Guide to the Howard Jarvis Collection, 1970-1986

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Guide to the Howard Jarvis Collection, 1970-1986

California State Library

Sacramento, California

Contact Information:

California History Room
California State Library
Library and Courts Building II
900 N. Street, Room 200
P.O. Box 942837
Sacramento, California 94237-0001
Phone: (916) 654-0176
Fax: (916) 654-8777
Email: cslcal@library.ca.gov
URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/

Processed by:: The California State Library staff
Encoded by:: James Lake

Descriptive Summary

Title: Howard Jarvis Collection,

Date (inclusive): 1970-1986

Box Number: 1671-1681, 1974, 2119-2124 (B40: A20 b1-b4; A22 b3; A24 b5-A26 a1)

Creator: Jarvis, Howard

Repository: California State Library

Sacramento, California

Language: English.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Howard Jarvis Collection, California State Library.

Access Points

California Tax Reduction Movement.

Jarvis, Howard.

Real property tax--California.

Tax and expenditure limitations--California.

Correspondents

Caen, Herb
Churchill, Winston S.
Curb, Mike
Dannemeyer, William E.
Deukmejian, George
Dole, Bob
Dornan, Sallie and Bob
Feinstein, Dianne
Felando, Gerald N.
Fiedler, Bobbi
Friedman, Milton
Laxalt, Paul
League of Placer Co. Taxpayers
Meese, Edwin
Nolan, Pat
Reagan, Ronald
Rockefeller, Laurance
Skopek, Emmanuella
Smith, William French
Thatcher, Margaret
Wilson, Pete
Weinberger, Caspar
Zechmeister, Eugene L.

Box 1673, Folder 3

Baker, William P.
Brown, Dennis
Carpenter, Paul
Christo, James Earle
Curtis, John J.
Davis, Ed
Donahue, Joe
Dorman, Robert K.
Felando, Gerald N.
Fuentes, Thomas A.
Herschensohn, Bruce
Kopp, Quentin L.
Lacy, James
LaFollette, Marion W.
Lewis, John
Montoya, Joseph B.
Nolan, Pat
Phelps, Lee A.
Rogers, Don
Royce, Edward R.
Straw, Lawrence

Biography

Howard Jarvis was born in 1902, in Utah, one of five children. After getting his law degree at the University of Utah, he decided not to practice law, but instead bought newspapers. He purchased eleven weeklies in Utah.

He came to Los Angeles, California, in 1935 and purchased a small chemical company. Later, he developed a device to silence office machinery, followed by a process to demagnitize the hulls of U.S. warships so they wouldn't attract magnetic mines. Jarvis then went into business as a producer of appliances and aircraft sub-assemblies. At 59, with a staff of 13,000 employees, he retired.

He turned his attention to the fight to reduce taxes. With Paul Gann, he cosponsored Proposition 13. It passed in 1978 by a two to one margin, changing the way taxes are levied, collected and distributed in California. Its ultimate result was to reduce tax bills for property owners and, therefore, restrict the flow of revenue to state and local governments. Jarvis went on to pass Proposition 7 (income tax indexing) in 1987 and to author Proposition 62, which passed on the November 1986 ballot after his death.

He was president of the Apartment House Association of Los Angeles and chairman of the United Organization of Taxpayers and chairman of the American Tax Reduction Movement.

He died at age 83 on August 15, 1986.

Contents

Clippings, periodicals, awards, audio tapes, video tapes, photographs, correspondence, news releases.

Material Transferred from the Collection

Books:

American National Heritage Association, Howard Jarvis, Mr. Proposition 13. (CALIF* JC 599 U5 F76 1980).
Canto, Victor, Proposal for California Complete Flat Tax. (HJ 4652 C285 1990).
Carr, Waggoner. Waggoner Carr: Not Guilty!(CALIF* KF 224 C37 S5).
Freedom U.S.A., America's Basic Concepts.
Galles, Gary M., Proposal for a Revenue Neutral Reform... (HJ 4121 C22 G35 1990).
I Love America: Studying the United States Constitution.
Jarvis, Howard, I'm Mad as Hell. (c* HJ 4121 C2 J37).
Rahushka, Alvin. An Alternative Revenue Plan... (HJ4121 C22 R33 1990).
Smith, Rodney. Maintaining the Legacy of Proposition 13. (HJ 4121 C22 S65 1991).

Textual File:

Cartoons: "Gann I-IV.":

--"If you liked my Howard Jarvis, you'll love my Ronald Reagan."

--"Jerry's Obedience School."

--"The Rematch."
7 certificates
1 invitation
1 printed lettersheet and envelope

Art & Reproductions:

Alexander, David. [Silhouette of Howard Jarvis]. 1979.
Lind, Mossa. "Howard Jarvis. Stockholm, 2-10-79."
Sutorius, C. ["Howard Jarvis--line drawing"].

Photographs:

Dole, Bob
Jarvis, Howard
Reagan, Nancy
Reagan, Ronald
Smith, William French
Thatcher, Margaret
Weinberger, Caspar

Campaign Buttons:

"Yes on 9..."
"Save Prop. 13"
"I've Joined the Tax Revolt"

Related Collections

Title: Californians to Defeat Rose Bird
Title: Paul Gann Collection
Title: Robert Barrett Collection

Other Notes

Rec'd 12/27/90 and added to collection:

1 VHS videotape, "Taxing Times," 10/30/90
1 news release--10/30/90
1 packet: "Taxpayers Right to Vote Initiative, Proposition 136"
1 brochure: "Save the Initiative"

Box Box 1671

Incoming Correspondence

Photographs

American Tax Reduction Movement

"Byline" scripts

"Meet the Press" transcript

"Taxing Times" Memorial Issue

Box Box 1672

Periodicals

AirCal, July 1984

Apartment Age, April 1982

Apartment Journal, May 1984

Book Digest Magazine, December 1979

California Construction, September 1987

California Journal, February 1981

Conservative Digest, July 1983

Consumer Reports, September 1979

The 8 Ball, February 1979

Financial Planning, January 1984

Forbes, February 27, 1984

Libertarian Review, May 1978, July 1978, June 1979

Newsweek, August 18, 1980

Newsweek, September 13, 1982

Now!, October 5-11, 1979

Personality, December 1978

Taxing Times, n.d., Fall 1988

Time, June 19, 1978

Trusts & Estates, June 1979

UCU Magazine, Winter 1979

Box Box 1673

Proposition 13 Decade--Clippings, Promotional materials, letters

Clippings

Proposition 9

Box Box 1674

Clippings

Propositions 71 and 72

Box Box 1675

Proposition 71 and 72--promotional materials, news releases, audio and video tapes

Box Box 1676

Clippings

Propositions 90 and 98

Out-of-state

Gann

Proposition 136--Promotional material

Box Box 1677

Clippings

November 1976-April 1978

Box Box 1678

Clippings

May-June 1978

Box Box 1679

Clippings

July-December 1978

Box Box 1680

Clippings

1979

Box Box 1681

Clippings

1980-1984

Box Box 1682

Scrapbooks: Howard Jarvis, Hawaii 1979, Small Business Assoc.

Box Box 1974

Clippings regarding Jarvis's death

Photographs

Sketch

Various lists, etc.

Box Box 2119

Video Cassettes (U-MATIC 3/4")

Mayor Pete Wilson - workprint, visible time code

Jack Kemp Interview - 1/21/80 - dub with visual code

Howard Jarvis, Howard Ruff, William Simon - work print

Jarvis TV show - p/u factory, freeway, fire and police, metal shop interview, 3/20/80 (3 reels)

Butcher-Forde - Jack Kemp Interview, 1/21/80

Proposition 9

Roll 1 - Mike Curb, Bill Campbell

Roll 2 - Reverse Jarvis Campbell, Sen. Wilson, Prof. Laffer

Roll 3 - Reverse Jarvis Laffer, Liddencoat, Master & Reverse

Box Box 2120

Videocassettes (3/4") Proposition 9

Yes on Prop. 9 Committee, 4/17/80

Butcher-Forde, 6/15/78 (30 second spots)

Alan B. Rosin, "Howard Jarvis"

3 reels original material, 3/11/80

1 reel original material graphics, 3/21/80

1 reel dup up material, 3/20/80

Jarvis, 10/2/78 (Dave Bell & Associates)

Jarvis, 3/17/80 (Creative Video Assoc.) 4 reels

Box Box 2121

Audio Tapes and Other Tapes

Jarvis TV Show: 3 reels, 7 1/2 IPS half-track mono

Yes on 9 radio spots - 14 reels, 7 1/2 IPS tapes, 4/80-5/80.

Jarvis TV Show - 3 reels

Voice Over: Howard Jarvis Tax Protest Show, 1 reel, 7 1/2 IPS tape

Yes on Prop. 9 "Pete Wilson," 5/15/80 - 30 seconds, 2" tape

Howard Jarvis United Organizations of Taxpayers, Inc., 1 cassette

Byline, weeks 37 & 38, 9/7/81-9/18/81, 1 cassette

Geo. Putnam w/Jesse Unruh, 1/5/82, 1 cassette

Byline, weeks 33 & 34, 8/9/82-8/20/82, 1 cassette

Howard Jarvis - Piano Jackson Hole, Sept. 1982, 1 cassette

TV and radio voice "Eddie Childs, Conservative Patriot," "Weldon Shopstall, it can happen here." A.B.C. - 2/19/83, 1 cassette

Lindsey Williams - "The Energy Non-Crisis." Arizona Breakfast Club, 2/26/83, 1 cassette

Disc - "Face to Face"

San Diego debate, 9/13/84, 1 cassette

Jarvis-Honig, 10/3/84, 1 cassette

Documentary: "Haunted Housing: The Spirit of 13." 9/29/85, 1 cassette

Roos-Fox, KPFK, 2/10/87, 1 cassette

2 unidentified cassettes

Howard Jarvis Short Election, [11/30/79?]. 8mm film

Jarvis film, 12/4/80 -3/4" videotape

Howard Jarvis [5/22/84], VHS videotape

Debate with Joe Donahue and the League of Women Voters on Prop. 36. 1 Beta videotape

"Taxing Times" show, TV spot, 10/30/90 - 1 VHS Videotape

Box Box 2122

Awards, Plaques

Brass balls. "Jarvis."

Cleaver - "To Howard Jarvis...from Citizens for Limited Taxation," Oct. 15, 1978.

Clipboard - "To Dad From Elaine, 1981."

1978 California Young Americans for Freedom "Guardian of Freedom" Award

Certificate of Achievement - California State Association of Local Elected Officials, May 15, 1987.

National Independent Business Alliance Person of the Year, 1978.

Appreciation Award, Apartment Owners Association of San Fernando Valley, Oct. 16, 1970.

Mike Curb and Howard Jarvis - California Tax Reduction Movement.

Community Service Award, Canoga Park Chamber of Commerce, April 24, 1980.

Man of the Hour, Years Century, United Organizations, Inc., 11/26/78.

Guest Speaker, Southwest Los Angeles, Bar Association, Oct. 14, 1976.

Key to the City of Des Moines, Iowa.

Appreciation, KSEO Radio, Montana Farm Forum, Shelby Mont. 1980.

"To Howard Jarvis from the Boys in Texas."

Man of the Year--Beverly Hills Republican Club, Oct. 7, 1978.

American Institute for Public Service, Jefferson Award.

Lloyd Freeman Hunt Citizenship Award, 1978.

Assoc. Glenn County Tax Payers, Dec. 2, 1982.

Banquet of the Golden Plate, June 24, 1978.

Taxpayers Congress Gold Scissors, 1978.

oversize-box Box 2124

Oversize ms. Box

"Ax Your Tax"

Draft

Board Game