Guide to the Robert Barrett Collection, 1978-1987

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California State Library. All rights reserved.

Guide to the Robert Barrett Collection, 1978-1987



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:
Xiuzhi Zhou
© 1998 California State Library. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Robert Barrett Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1978-1987
Box Number: 1424
Collector: Anger, Ann
Repository: California State Library
Sacramento, California
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access

Unrestricted.

Conditions of Use

Please credit California State Library.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to California State Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert Barrett Collection, California State Library.

Access Points

Barrett, Robert, 1917-1987
Real property tax--California
Rent control--California
Tax and expenditure limitations--California

Contents

Newspaper and periodical clippings, copies of court briefs, audio tape: "Hymn of the Embattled Taxpayer," position papers, correspondence, promotional material.

Correspondents

  • Burnside, Howard S.
  • Cohn, Melvin E.
  • Jarvis, Howard
  • Smith, Senator Jerry

Biography

Robert Barrett (1917-1987) was a Cupertino real estate agent and a leader in the Jarvis-Gann tax cutting initiative in Santa Clara County. In 1978, Mr. Barrett served as co-chairman in Santa Clara County of the "Yes on 13 Committee".

Related Collections

  • Title: Howard Jarvis Collection

Box Box 1424

Clippings, correspondence, promotional materials, audiotape: "Hymn of the Embattled Taxpayer"