http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt787034h0 No online items Register of the Paul Jacob papers Finding aid prepared by Stephanie Watson Hoover Institution Archives 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA, 94305-6010 (650) 723-3563 [email protected] © 2017 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 Register of the Paul Jacob papers 90036 3 Correspondence, 1978-1991, 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 Register of the Paul Jacob papers 90036 4 Speeches and Writings,