Heidi Swarts Collection of PICO and PACT Materials MS110

Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
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2014


Title: Heidi Swarts Collection of PICO and PACT Materials
Identifier/Call Number: MS110
Contributing Institution: Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 2.25 linear feet 5 archival document boxes
Date (inclusive): 1989-2005
General Physical Description note: Good condition.
Abstract: The Heidi Swarts Collection spans the years 1989-2005 and contains letters, government documents, flyers, memos, and other organizational records from the People Improving Communities through Organizing (PICO) and the People Acting Together in Community (PACT) organizations, acting, in this case, in the San Jose, California area.

Conditions Governing Access Note

Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections.

Publication Rights

Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Series number, Box and Folder number, Heidi Swarts Collection of PICO and PACT Materials, MS110, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dr. Heidi Swarts. Accession Number 2013.27

Collection Description

Professor of Political Science at Rutgers-Newark, Dr. Heidi Swarts donated this collection consisting of materials that she used for her research on community organizing.The Heidi Swarts Collection contains printed documents and copies of newspaper articles that detail the activities of community organizing agencies People Acting in Community Together (PACT) and People Improving Communities through Organizing (PICO). PICO started as the Pacific Institute for Community Orgainzing, but changed its name once it became a national organization. PICO or PACT originally created the materials and then gave them to Dr. Swarts.
Within the collection one will find information on the various actions, meetings, and projects of these two organizaitons that took place within the city of San Jose in the years 1989-2005.

History of People Improving Communities through Organizing (PICO) and People Acting in Community Together (PACT)

Donated by Dr. Heidi Swarts who conducted research on community organizations, this collection details the actions of two organizations in the San Jose area. PICO (Pacific Institute for Community Organization), of Oakland, California, is dedicated to organizing local communities--usually low-income--for social action. Founded by Jerry Helfrich, S.J., and John Baumann, S.J., PICO carries on the tradition of community organizing developed by Saul Alinsky, the person responsible in the United States for this type of social activism. PICO started as the Pacific Institute for Community Organizing, but as PICO grew into a National Network it changed its name to People Improving Communities through Organizing.
PACT was established in the San Jose area in 1985 under the direction of PICO. PACT is a faith-based community organization that reaches out to communities through religious institutions in an effort to inflict positive social change. PACT began to impacted siginificatly community life in the mid to late 90s, the reason most of this collection's documentationnon of PACT's activities dates from this era.

Arrangement

This Series is arranged based on original order and content. The collection is arranged in the following series and subseries:

-Series 1: People Acting in Community Together

-Subseries 1: PACT Records

-Subseries 2: PACT Media

-Subseries 3: PACT Churches

-Series 2: People Improving Communities through Organizing

-Series 3: Other Research

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Swarts, Heidi, Doctor
California -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Sources
Community organization -- California -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Community organization -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Education -- California -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
PICO (Organization) -- Archives

 

Series 1: People Acting Together in Community Together (PACT). 1990-2000. Bulk: 1990-1993

Physical Description: 3.0 Boxes 1.3 linear feet

Series Description

Series 1 consists of various records, newspaper clippings, journal articles, and other documents that detail the work of PACT within the San Jose area.
 

Subseries 1: PACT Records. 1990-2000. Bulk: 1990-1994

Subseries Description

Subseries 1 contains documents that detail PACT's work in San Jose. It contains notes from major meetings, program descriptions from PACT's after school programs, newsletters, and other documents that detail PACT's political involvement in San Jose.
Box-folder 1:1

Joint Venture Silicon Valley 1993

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:2

Prop 187: Agendas and Press Releases on migration into the Bay Area 1994

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:3

PACT Trainings: Flyers and an Agenda for Leadership Training 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:4

PACT Fundraising and Budget: Fundraising Proposals, Budgets, and the PACT Constitution 1993-2000

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:5

PACT Proposals 1997

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:6

PACT Homework Center Evaluations 1995-2005

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:7

PACT Mayoral Action 1997

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:8

PACT Steering Committee: Proposals, Agendas, and Flyers 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:12

PACT Newsletters 1993-2000

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:21

PACT District 5 Action 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:22

Friends of PACT Luncheon 1997-1999

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:23

PACT Mayoral Action 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:1

PACT San Jose Redevelopment: Proposals, Statements, and Memorandums 1991

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:2

PACT Miscellaneous 1994-1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:3

PACT Drug Treatment Center Propsal 1994-1995

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:4

PACT meets with Prospective Congressional Representatives 1994

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:5

1993 Federated: Letters, News Releases, Agendas, Flyers, and an Ad book/Calendar 1993

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:6

1996 Federated: Church Program and Newspaper Copy 1996

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:7

1998 Federated: Letters and a Memorandum 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:8

Learn and Earn PACT

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:9

1991 Federated: Newspaper Clippings, Agendas, Research Reports, Letters, and News Letters 1991

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:10

1992 Federated 1992

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:11

1990 Federated 1990

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:12

Homework Centers--Pact 1993-1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:13

PACT Housing Task Force 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:14

PACT Youth and Education Task Force 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:18

Cambrian Park 1994

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:4

Alexian Brothers Hospital 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:5

Westminster PACT 1994

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:7

PACT Member Orgs 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:8

Holy Cross PACT Undated

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:17

City of San Jose 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:2

San Jose BEST 1992-1995

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:6

San Jose First Program (1st Source) 1996

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:7

City of San Jose Budget 2000-2001

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:10

Documents from San Jose's Department of Planning: Pamphlets, Fact Sheets, Significantt Policies and Studies, and a Map of San Jose

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:15

Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings 2000

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 5:3

PACT Documents: General Letters, Pledges, and Criminal Reports 1991-1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 5:4

Documents from the city of San Jose 1991-1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
 

Subseries 2: PACT Media. 1989-2000

Subseries Description

Subseries 2 contains various media representations of PACT throughout the 90s. The media articles in which PACT was featured are articles in journals and various newspapers. These media outlets typically focus on either PACT's government involvement and advocacy or on PACT's after school programs.
Box-folder 1:9

PACT Media 1998 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:10

PACT Media 1999 1999

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:11

PACT Media 2000 2000

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:13

PACT Media 1989 1989

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:14

PACT Media 1990-1991 1990-1991

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:15

PACT Media 1992 1992

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:16

PACT Media 1993 1993

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:17

PACT Media 1994 1994

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:18

PACT Media 1995 1995

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:19

PACT Media 1996 1996

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 1:20

PACT Media 1997 1997

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
 

Subseries 3: PACT Churches. 1993-1996

Subseries Description

Subseries 3 contains a files on the various parishes that were heavily involved with PACT. These files merited their own subseries because they outline the main communication network PACT used since PACT is a faith based communitiy advocacy group. Within this subseries are meeting notes, meeting agendas, memos, and flyers.
Box-folder 2:15

St. John Vianney Parish Community 1993

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:16

Evergreen Valley Methodist Church 1994-1996

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 2:17

The Sacred Heart Parish 1993

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:1-2

First Congregational 1993-1996

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:3

St. Patrick Parish 1993

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:6

First Cong./CPUM 1994-1995

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:9

St. Maria Goretti 1992-1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:10

St. Francis Cabrini 1994-1995

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:11

Most Holy Trinity 1993

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:1

South Hills Church- S.J. 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
 

Series 2: People Improving Communities through Organizing (PICO).

Physical Description: 1.0 Box .5 linear feet

Series Description

This series contains correspondence, government documents, newspaper articles, and action plans from the San Jose area that were used by PICO in their support of PACT's efforts. Some of the correspondence is between Heidi Swarts and the PICO National organizers. The government documents involve general information on counties in the San Jose area. The newspaper articles typically highlight several notable PICO contributions or actions. The action plans are PICO's proposals to better an area's living conditions.
Box-folder 3:12

San Jose Organizations 2004-2005

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:13

PICO Organizations 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:15

PICO California Project April 29, 1998 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 3:16

Working Partners 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:5

PICO: Update Newsletter and other Administrative documents 1998-2003

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:12

Newspaper Articles on PICO Network Organizations 1989-1999

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:13

PICO General Information Folders 1995-1996

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 5:5

Santa Clara County Records 1997

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
 

Series 3 Other Research Materials.

Physical Description: 1.0 Box .5 linear feet

Series Description

This series contains newspaper clippings, loose publications, and information on other organizational groupsthat do not directly correspond with PICO or PACT. Some of the contents appear to be predecessors of PICO andPACT in the San Jose area that the two community organizing groups used as models for their own work.
Box-folder 4:3

PIA (Peninsula Interfaith Action) 1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:4

Labor- Silicon Valley 1997-1998

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:8

Eastside Downtown Organizing Project (EDOP) 1977-1980

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:9

Ecumenical Sponsoring Committee (ESC) 1984

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:11

San Jose Power Brokers 2000

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:14

San Jose Mercury News Articles (Hard Copies) 1 1991-1999

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 4:16

San Jose Mercury News Articles (Hard Copies) 2 1994-2005

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 5:1

San Jose Department of Housing 1995-2000

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 5:2

Loose Publications 1994

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder
Box-folder 5:6

PICO/PACT Media Bulk, 2000-2001 2000-2006

Physical Description: 1.0 Folder