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Taxpayers for Utah records, 1988

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Taxpayers for Utah
Title
Taxpayers for Utah records
Dates
1988 (inclusive)
Quantity
10.75 linear feet
Collection Number
MS 0551
Summary
The Taxpayers for Utah records (1988) contain materials collected and produced by this group, formed in opposition to tax initiatives during the 1988 elections. This was a Utah non-profit corporation organized to defeat three tax limitation initiatives on the 1988 general election ballot. All three initiatives were overwhelmingly defeated.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Taxpayers for Utah was a non-profit organization that had one purpose--to defeat the tax limitation initiatives on the 1988 general election ballot. Members consisted of any person, corporation, institution, or organization who endorsed or donated money to the organization. Initiative A, the People's Tax and Spending Limitations Amendment, limited business and residential property taxes. Initiative B, the People's Tax Reduction Act, along with repealing the 1987 tax increases, lowered current income tax table percentages. Initiative C, the Utah Family Choice in Education Act, provided tax credits against income taxes for expenses of private schools. These initiatives were overwhelmingly defeated at the polls in November 1988.

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Content Description

The Taxpayers for Utah records (1988) contain materials collected and produced by this group, formed in opposition to tax initiatives during the 1988 elections. Included are reports and outlines of the organization's goals and methods, statements on the expected effects of the initiatives on cities, counties, schools, and other public institutions in Utah, plans for a media campaign, news clippings, poll tracking information, research materials, and documents regarding speeches and presentations given by opponents of the initiatives. Also included are documents regarding supporters of the tax initiatives, particularly transcripts from Mills Crenshaw's radio program, which was a focal point of initiative support.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Cheryll May in 1988.

Gift of James Jardine in 2013.

Processing Note

Processed by Tracy Paul in 1989.

Addendum processed by Kevin Priest in 2014.

Separated Materials

Photographs transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0484).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Electioneering--Utah
  • Tax and expenditure limitations--Utah--History--Sources
  • Tax protests and appeals--Utah--History--Sources
  • Taxation--Utah

Corporate Names

  • Taxpayers for Utah--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Clippings
  • Reports
  • Transcripts

Finding aid created by Tracy Paul
1989 (last modified: 2019)

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