organizing project, 1982
Box 2 Folder 45	Coalition for Human Needs, Episcopal Church 1982
Box 2 Folder 46	Campaign for Human Development, New Jersey 1981
Box 2 Folder 47	New Jersey general support proposal, 1981
Box 2 Folder 48	Police, 1981
Box 2 Folder 49	Tag Day and canvassing problems, 1983
Box 2 Folder 50	People's Energy Cooperative, 1982
Box 2 Folder 51	Executive board agendas, 1981
Box 2 Folder 52	Campaign status reports, 1982
Box 2 Folder 53	Budget committee, 1982-1983
Box 2 Folder 54	Board minutes, 1983
Box 2 Folder 55	Board agendas, 1983
Box 2 Folder 56	Jersey City executive board, 1983
Box 2 Folder 57-58	New Jersey meetings, notes, and letters 1980-1982
Box 2 Folder 59	Medical Center campaign attendance, agendas, fact sheets 1983
Box 2 Folder 60	Caucus and polling information, 1983
Box 2 Folder 61	Jobs, 1983
Box 2 Folder 62	Path campaign, 1983
Box 2 Folder 63	Schools, 1980-1983
Box 2 Folder 64	BAG attendance, agendas, and issues 1983
Box 2 Folder 65	Jersey City member list and financial records, 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder 66	North Greenville Community Action Group, 1981
Box 2 Folder 67	Door knocking lists, 1983
Box 2 Folder 68	Lead in housing, 1983
Box 2 Folder 69	Heating in housing, 1982
Box 3 Folder 1	Research ordinance, resolution, action commitments, fact sheets 1983
Box 3 Folder 2	Jersey City vacant homes research
Box 3 Folder 3	Jersey City rally against Reagan, 1983
Box 3 Folder 4	Alliance for Justice issue sheets
Box 3 Folder 5	Anti-Reagan Campaign (ARC), Dallas 1983
	Politics
Box 3 Folder 6	Strategies, 1989
Box 3 Folder 7	Plans, 1989
Box 3 Folder 8	Michael Dukakis campaign, 1988
Box 3 Folder 9	Platform process, 1988
Box 3 Folder 10	ACORN delegate plan, 1988
Box 3 Folder 11	Jesse Jackson campaign, 1988
Box 3 Folder 12	ACORN plans, 1988
Box 3 Folder 13	Working file, 1988
Box 3 Folder 14	Funding proposal for political activity, 1987
Box 3 Folder 15	Political Action Budget Publications, 1987-1988
Box 3 Folder 16	ACORN, 1987
Box 3 Folder 17	ACORN voter participation campaign, 1986
Box 3 Folder 18	Memos, 1985-1986
Box 3 Folder 19	Campaigns and projects, 1985-1986
Box 3 Folder 20	Campaign reform, 1988-1991
Box 3 Folder 21	Jackson endorsement letters, 1988
Box 3 Folder 22-23	Rainbow Coalition, 1986-1990
Box 3 Folder 24	Memos, 1986-1988
Box 3 Folder 25	Project Vote
Box 3 Folder 26	Proposals, 1987
Box 3 Folder 27	Frank Smith, 1986-1988
Box 3 Folder 28	Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1986
Box 3 Folder 29	Little Rock, Arkansas 1987
Box 3 Folder 30	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1986-1988
Box 3 Folder 31	Des Moines, Iowa 1987
Box 3 Folder 32	Denver, Colorado 1986
Box 3 Folder 33	Florida, 1986
Box 3 Folder 34	Bridgeport, Connecticut 1985-1987
Box 3 Folder 35	Chicago, Illinois 1986-1988
Box 3 Folder 36	Atlanta, Georgia 1986-1988
Box 3 Folder 37	Louisiana, 1986
Box 3 Folder 38	New York, 1988-1989
Box 3 Folder 39	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1985-1988
Box 3 Folder 40	California
Box 3 Folder 41	St Louis, Missouri 1986-1988
Box 3 Folder 42	Minnesota, 1988
Box 3 Folder 43	New Mexico, 1988
Box 3 Folder 44	Detroit, Michigan 1988
Box 3 Folder 45	ACORN Institute for Social Justice warrant, 1989-1990
Box 3 Folder 46	Housing and Urban Development campaign, 1988-1990
Box 4 Folder 1	Pre-pay, 1989
Box 4 Folder 2	Housing foreclosure, 1989
Box 4 Folder 3	Banking, 1989
Box 4 Folder 4	Drugs, 1988
Box 4 Folder 5	Legislative report, 1985-1989
Box 4 Folder 6	ACORN Housing Development Corporation, 1985
Box 4 Folder 7	Brooklyn housing campaign, 1985
Box 4 Folder 8	Displacement, 1980-1987
Box 4 Folder 9	First Source ordinances and agreements, 1985-1986
Box 4 Folder 10	Jobs campaign, 1984-1987
Box 4 Folder 11	Steve Kest memos regarding jobs, 1983
Box 4 Folder 12	Jobs campaign, MPC 1982-1985
Box 4 Folder 13-14	Housing and Urban Development low income housing loss, 1987
Box 4 Folder 15	United Mine Workers of America, 1988-1989
Box 4 Folder 16	Chicago Community Reinvestment Act, 1987
Box 4 Folder 17	Copies of challenges, 1986-1987
Box 4 Folder 18	Community Reinvestment Act analysis, 1987
Box 4 Folder 19	ACORN banking campaign challenges and agreements, 1985-1986
Box 4 Folder 20-21	ACORN banking campaign, 1985-1989
Box 4 Folder 22	Survey, 1986
Box 4 Folder 23	Oakar-Schumer, 1986
Box 4 Folder 24-25	Jobs Campaign, 1983
	Education
Box 4 Folder 26	Diamond Foundation proposals, New York 1988
Box 4 Folder 27	Steve Kest Memo, 1981 March
Box 4 Folder 28	General, 1981
Box 4 Folder 29	Hamilton Elementary, 1981
Box 4 Folder 30	Elementary schools
Box 4 Folder 31	Other organizations, 1982
Box 4 Folder 32	General, 1981-1982
Box 4 Folder 33	Press releases on child support
Box 4 Folder 34	Child support, 1994
Box 5 Folder 1	Federal budget, 1980-1981
Box 5 Folder 2	Reagan Ranches, 1982
Box 5 Folder 3	Agreements, 1985-1986
Box 5 Folder 4	Commission, 1980-1982
Box 5 Folder 5	Project Vote, 1984
Box 5 Folder 6	Homesteading Act of 1983, 1982-1983
Box 5 Folder 7	Mutual Housing Association of New York
Box 5 Folder 8	ACORN's War on Rape, 1985
Box 5 Folder 9	Nursing homes, 1985
Box 5 Folder 10	Electoral training
Box 5 Folder 11	Low income minority women training proposal
Box 5 Folder 12	Voter Education Project, 1985
Box 5 Folder 13-14	General support summary, 1984-1985
Box 5 Folder 15	Voter turn out proposal and materials, 1984
	Voter registration
Box 5 Folder 16	Barriers to registration, 1984
Box 5 Folder 17	Campaign summary report, 1984
Box 5 Folder 18	Proposal, 1984
Box 5 Folder 19	Perspectives, 1985
Box 5 Folder 20	Texas, 1984
Box 5 Folder 21	Lead proposal, 1982-1984
Box 5 Folder 22	Brooklyn
Box 5 Folder 23	Corporate, 1986
Box 5 Folder 24	Fundraising ideas, 1981-1982
Box 5 Folder 25	Economic Development Funders taskforce, 1986-1987
Box 5 Folder 26	Jim Gibbons correspondence, 1985
Box 5 Folder 27	Office of Technology Assessment, 1987
Box 5 Folder 28	Social policy article, 1989
Box 5 Folder 29	Washington, D.C. office 1983-1985
Box 5 Folder 30	Savings and Loan, 1989
Box 5 Folder 31	Salem Lafayette Housing, 1989
Box 5 Folder 32	Institute for Social Justice publications
Box 5 Folder 33-35	Savings and loans, national 1989
Box 5 Folder 36	Savings and loan, Iowa 1989
Box 5 Folder 37	Washington, D.C. actions 1989 April 5
Box 5 Folder 38	Savings and loan, Texas 1988-1989
Box 5 Folder 39	Savings and loan, Arkansas 1988-1989
Box 5 Folder 40	Savings and Loan Financial Democracy Campaign, 1989
Box 5 Folder 41	Arizona initiative, 1991-1992
Box 5 Folder 42	Motor Voter follow-up, 1993-1994
Box 5 Folder 43	Political plans, local 1993
Box 5 Folder 44	Political Department, 1993-1994
Box 5 Folder 45	Lieutenant Louis, Mayor 1993
Box 5 Folder 46	Motor Voter, 1993
Box 5 Folder 47	Voter registration and voter outreach programs, 1992
Box 5 Folder 48	Presidential election, 1992
Box 5 Folder 49	Campaign finance reform, 1994
Box 5 Folder 50	Jobs with Justice, 1992
Box 5 Folder 51	National Organizers Association, 1992
Box 6 Folder 1	Princeton Project '55, 1993
Box 6 Folder 2	Public allies, 1992
	Housing
Box 6 Folder 3	1991
Box 6 Folder 4	1990
Box 6 Folder 5-6	Campaign operations, 1981-1983
Box 6 Folder 7	Meg Campbell correspondence, 1977-1979
Box 6 Folder 8	Organizing perspectives for lawyers, 1978-1979
Box 6 Folder 9	First family mailings, 1979
Box 6 Folder 10	Law firm memos, 1977-1979
Box 6 Folder 11	Research and public policy memos, 1977-1979
Box 6 Folder 12	Institute for Social Justice memos, 1978-1979
Box 6 Folder 13	Anti-inflation campaign, 1979
	ACORN branches by state
Box 6 Folder 14	Arkansas memos and reports, Steve Kest memos 1977-1979
Box 6 Folder 15	Colorado, 1977-1980
Box 6 Folder 16	Connecticut, 1979-1980
Box 6 Folder 17	Florida, 1977
Box 6 Folder 18	Iowa, 1978
Box 6 Folder 19	Louisiana, 1976
Box 6 Folder 20	Michigan, 1979
Box 6 Folder 21	Missouri, 1976-1978
Box 6 Folder 22	Nevada, 1977
Box 6 Folder 23	Oklahoma
Box 6 Folder 24	Pennsylvania, 1980
Box 6 Folder 25	South Dakota
Box 6 Folder 26	Tennessee, 1979
Box 6 Folder 27	Austin, Texas 1979
Box 6 Folder 28	Texas, 1976-1977
Box 6 Folder 29	Houston, Texas 1977-1979
Box 6 Folder 30	Mailings and memos from United Labor Union (ULU), Jobs and Justice, Household Workers Organizing Committee (HWOC) 1978-1979
	ACORN News
Box 6 Folder 31	Arkansas, 1979
Box 6 Folder 32	Missouri, 1979
Box 6 Folder 33	Texas, 1978-1979
Box 6 Folder 34	United States of ACORN newsletter, 1978-1979
Box 6 Folder 35	"The Acorn Report: Truth about Damages, Emissions and Controls," by Arkansas Community Organizations for Reform Now 1973
	Financial Democracy Campaign
Box 6 Folder 36	Steve Kest speech, 1991
Box 6 Folder 37	Politics, 1992
Box 6 Folder 38	Hightower, 1991
Box 6 Folder 39-41	Memos, correspondence and proposals 1990-1992
Box 7 Folder 1-2	Articles, research and working papers 1991
Box 7 Folder 3	Midterm elections, 1990
Box 7 Folder 4-5	Articles and testimony, 1990
Box 7 Folder 6	California planning forum, 1992
Box 7 Folder 7	New Hampshire, 1992
Box 7 Folder 8	Iowa, 1991
Box 7 Folder 9	Pennsylvania, 1991
Box 7 Folder 10	California, 1991
Box 7 Folder 11	New York, 1991
Box 7 Folder 12	Texas, 1991
Box 7 Folder 13	Washington, 1991
Box 7 Folder 14	Colorado
Box 7 Folder 15	ACORN, 1990-1991
Box 7 Folder 16	Religious groups, 1990-1991
Box 7 Folder 17	Allied events, 1990
Box 7 Folder 18-19	Savings and loan bailout fact sheets
Box 7 Folder 20	Baltimore conference, 1981
Box 7 Folder 21	Press conference, 1990 September 25
Box 7 Folder 22	Meeting, 1990 June 21
Box 7 Folder 23	Memo, 1990 May
Box 7 Folder 24	Proposal, 1991
Box 7 Folder 25	Media message, 1990-1991
Box 7 Folder 26	Video proposal, 1990
Box 7 Folder 27	Media brochure
Box 7 Folder 28	Abernathy and Mitchell, 1990-1991
Box 7 Folder 29	Savings and loan editorials, articles 1990
Box 7 Folder 30	Mailings, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 31-32	Southern Finance Project reports, 1990-1992
Box 7 Folder 33	Congressional testimony, 1991
Box 8 Folder 1-3	Savings and loan bailout implementation, 1989-1991
Box 8 Folder 4	Tax campaign, 1973