Box 5/1 of the Resist Collection is sectioned into two series of 74 folders dated from 1979-1980. The folders are grant applications sent to the Resist Steering Committee for consideration. All of the applications in this box were denied by Resist. (see inventory below for complete list of organizations) Folders generally include the application from the organization and the letter of denial sent back by Resist. There are several cases in which only the application exists in the file. Folders are arranged in the box in alphabetical order according to the name of the organization, and folders and inventories are labeled accordingly. Folders are labeled by the date of the application, the title of the applying organization, the decision and the date of the decision made by the Resist Committee.

1979 denied- Box 5/1

American Committee in Africa- New York, NY- denied 4/23/79

Boston Edison Phantom Tax Rate Withholding Campaign- Boston, MA- denied 2/19/79

Brigada Orlando Letelier- Washington, DC- application only

Caucus for a New Political Science- New York, NY- denied 2/19/79

Chrysalis- Los Angeles, CA- denied 7/5/79

Chrystallus Films "Lina" Project- Cambridge, MA- denied 8/7/79

Coalition for Basic Human Needs- Boston, MA- application only

Committee to Abolish Prison Slavery- Berkeley, CA- denied 4/23/79

Community Union Rural Development Corporation- Greenfield, MA- denied 12/13/79

Concerned Citizens for Butcher’s Hill- Baltimore, MD- application only

East Timor Information and Research Project and The Emergency Committee for Human Rights in Indonesia and Self-Determination in East Timor- Ithaca, NY- application only

The Goddard- Cambridge Graduate Program in Social Change- Cambridge, MA- denied 8/7/79

Hawaii Coalition for a Nuclear-Free Pacific- Honolulu, HI- application only

Health Right- Women’s Health Forum- New York, NY- denied 4/26/79 (see also Box 2/1 "Applications" 1976)

International Training Seminar for Non-Violent Action- South Boston, MA- denied 4/26/79 (see also Box 10/2 "Applications" 1982)

Kampuchea Support Committee- Chelsea, MA- denied 4/23/79

The Kent Left History Forum- Kent State University- Left Review- denied 1/2/79

The Law Project- Atlanta, GA- denied 8/7/79

MacKenzie, Angus- Redwood City, CA- denied 7/5/79

Majority Report- New York, NY- denied 4/24/79

Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services- Boston, MA- denied 7/5/79

The Mendicino Environmental Education Program- Albion, CA- denied 1/2/79

NY Material Aid Campaign for ZANU (Zimbabwe African Nationalist Union)- New York, NY- application only

Northern California Land Trust- San Francisco, CA- denied 9/20/78 and 2/19/79

Peace Smith House- Massapequa, NY- application only

Portland Film Committee- Portland, OR- denied 4/23/79

Praxis- Goleta, CA- denied 7/5/79

Quest- A Feminine Quarterly- denied 4/27/79

(cont. Box 5/1 "Applications" 1979 denied)

Quixote Center- Mt. Rainier, MD- denied 4/25/79

Recon Publications- Philadelphia, PA- denied 2/29/79 (see also Box 2/1 1976; Box 3/2 1974; Box 4/1a 1975; Box 4/1 1974; Box 10/2 1982)

The Society of Resurrected Brotherhood- Chicago, IL- denied 12/13/79

Solidarity Committee for the National Black Human Rights Campaign New York, NY- application only

Vietnam Veterans Against the War- Chicago, IL- denied 1/2/79 (see also Box 1/2 "Applications" 1972; Box 3/1 "Applications" 1973; Box 3/2 "Applications" 1974; Box 4/1 "Applications" 1974; Box 10/2 1982; Box 11/2 "Affiliated" 1973-79)

Vocations for Social Change- Boston, MA- applications only

Community Labor Organizing Committee- Providence, RI- application only

Zimbabwe African Nationalist Union- Brooklyn, NY- denied 2/23/79 (see also Box 2/1 "Applications" 1976; Box 2/2 "Applications" 1977; Box 4/1a "Applications" 1975)

1980 approved- Box 5/1

9-5 Organizations for Women Office Workers- Boston, MA- approved 7/15/80 (see also Box 3/1 "Applications" 1973; Box 3/2 1974)

Africa Research and Publications Project- Trenton, NJ- approved 8/19/80- $100

The Appalachian South Folklife Center- Pipestem, W. VA- approved 3/80- #3G10/0

Black and Proud Elementary School- Jackson, MS- approved 7/15/80- $100 (see also Box 2/1 "Applications" 1977; Box 4/2 1976; Box 5/2 1981; Box 10/2 1982)

Boston Alliance Against Registration and the Draft- Cambridge, MA- approved 7/15/80- $200

Boston Coalition Against US Intervention in Iran- approved 7/15/80- $100 (2 grants)

Boston Mobilization Against the Draft- Cambridge, MA- approved 4/25/80- #4G05/0- $200

Citizen Soldier- New York, NY- approved 8/19/82- $100 (see also Box 2/2 "Applications" 1977)

Coaltion for Direct Action at Seabrook- Cambridge, MA- approved 4/25/80- #4G03/0- $100

Coalition for a People’s Alternative in 1980- New York, NY- approved 4/29/80- #4G11/0- $350

Committee for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse- New York, NY- approved 8/19/80- $300 (see also Box 11/2 "Applications" 1979; Box 11/2 "Affiliated" 1973-79)

Contra/Diction- Cambridge, MA- approved 11/4/80- $100 (see also Box 5/2 1981)

Cruzada Nacional de Alfabetization- Nicaragua- approved 8/19/80- $100

El Pueblo- San Antonio, TX- approved 8/19/80- $250 if denied by Ferry

Liberation News Service- New York, NY- approved 7/15/80- $200 (see also Box 2/1 "Applications" 1976 and 1977; Box 4/1a 1975)

Middle East Research and Information Project- New York,NY- approved 8/19/80- $100

Mobilization Against the Draft- New York,NY- approved 11/2/80- $150

National Anti-Draft Teach-In Project- Washington, DC- approved 3/24/80- # 3G09/0- $100

National Committee to Support the Marion Brothers- St. Louis, MO- approved 7/15/80- $250 (see also Box 2/2 "Applications" 1978; Box 4/1a 1975)

Optimedia, Inc.- Boston, MA- approved 8/19/80- $100

(Box 5/1 "Applications" 1980 approved)

Orange County Peace and Conversion Project- Orange, CA- approved 8/19/80- $100

Overview Latin America- Boston, MA- approved 7/15/80- $250

Rhode Island Committee Against Registration and the Draft- Providence, RI- approved 7/15/80- $200

1980 denied- Box 5/1

Agenda- Cambridge, MA- application only

Anthropology Resource Center- Boston, MA- denied 11/2/80

Boston Jobs Coalition- Boston, MA- denied 7/15/80

Camus, Judith- film on Nicaragua- denied 8/19/80

Change Our Negative Traits and Create Talents- State Farm, VA- denied 11/8/80

Circuit Rider- Atlanta, GA- application only 4/15/80

Coalition to Save Services- application only

Committee to Save OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act)- New York, NY- application only

Farm Workers Law Project of Texas- Hildago, TX- denied 7/15/80

The Fenway News- Boston, MA- denied 11/3/80

Fight Back- denied 8/19/80 (see also Box 3/1 "Applications" 1973; Box 4/1 "Applications" 1974)

Greater Portland Nuclear Referendum Committee- Portland, ME- denied 8/19/80

Guatemala News Service and Information Bureau- Berkeley, CA- postponed 7/15/80 and denied 11/10/80

Health Policy Advisory Center- New York, NY- denied 6/2/80

John Brown Anti-Klan Committee- denied 7/14/80 (see also Box 11/2 "Applications" 1979)

Lake, Eva- photo montage- Portland, OR- denied 7/15/80

Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health- denied 11/2/80

Movimiento de la Izquierda Revolutionaria (MIR)- New York,NY- denied 7/15/80

National Lawyers Guild/La Raza Legal Alliance- Boston, MA- denied 6/2/80 (see also Box 2/2 "Applications" 1978; Box 3/1 1973; Box 3/2 1974; Box 4/1a 1975; Box 5/2 1981; Box 5/1 1980 unspecified; 11/2 1979; Box 11/2 "Affiliated" 1973- 79)

New York City Circus- New York, NY- postponed 7/15/80 (see also Box 5/2 "Applications" 1981)

OCR Composition Center- Santa Monica, CA- denied 8/19/80

Oficina Legal del Pueblo Unido- San Juan, TX- postponed 7/15/80 (see also Box 2/1 "Applications" 1976 and 1977; Box 4/1a "Applications" 1975; Box 10/2 1982)

Photography Limited- Bridgewater State Prison- Bridgewater, MA- denied by phone 6/2/80

Prisoner Contact Program- Santa Fe- NM- application only

San Fernando Valley Alliance for Survival- Van Nuys, CA- denied 11/3/80

Sing Out Magazine- New York, NY- denied 6/2/80 (see also Box 10/2 "Applications" 1982)

South African Military Refuge Aid Fund- Brooklyn, NY- denied 11/2/80

Survival Education Fund- Cambridge, MA- application only

Texas Farm Workers Law Office- Hidalgo, TX- denied 7/15/80

Theology in the Americas- New York, NY- application only

(Box 5/1"Applications" 1980 denied)

Trap Rock Peace Center- Deerfield, MA- denied 11/3/80

United Farm Workers of America- AFL-CIO- La Paz, Keene, CA- denied 7/15/80 (see also Box 2/1 "Applications" 1976)

Urban Planning Aid- Boston, MA- denied 8/21/80 (see also Box 4/2 "Applications" 1976; Box 5/2 "Applications" 1981 approved and denied)

US Student Association- Washington, DC- denied 11/3/80

Vieques Support Network- Pittsburg, CA- denied 9/24/80

Viewpoint Syndicate- Portland, OR- denied 11/3/80

Women Make Movies- New York, NY- denied 8/21/80

-folder with grant guideline requests from various organizations between Jan 1978 and Nov 1980

1980 unspecified- Box 5/1

Alliance for Survival- Van Nuys, CA

Baltimore Lesbians and Gay Men Against the Draft- Baltimore, MD

Black Veterans for Social Justice- Brooklyn, NY

Coalition Opposing Registration and the Draft- Eugene, OR

Contact- State Farm, VA

Downtown Welfare Advocate Center- New York, NY

Draft Information and Referral Center- West Virginia

Farm Labor Research, Inc.- Toledo, OH

First Congregational Church- United Church of Christ- Union City, MA

Midwest Committee for Military Counseling- Chicago, IL (see also Box 5/2 1981)

National Lawyers Guild- Dayton, OH (see also Box 2/2 "Applications" 1978; Box 3/1 1973; Box 3/2 1974; Box 4/1a 1975; Box 5/2 1981; Box 5/1 1980 denied)

New Bedford Women’s Center- New Bedofrd, MA

Nuclear Education Project

Solidarity Committee- San Diego, CA

Southern Africa Magazine- New York, NY (see also Box 2/2 "Applications" 1978; 11/2 1979)

Truck Driver’s Union- The "HUB"- Boston, MA

Union Women’s Alliance to Gain Equality- San Francisco, CA (see also Box 3/1 "Applications" 1973; Box 4/1a "Applications" 1975)

War Resisters League- Durham, NC (see also Box 4/1 "Applications" 1974; Box 5/2 1981; Box 8/2 1970-72; Box 10/2 1982)

Win Magazine- Brooklyn, NY (see also Box 2/2 1977; Box 3/1 1973; Box 4/2 1976; Box 4/2 1973)

Women’s Pentagon Action- New York, NY (see also Box 10/2 1982)

Box 5/2 Resist Collection- "Applications" 1981 approved and denied

Box 5/2 of the Resist Collection is divided into two series similarly to Box 5/1. The folders contained in this box are from 1981 only, and include both the approved (16) and denied (53) applications from that year. (see below for a complete list of organizations) The format for this box remains the same as the applications located in box 5/1, and files can be found alphabetically in its respective box.

1981 denied- Box 5/2

Agencia Perudistica de Información Alternativa- Managua, Nicaragua- denied 7/30/81

Aid to Incarcerated Mothers Program- MCI Framingham Family Project- Framingham, MA- denied 5/8/81

The Bay Area Committee on Occupational Safety and Health- Oakland, CA- application only

The Box Project- Plainville, CT- denied 10/6/81

California Housing Action and Information Network- Oakland, CA- application only

Center for Constitutional Rights- New York, NY- denied 6/16/81

Chinatown Housing and Developmental Task Force- Boston, MA- application only

The Citizens Party- Middlefield, CT- denied 7/27/81

Clergy and Laity Concerned- Chicago, IL- denied 5/8/81 (see also Box 5/2 "Applications" 1981 approved and denied; 10/2 "Applications" 1982; Box 8/2 "Affilated Organizations" 1970-72)

Colectiva Lesbiana Latinoamericana- New York, NY- denied 10/6/81

Committee for a New Korea Policy- Albany, NY- denied 7/22/81

Communist Workers Party USA- New York, NY- denied 6/12/81

Community Alternatives to Budget Cuts- Greensboro, NC- denied 4/18/82

Comparable Worth Project- Oakland, CA- denied 1/19/81

Congressional Union- Bronxville, NY- application only

Cooper Square Community Development Committee and Businessmen’s Association- New York, NY- denied 11/19/81

Die Rote Blume- Estes Park, CO- denied 5/8/81

Disabled Lesbians- New York, NY- denied 3/21/82

El Salvador Solidarity Committee- application only

The Emma Goldman Papers Project- Berkeley, CA- application only

Farm Labor Research Project, Inc.- Toledo, OH- denied 1/15/81

Female Liberation- The Second Wave- Cambridge, MA- denied 5/8/81

First Congregational Church- United Church of Christ- Union City, MI- denied 1/18/81

Friends Outside- Riverside, CA- denied 7/27/81

Fund for Open Information and Accountability- New York, NY- denied 10/24/81

GCR Media Arts- Cambridge, MA- request for more information 10/8/81

Greensboro Justice Fund- New York, NY- denied 5/8/81

Harmony Image Productions- application only- 1981

Ithaca Peace Council- Ithaca, NY

June 12th Campaign- Boston, MA- denied 4/18/82

Leonard Peltier Support Group- Mohegan Lake, NY

Massachusetts Childbearing Rights Alliance- Boston, MA- denied 10/6/81

Massachusetts Open Resistance (National Resistance Committee East Coast Office)- denied 12/31/81

Mission Hill Planning Commission- Roxbury, MA- denied 12/31/81

(Box 5/2 "Applications" 1981 denied)

Montachusett Political Action Committee- Fitchburg, MA- denied 3/21/81

Mujeres Latinas de Dorchester en Acción- Dorchester, MA- denied 10/6/81 (see also Box 10/2 "Applications" 1982)

National Anti-Draft Teach-In Project- USSA- denied 4/26/81

National Lawyers Guild- Dayton, OH- application requested 1/8/81 (see also Box 2/2 "Applications" 1978; Box 3/1 "Applications" 1973; Box 3/2 "Applications" 1974; Box 4/1a "Applications" 1975; Box 11/2 "Affiliated" 1973-79; Box 10/2 1982)

Nelson, Eugene- Forestville, CA- denied 5/8/81

New England Coalition Against Prisons- Cambridge, MA- application only

New England Women’s Studies Associations Working Conference on Women and Racism in New England- Cambridge, MA- denied by phone 1981

New York Circus- Ecumenical Center for Social Justice and International Awareness- New York, NY- denied 12/31/81 (see also Box 5/1 "Applications" 1980)

Nicaragua Solidarity Committee- Cambridge, MA

No Evictions Committee- Cambridge, MA- denied 7/22/81

Northern Sun Alliance- Minneapolis, MN- denied 10/24/81

"One Step at a Time"- Cambridge, MA- denied 3/21/82

An Open Letter in Recent Developments in the American Indian Movement/International Treaty Council- Brooklyn, NY- denied 5/8/81

The Pacific Studies Center- Mountain View, CA- denied 6/11/81 and denied 7/21/81

People of Prisoners Transportation, Inc.- Boston, MA- denied 5/8/81

Progressive Technology Co.- Tallahassee, FL- denied 5/15/81

Radio West Productions- Los Angeles, CA- denied 12/31/81

Renters’ Rights Project- Boulder, CO- application only

Resist the Draft- Los Angeles, CA- denied 6/10/81

San José, CA- denied 7/27/81

Substance- Chicago, IL

Third Unitarian Church- Chicago, IL- application only

Vanguard Books- Chicago, IL- denied 10/6/81

The Wallflower Order- Cambridge, MA- denied 12/31/81

Women’s Caucus of the Northampton Committee on El Salvador- denied 11/19/81

1981 approved- Box 5/2

The Boston Clamshell Coalition- Cambridge, MA- approved 6/9/81- $400

Boston Committee Against Execution and the Boston Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression- approved 4/26/81- $100

Clergy and Laity Concerned and Coalition Opposing Registration and the Draft- Oregon- approved 11/19/81- $208 (see also Box 5/2 "Applications" 1981 approved and denied; Box 8/2 "Affiliated" 1970-72; Box 10/2 "Applications" 1982)

Cleveland Beacon- Cleveland, OH- approved 6/9/81- $250 (see Box 10/2 "Applications" 1982)

(Box 5/2 "Applications" 1981)

Farm Labor Organizing Committee- Toledo, OH- approved 4/26/81- $100 (see also Box 2/1 "Applications" 1977; Box 2/2 1978; Box 4/1a 1975; 11/2 1979)

The National Lawyers Guild- Military Task Force- approved 4/26/81- $300 (see also Box 2/2 "Applications" 1978; Box 3/1 1973; Box 3/2 1974; Box 4/1 1975; Box 5/1 1980; 11/2 1979)

People’s Anti-War Mobilization- Boston, MA- approved 4/26/81- $100

Rocky Flats Coalition- Denver, CO- approved 4/26/81- $100

Selective Service Law Panel of Los Angeles- Los Angeles, CA- approved 11/19/81- $100

South Organizing Committee- Birmingham, AL- approved 11/19/81- $150

Southern Student Activists Network- Atlanta, GA- approved 4/26/81- $200

Urban Planning Aid, Inc.- Boston, MA- approved 4/26/81- $400 (see also Box 4/2 "Applications" 1976; Box 5/1 1980)

Venice/Santa Monica Draft- Santa Monica, CA- approved 4/26/81- $ 250

Vocations for Social Change- Boston, MA- approved 4/26/81- $100

War Resisters League- St. Louis, MO- approved 4/26/81- $300 (see also Box 4/1 "Applications" 1974; Box 8/2 "Affiliated" 1970-72; Box 10/2 1982)

1981 unspecified- Box 5/2

The Alternate Image- Tuscon, AZ

Anchorage Draft Counseling Center- Anchorage, AL

Black and Proud Elementary School- Jackson, MS (see also Box 2/1 "Applications" 1977; Box 4/2 1976; Box 5/1 1980; Box 10/2 1982)

Black United Front- Brooklyn, NY

Buffalo Newsletter- Buffalo, NY

The Center for Disarmament Education- Louisiana State University

Central American Taskforce- Johnstown, PA

Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador- Boston, MA (see also Box 10/2 1982)

Committee in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala- New York, NY

Community Mailing Service- Philadelphia, PA

Collectavision- Northampton, MA

ConnectiCOSH- Hartford, CT

Contra/Diction- Cambridge, MA (see also Box 5/1 1980)

East Providence Community Center- Proveidence, RI (see also Box 10/2 1982)

Friends Outside

Health Policy Advisory Center- New York, NY

HomeFront- Hartford, CT

Indochina Newsletter- Dorchester, MA (see also Box 10/2 1982)

Jobs with Peace- Boston, MA

Madame Binh Graphics Collective- Brooklyn, NY (see also Box 11/2 1979)

Media Access Training and Assistance Unit- Brighton, MA

Midwest Committee on Military Counseling- Chicago, IL (see also Box 5/1 1980)

Miners for Safe Energy- Lead, SD

Moncada Libreary- Brooklyn, NY (see also Box 11/2 1979)

New York Committee Against Registration and the Draft- New York, NY

Oficina del Pueblo Unido- San Juan, TX

(Box 5/2 1981 unspecified)

Palestine Solidarity Committee- New York,NY

People’s Office of Communication- Bosotn, MA

Recon Publications- Philadelphia, PA (see also Box 2/1 "Applications" 1976; Box 3/2 1974; Box 4/1 1974; Box 4/1a 1975; Box 10/2 1982)

Registration Draft Media Project- Berkeley, CA

Reproductive Rights Group- Amherst, MA

Reproductive Rights National Network- New York, NY

San José Peace Center- San José, CA

Sing Out! Magazine- New York, NY (see also Box 5/1 "Applications" 1980; Box 10/2 1982)

St. Louis Committee Against Registration and the Draft- St. Louis, MO

Stop Project ELF- Madison, WI

Those United to Right Facism- Columbus, OH

United League of Holmes County- Lexington, MA (see also Box 10/2 1982)

West Virginians for Equal Justice- Beckley, W. VA

Western Massachusetts Labor Community Support Network

Women’s Connection- Brattleboro, VT

Women’s History Research Project- Berkeley, CA (see also Box 10/2 1982)

Women’s International Resource Exchange -New York, NY (see also Box 10/2 1982)

Women Organizing for Occupational Safety and Health- Amherst, MA

Women’s Pentagon Action- Washington, DC (see also Box 10/2 1982)

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Prepared for electronic publication by Michael J. Breen '99, July 1999.