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  • Title: Paul Jacob papers
    Date (inclusive): 1944-1991
    Collection Number: 90036
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 19 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 card file box (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.
    Creator: Jacob, Paul, 1960-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1990.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Paul Jacob papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    1960 Born
    1978 Formed campus chapter of Libertarian Party, Westminster College, Missouri
    1981 Elected Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas
    1981 Received draft registration letter from the Selective Service System
    1982 Traveled the United States speaking to students and youth about refusing to register
    1981 Refused to register and left Arkansas to go underground
    1984 Arrested by the FBI and sentenced to 5 years in prison
    1982 Indicted by grand jury for failure to register for the draft
    1985 November 25 Released from prison
    1985 July 2 Entered prison
    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 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

    Free enterprise
    Libertarianism -- United States
    Draft -- United States
    Draft registration -- United States
    Libertarian Party