Jubilee Partners records, 1979-2000

Summary

Creator:

Jubilee Partners

Date:

1979-2000

Extent:

39 Linear Feet 39 boxes, 1 oversized folder

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Jubilee Partners records, ms3830, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains administrative correspondence and files, publications regarding immigrants, refugees, tax protest, nuclear protest, and organized visits and talks. Subjects include the Walk-In-Peace, Habitat for Humanity, and Fellowship of Reconciliation activities that Jubilee Partners has been involved in. It also documents the tax protest and 1989 jailing of Don Mosley and Max Rice.

Biographical / historical:

Jubilee Partners is an ecumenical Christian service community founded in 1979 and located in rural northeast Georgia. They offer hospitality to refugees and other immigrants who have left their homes because of violence and persecution, and have hosted around 4000 people from 35 different countries.

Related

Separated material:

Though the collection is open for research, the audiovisual recordings do not have reference copies; however, reference copies are available upon request. Audiovisual research requests are dependent upon the format and condition of the recordings.

The audiovisual materials related to this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archives.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Refugee families
Social work with refugees
Tax protests and appeals
Nonprofit organizations.
Administrative records
Photographs.

Names:

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.). Executive Committee

Terms of access:

Portions of this collection are restricted until January 2034 and May 2072 due to concerns regarding privacy and HIPAA.

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Jubilee Partners records, ms3830, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.