Paul Jacob Papers

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Register of the Paul Jacob papers 90036 1 Title: Paul Jacob papers Date (inclusive): 1944-1991 Collection Number: 90036 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 19 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes(10.6 linear feet) Abstract: Writings, correspondence, press releases, campaign literature, serial issues, clippings, and memorabilia relating to activities of the Libertarian Party in the United States, its efforts to secure positions on the ballot for its candidates in various states, its opposition to military draft registration, and the trial and imprisonment of Paul Jacob in 1985 for refusal to register for the draft. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Creator: Jacob, Paul, 1960- Access Collection is open for research. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items, computer media, and digital files. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos, films, or digital files during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Paul Jacob papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1990. Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. 1960 Born 1978 Formed campus chapter of Libertarian Party, Westminster College, Missouri 1981 Elected Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas 1981 Recieved draft registration letter from the Selective Service System 1981 Refused to register and left Arkansas to go underground 1982 Traveled the United States speaking to students and youth about refusing to register 1982 Indicted by grand jury for failure to register for the draft 1984 Arrested by the FBI and sentenced to 5 years in prison 1985 July 2 Entered prison 1985 November Released from prison 25 1986 Director of Sales, CATO 1987-1988 Director, National Libertarian Party 1988-1989 National Coordinator, Ballot Access Committee 1990 Campaign Manager, Tax Accountability Amendment Committee Scope and Content of Collection The Paul Jacob papers consist of writings, correspondence, press releases, campaign literature, serial issues, clippings, and memorabilia relating to activities of the Libertarian Party in the United States, its efforts to secure positions on the ballot for its candidates in various states, its opposition to military draft registration, and the trial and imprisonment of Paul Jacob in 1985 for refusal to register for the draft. Personal correspondence, speeches, writings, clippings, and memorabilia of Jacob are also included. The majority of the material focuses on Jacob’s draft registration resistance. Jacob traveled the United States during the early 1980s, making his anti-draft registration opinions known in speeches at Libertarian Party and non-Libertarian Party

Register of the Paul Jacob papers 90036 2 events, letters to the editors of various publication, by creating the anti-draft organization Volunteers for America, publishing the anti-war magazine Scream!, and writing an afterword published in the book The Rainbow Cadenza. Published and unpublished articles and related notes can be found in the Speeches and Writings series, while material relating to the organizations Jacob participated in can be found in the Office Files series. In addition, Jacob held many prominent roles in the Libertarian Party throughout the 1980s. Materials such as internal memoranda, reports, notes, and printed material relating to his time as the Chairman of Arkansas, National Director, National Ballot Access Coordinator, and his time serving on the National Committee can be found in the Office Files series. Additional Libertarian Party printed material can be found in the Printed Material series. Subjects and Indexing Terms Libertarianism--United States. Libertarian Party. Draft--United States. Draft registration--United States. Free enterprise.

Biographical File, 1979-1991 Scope and Contents note Agendas, awards, short biographies, poems, and printed materials mentioning Paul Jacob. Also includes material relating to Jacob’s arrest, court proceedings, and time spent in prison. Arranged alphabetically by physical form.

Box/Folder 1 : 1 Agendas, 1989-1991 Box/Folder 1 : 2 Awards, 1980-1988 Box/Folder 1 : 3 CATO summer seminar notes, 1982 Box/Folder 1 : 4 Clippings, undated Box/Folder 1 : 5 Clippings, 1980-1982 Box/Folder 1 : 6 Clippings, 1983-1984 Box/Folder 1 : 7-8 Clippings, 1985 Box/Folder 19 : 1 Clippings, 1985 Box/Folder 1 : 9 Clippings, 1986-1987 Box/Folder 1 : 10 Clippings, 1988-1989 Box/Folder 1 : 11 Court records, 1985-1986 Box/Folder 1 : 12 Flyers, 1985-1990, undated Box/Folder 2 : 1 Jail records, 1980-1985 Box/Folder 2 : 2 National Speakers Association printed material, 1986-1987 Box/Folder 2 : 3 News releases, undated Box/Folder 2 : 4 Photographs, 1989, undated Box/Folder 2 : 5-6 Poems, undated Box/Folder 2 : 7 Poems, 1979-1983 Box/Folder 19 : 2 Posters, 1983-1985, undated Box/Folder 2 : 8 Probation records, 1985-1990 Box/Folder 2 : 9 Short biographies, 1985-1989, undated Box/Folder 2 : 10 Student records, 1980-1989 Box/Folder 2 : 11 Underground ID, 1984-1985, undated Correspondence, 1978-1991, undated Scope and Contents note Letters sent and received by Paul Jacob while in prison. Also includes correspondence with various Libertarian Party committees, the Paul Jacob Defense Fund, the Selective Service System, Volunteers for America, and private individuals, arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

General Box/Folder 2 : 12 Undated

Box/Folder 3 : 1 1980-1984 Box/Folder 3 : 2 1985 Box/Folder 3 : 3 1986 Box/Folder 3 : 4 1987 Box/Folder 3 : 5 1988 Box/Folder 3 : 6 1989 Box/Folder 3 : 7 1990-1991 Box/Folder 3 : 8 Baltic, Bernard, 1985-1991 Box/Folder 3 : 9 CATO, 1987 Box/Folder 3 : 10 Kerle, Gillam, 1986-1987 Box/Folder 3 : 11 Letter drafts, 1985-1989, undated Box/Folder 3 : Letters received in prison, 1985 12-13, 4 : 1 Box/Folder 4 : 2 Letters sent from prison, 1985 Box/Folder 4 : 3 Letters to editors, 1982-1989 Box/Folder 4 : 4 Libertarian Ballot Access Committee, 1979-1989 Box/Folder 4 : 5 Libertarian Finance Committee, 1988-1989 Box/Folder 4 : 6 Libertarian National Committee, 1987-1988 Box/Folder 4 : 7 Libertarian Party, 1986-1989 Box/Folder 4 : 8 Libertarian Party News, 1986 Box/Folder 4 : 9 Libertarian Student Network, 1984-1987 Box/Folder 4 : 10 Lindsay, Allen, 1985-1988, undated Box/Folder 4 : 11, Paul Jacob Defense Fund, 1985-1986 5 : 1-2 Box/Folder 5 : 3 Paul, Ron, 1987-1990 Box/Folder 5 : 4 Personal, 1984-1990 Box/Folder 5 : 5 Scream!, 1985 Box/Folder 6 : 1 Selective Service System, 1981-1990 Box/Folder 6 : 2 Speaking engagements, 1985-1990, undated Box/Folder 6 : 3 Tax Accountability Amendment Committee, 1989-1990 Box/Folder 6 : 4 Volunteers for America, 1986-1988 Box/Folder 6 : 5 Welcome home letters, 1985-1986 Box/Folder 6 : 6 Winger, Richard, 1986-1989 Box/Folder 6 : 7 Young Libertarian Alliance, 1978 Speeches and Writings, 1980-1989, undated Scope and Contents note Drafts, notes, and typescripts of speeches given by Paul Jacob. Also includes published and unpublished writings and personal statements, as well as transcripts of interviews. Arranged chronologically, then alphabetically thereunder.

Box/Folder 6 : 8 Anti-draft writings, drafts, notes, and typescript, undated Box/Folder 6 : 9 "The Anti-war Demonstrations of the Sixties," typescript, undated Box/Folder 6 : 10 Article for the Arkansas Gazette, notes and typescripts, undated Box/Folder 6 : 11 Interview of Paul Jacob by Frontlines, undated Box/Folder 6 : 12 "A Letter to the Libertarian National Convention," undated Box/Folder 6 : 13 Libertarian Party move to Washington writings, typescript, undated Box/Folder 6 : 14 "The Major Patries Deserve Duke and LaRouche," Libertarian View, undated Box/Folder 6 : 15 "My Political Writings," holograph and typescript, undated Box/Folder 6 : 16 Response to The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord, holograph, undated Box/Folder 6 : 17 Response to the War on Drugs, undated Box/Folder 6 : 18 Speech, New Hampshire, notes, undated Box/Folder 6 : 19 Speech, Ohio Libertarian Party convention, undated Box/Folder 6 : 20 Speech on the Selective Service System, Sherwood Kiwanis Club, undated Box/Folder 6 : 21 Speech, outlines, undated Box/Folder 6 : 22 Speech, untitled, undated Box/Folder 6 : 23 Speech, untitled introduction and afterword, undated Box/Folder 6 : 24 Speech, student aid for draft non-registrants, notes, undated Box/Folder 6 : 25 Unemployment writings, undated

Box/Folder 6 : 26 Women's rights writings, undated Box/Folder 6 : 27 Letters to the editor, 1980-1989, undated Box/Folder 6 : 28 Anti-draft article, Liberty, 1981 Box/Folder 6 : 29 Lists of publications and speeches, 1981-1987, undated Box/Folder 7 : 1 Published draft registration opposition articles, 1982-1987 Box/Folder 7 : 2 "An Open Letter to N.O.W and All Feminists," 1982 February 11 Box/Folder 7 : 3 Anti-draft article, LP News, 1982 September Box/Folder 7 : 4 Interview of Paul Jacob by KARN, radio broadcast transcript, 1982 September Box/Folder 7 : 5 Press release, 1982 October 25 Box/Folder 7 : 6 "The Draft Is Slavery," The Rainbow Cadenza, 1983 Box/Folder 7 : 7 Interview of Paul Jacob by Dianne Pilcher, Libertarian Vision, 1983 Box/Folder 7 : 8 Interview of Paul Jacob by Wendy McElroy, Caliber, 1983 Box/Folder 7 : 9 Interview of Paul Jacob by Peter Elloway, Free Texas, 1983 August Box/Folder 7 : 10 Press release, 1983 August 1 Box/Folder 7 : 11 Speech, Libertarian and War Conference, Los Angeles, 1984 March 31-April 1 Box/Folder 7 : 12 Interview of Paul Jacob by Jerry Markon, The Michigan Daily, 1985 February 6-7 Box/Folder 7 : 13 Press release, 1985 April 5 Box/Folder 7 : 14 Press release, 1985 May 1 Box/Folder 7 : 15 "S.S. Prosecutes Man Who Tried to Enlist," 1986, undated Box/Folder 7 : 16 "With a Little Help from My Friends," monthly column drafts, 1986-1987, undated Box/Folder 7 : 17 Press release, 1986 January 19 Box/Folder 7 : 18 Speech, Libertarian National Committee, 1986 August Box/Folder 7 : 19 Interview of Paul Jacob by James W. Harris, Chic Magazine, 1986 October Box/Folder 7 : 20 Speech, introduction for Ron Paul, Young Americans for Freedom conference, Washington D.C., 1987 Box/Folder 7 : 21 "Ballot Access," notes and holograph 1989, undated Box/Folder 7 : 22 Personal statement, 1989 July 15 Writings by Others 1944-1987, undated Scope and Contents note Articles and other writings mainly related to Libertarianism and war, arranged alphabetically by author.

Box/Folder 7 : 23 General, 1969-1984 Box/Folder 7 : 24 "A Program for Vietnam Veterans... and Everyone Else Who Should Care," WTTW/Chicago, broadcast transcript, 1986 Box/Folder 7 : 25 Assorted articles, The Journal of Libertarian Studies, 1977-1981 Box/Folder 7 : 26 Bandow. National Service: The Enduring Panacea, book outline, undated Box/Folder 7 : 27 Baxter, Rev. David M. "Why I Am Opposed to the Draft," 1982 Box/Folder 7 : 28 Crane, Edward H. "America's Counterrevolution," undated Box/Folder 7 : 29 Hart, B. H. Liddell. "Conscription," Why We Don't Learn from History, 1944 Box/Folder 7 : 30 Hayek, F. A. "Why I Am not a Conservative," The Constitution of Liberty, 1960 Box/Folder 7 : 31 Karp, Walter. "Republican Virtues," 1979 Box/Folder 7 : 32 Lawson, Kay. "How State Laws Undermine Parties," Elections American Style, 1987 Box/Folder 7 : 33 Liggio, Leonard P. "Early Anti-Imperialism," Left and Right: A Journal of Libertarian Thought, 1966 Box/Folder 8 : 1 Liggio, Leonard P. "Isolationism, Old and New," Left and Right: A Journal of Libertarian Thought, 1966 Box/Folder 8 : 2 Liggio, Leonard P. "Palefaces or Redskins: A Profile of Americans," Left and Right: A Journal of Libertarian Thought, 1966 Box/Folder 8 : 3 Martin, James J. "A Look at Conscription, Then and Now," undated Box/Folder 8 : 4 Muskie, Edmun S. "The Draft: What Are the Alternatives?," Vital Speeches of the Day, 1969 Box/Folder 8 : 5 Paul, Ron. "The Scheming to Tighten the Bank Secrecy Act," Congressional Record, 1984 September 25 Box/Folder 8 : 6 Peck, M. Scott. "Mylai: An Examination of Group Evil," People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil, 1983 Box/Folder 8 : 7 Rothbard, Murray N. "America's Libertarian Revolution," Reason, 1976

Box/Folder 8 : 8 Rothbard, Murray N. "War and Foreign Policy," For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto, 1978 Box/Folder 8 : 9 Rothbard, Murray N. "War Collectivism in World War I," New History of Leviathan, 1972 Box/Folder 8 : 10 Schwartz, Peter. "Libertarianism: The Perversion of Liberty," The Intellectual Activist, 1986 Box/Folder 8 : 11 Smith, George H. "Will the Real Herbert Spencer Please Stand Up?," The Libertarian Review, 1978 Box/Folder 8 : 12 Webster, Daniel. "An Unpublished Speech," photocopy, undated Office Files, 1980-1991, undated Scope and Contents note Memoranda, reports, notes, and printed material relating to the Libertarian committees and anti-draft organizations Paul Jacob participated in. Arranged alphabetically by organization, then alphabetically by title.

Box/Folder 8 : 13 CATO, 1987

Libertarian Party, 1980-1991, undated

Box/Folder 8 : General, 1984-1989 14-16 Box/Folder 8 : 17 Arkansas state chair, 1980-1981 Box/Folder 9 : 1-2, Assorted campaign materials, 1980-1989 19 : 3 Box/Folder 9 : 3-7, Ballot Access Committee, 1988, undated 19 : 4 Box/Folder 10 : 1 Citizens for Congressional Reform, 1988-1991 Box/Folder 10 : 2 Conventions, 1981-1991 Box/Folder 10 : 3 Finance Committee, 1987 Box/Folder 10 : 4 Mid-Atlantic workshop, 1981 Box/Folder 10 : 5 National Committee, 1981-1989 Box/Folder 10 : 6 Platform Committee, 1987, undated Box/Folder 10 : 7 Printed material, 1985-1989, undated Box/Folder 11 : 1 Ron Paul for president, 1987-1989 Box/Folder 11 : 2, Selective Service System, 1982-1987, undated 19 : 5 Box/Folder 11 : 3 State parties, 1985-1991

Notes, 1982-1989, undated

Box/Folder 11 : Undated 4-6 Box/Folder 12 : 1 1982-1989

Paul Jacob Defense Fund, 1985, undated

Box/Folder 12 : 2 General, 1985 Box/Folder 12 : 3 Anti-draft stickers, undated

Box/Folder 12 : 4 Scream!, undated

Tax accountability amendment committee, 1990-1991, undated

Register of the Paul Jacob papers 90036 6 Office Files, 1980-1991, undated Tax accountability amendment committee, 1990-1991, undated

Box/Folder 12 : 5 General, 1990 Box/Folder 12 : 6 Printed material, 1990-1991, undated

Volunteers for America, 1985-1987, undated

Box/Folder 12 : 7 General, 1986-1987 Box/Folder 12 : 8 Minuteman project, 1985, undated Printed Material, 1979-1991 Scope and Contents note Clippings, flyers, newsletters, pamphlets, and periodicals related to the anti-draft movement of the 1980s and Libertarian ideology.

Clippings, 1975-1991, undated

Box/Folder 12 : Undated 9-10 Box/Folder 13 : 1 1975-1983 Box/Folder 13 : 2 1984 Box/Folder 19 : 6 1984-1989 Box/Folder 13 : 1985 3-4 Box/Folder 13 : 1986 5-6 Box/Folder 13 : 7, 1987 14 : 1-2 Box/Folder 14 : 3 1988 Box/Folder 14 : 4 1989 Box/Folder 14 : 5 1990-1991

Flyers, 1981-1984, undated

Box/Folder 14 : 6 General, 1981-1984, undated Box/Folder 14 : 7 Anti-draft registration, 1984, undated

Newsletters, 1979-1991

Box/Folder 14 : 8 General, 1981-1988 Box/Folder 14 : 9 Amnesty International Newsletter, 1987 Box/Folder 14 : 10 Association for a Volunteer Army, undated Box/Folder 14 : 11 Assorted student publications, 1979-1981 Box/Folder 15 : 1 Ballot Access News, 1989 Box/Folder 15 : 2 Board-O-Gram, 1986 Box/Folder 15 : 3 Free Marin, 1986 Box/Folder 15 : 4 Frontlines , 1980-1981 Box/Folder 15 : 5 Individual Liberty, 1981-1987 Box/Folder 15 : 6 Libertarian Party of Alabama, 1987 Box/Folder 15 : 7 Libertarian Party of Alaska, 1980-1981 Box/Folder 15 : 8 Libertarian Party of Arizona, 1984 Box/Folder 15 : 9 Libertarian Party of Arkansas, 1979-1983 Box/Folder 15 : 10 Libertarian Party of California, 1979-1987 Box/Folder 15 : 11 Libertarian Party of Canada, 1980, 1984 Box/Folder 15 : 12 Libertarian Party of Colorado, 1984-1986 Box/Folder 15 : 13 Libertarian Party of Connecticut, 1984-1985 Box/Folder 15 : 14 Libertarian Party of Georgia, 1981-1985

Box/Folder 15 : 15 Libertarian Party of Hawaii, 1979 Box/Folder 15 : 16 Libertarian Party of Illinois, 1980-1981, 1990 Box/Folder 15 : 17 Libertarian Party of Louisiana, 1984, 1989 Box/Folder 15 : 18 Libertarian Party of Massachusetts, 1986, 1989 Box/Folder 15 : 19 Libertarian Party of Maryland, 1980, 1987 Box/Folder 15 : 20 Libertarian Party of Michigan, 1984-1986 Box/Folder 15 : 21 Libertarian Party of Missouri, 1987 Box/Folder 15 : 22 Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, 1989 Box/Folder 15 : 23 Libertarian Party of New Jersey, 1987 Box/Folder 15 : 24 Libertarian Party of New Mexico, 1987 Box/Folder 15 : 25 Libertarian Party of New York, 1981-1986, 1988 Box/Folder 16 : 1 Libertarian Party of Ohio, 1986-1987, undated Box/Folder 16 : 2 Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania, 1981, 1986 Box/Folder 16 : 3 Libertarian Party of South Carolina, 1984-1987 Box/Folder 16 : 4 Libertarian Party of Texas, 1984, 1986 Box/Folder 16 : 5 Libertarian Party of Utah, 1985 Box/Folder 16 : 6 Libertarian Party of Virginia, 1980-1989 Box/Folder 16 : 7 Libertarian Vanguard, 1982 Box/Folder 16 : 8 Liberty Pledge, 1986-1991 Box/Folder 16 : 9 Taxnews, 1990 Box/Folder 16 : 10 The Familist, 1985-1986 Box/Folder 16 : 11 The Liberator, 1987 Box/Folder 16 : 12 The Reporter, 1984, 1986-1987 Box/Folder 16 : 13 Resistance, 1984-1985, undated Box/Folder 16 : 14 Ron Paul's presidential campaign, 1987-1988

Pamphlets, 1983, undated

Box/Folder 16 : 15 General, undated Box/Folder 16 : 16 Anti-draft registration, 1983, undated

Periodicals, 1979-1991

Box/Folder 16 : 17 General, 1979-1984, undated Box/Folder 17 : 1 General, 1985-1989 Box/Folder 17 : 2 American Libertarian, 1986-1988 Box/Folder 17 : 3 CATO Byline, 1986-1987 Box/Folder 17 : 4 CATO Policy Analysis, 1980-1989 Box/Folder 17 : 5 CATO Policy Report, 1986, 1989 Box/Folder 17 : 6 The Citizen's Claw, 1984-1985 Box/Folder 17 : 7 Citizens Rule Book, undated Box/Folder 17 : 8 Crossroads: Term Limitation Today, 1991 Box/Folder 17 : 9 Exegesis, 1986-1989 Box/Folder 17 : 10 Final Draft, 1987 Box/Folder 17 : 11 Freedom Network News, 1986-1987 Box/Folder 17 : 12 Free Norma Jean, 1987-1989 Box/Folder 17 : 13 Free World Chronicle, 1983-1985 Box/Folder 17 : 14 Index on Liberty, 1987 Box/Folder 17 : 15 Journal of Civil Defense, 1986 Box/Folder 17 : 16 The Justice Times, 1986-1987 Box/Folder 18 : 1 Laissez Faire Books, 1983, 1987 Box/Folder 18 : 2 Liberty Today, 1989 Box/Folder 18 : 3 Nomos, 1983-1987 Box/Folder 18 : 4 The Objector, 1982 Box/Folder 18 : 5 The Officer, 1987 Box/Folder 18 : 6 Recon, 1985, undated Box/Folder 18 : 7 Resistance News, 1981-1987

Box/Folder 18 : 8 Scream!, 1984 Box/Folder 18 : 9 University publications, 1982-1990 Box/Folder 18 : 10 The Voluntaryist, 1983,1985 Box 20 Videorecordings, 1982, undated Scope and Contents note 3 VHS videocassettes and 1 Betamax videocassette

"Image," Ron Paul, undated "Volunteers for America," Paul Jacob, undated "We Hold These Truths," Libertarian Party, 1982 January 1 Box 20 Sound Recordings, 1981-1985, undated Scope and Contents note 5 compact sound cassettes

"Defense Debate: Ronald Reagan vs Walter Mondale," 1984 October 21 Let Freedom Rock, Captain Flashback, 1985 "Radio Interview of Paul Jacob," 1981 January Songs of Liberty: Music of the Revolutionary War, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, undated "Speech and Questions at The State University of New York at Binghamton," 1982 March 2 Memorabilia, 1989, undated Scope and Contents note Eight nametags, sixteen pins, two t-shirts, one ribbon, and one cocktail napkin.

Box/Folder 18 : 11 Ribbon and cocktail napkin, undated Box 21 Assorted "Paul Jacob" name tags, 1989, undated Box 21 Assorted pins, 1989, undated Box 22 "Free Paul Jacob" t-shirts, undated