Jefferson Center records. 1982-2003.

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Jefferson Center records. 1982-2003.

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Administrative records and Citizen Jury recordings of the Jefferson Center, a non-partisan, non-profit political reform organization. Administrative records include board of directors and executive committee meeting minutes, financial files, marketing materials, and miscellaneous files. Citizens Jury series include transcripts and administrative materials but are primarily video recordings from several projects, especially America's Tough Choices: The U.S. Federal Budget Citizens Jury (1993), the Minnesota Gubernatorial Election Citizens Jury (1990), and the Tim Penny Congressional Citizens Jury (1994). Correspondence and related papers from an Internal Revenue Service case regarding the Jefferson Center's status as a 501(c)(3) organization are also included.

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