Descriptive summary
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creator:
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National Farmers Process Tax Recovery Association |
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title:
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Records |
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dates:
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1927-1945, n.d. |
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extent:
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21 linear ft. |
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collection number:
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MS
44 |
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repository:
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Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.
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Administrative
information
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access:
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Open for research
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publication rights:
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Consult Head, Special Collections Department
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preferred
citation:
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National Farmers Process Tax Recovery
Association, MS 44, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Historical
note
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The Farmers
Process Tax Recovery Association (NFPTRA) was organized in
Des Moines in March, 1936 for the "specific purpose ... to recover money
illegally taxed upon our products by a law declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court of the U. S. A." It became a national organization a year later.
Mr. Edward Kennedy was NFPTRA's Washington Representative.
His main duty was to lobby Congressmen and Senators to get
legislation passed for the refund of the Hog Process Tax
declared illegal by the Supreme Court. Mr. Andrew J. Johnson
was the Secretary of the National Farmers Process Tax
Recovery Association. He was also the president of the Iowa
Farmers Union and a member of the Iowa Soil Conservation
Committee. Mr. Donald Van Vleet was president of the NFPTRA. Mr. D. B. Gurney was the leading figure behind
the movement to refund the processing tax. He initiated
claims for the farmer. When his son was elected to the U. S.
Senate, Gurney decided to discontinue the fight and all
claims filed by him were turned over to the NFPTRA. Ms. Helen Holehan was secretary to the Iowa Farmers
Union.
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Collection description
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The collection (1927-1945, n.d.) includes
correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, minutes,
speeches, financial records, and claims. Correspondents include
Andrew J. Johnson, Donald Van Vleet, D. B. Gurney, Helen Holehan,
Edward E. Kennedy, and Guy M. Gillette. |
Container list
A container list is available in the
Special Collections Department, 403 Parks Library.
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