Tenant Action Group (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records
Collection ID
Acc. 580
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Collection Summary
Title
Tenant Action Group (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records
Dates
1975-1983
Collection ID
Acc. 580
Creator
Tenant Action Group (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Quantity
22 linear feet (22 boxes)
Repository
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries
Language
Materials in English
Detailed Collection Information
Historical Note
The Tenant Action Group (TAG) represents the militant community based activism of the 1970's, which organized groups of poor people for political action around specific grievances. TAG grew out of the Northwest Tenants Organization, which was founded in 1968 as a rent strike-oriented group. Between 1972 and 1974, TAG developed as a political action and lobbying organization. It also offered advice to tenants of private housing on legal rights and bureaucratic procedures.
In 1974 TAG persuaded Ethel Allen to introduce rent control legislation to the City Council, and for the next two years it organized campaigns in support of the bill. It also waged a campaign for better Housing Code enforcement and the creation of a Housing Court. By 1977, TAG had developed a repair and deduct law and a Women's Fair Housing Bill. In support of its cause, TAG sponsored hearings, conferences and demonstrations. It worked closely with Community Legal Services, with other activist organizations in Philadelphia on issues such as heat for tenants, and with national and state tenants' organizations, including the State Tenants Organization of Pennsylvania (STOP). In 1980 TAG helped secure the establishment of a Philadelphia Housing Court, and it began to receive VISTA funds for neighborhood centers. However, by 1982 it was severely critical of the Housing Court, and the Reagan Administration had ended its VISTA support. Thus TAG continued to struggle both for tenants rights and its own existence.
Like similar community organizations, TAG was constantly wrestling with problems of finance, structure and commitment. Much of its funding came from sympathetic foundations. TAG's governing structure usually included representatives of local tenant groups, while committees dealt with specific issues and ongoing concerns. But it proved difficult to get tenants involved in issues beyond the immediate concerns of their houses. A Repair Action Group (RAG), was formed in 1975 to deal with specific complaints to landlords and/or the city. In addition, TAG created clinics to educate tenants about their rights and how to secure assistance with problems, and by the late seventies it was receiving many hundreds of calls each year. As some activists pointed out, the organization was trying to be both a social service agency and a militant political group. But that grew out of the understanding that TAG's goals in City Council could only be accomplished if its represented a substantial number of people, such as the tenants whose main interest in TAG was in the immediate help it offered.
Description of Collection
These records illustrate the organization 's dual nature. Overall political and legislative activities are documented in a fairly complete set of minutes from 1975 to 1981, supplemented by correspondence files. Annual conference proceedings, publicity releases and other public relations files provide an overview of tactics and strategies. Specific tenant issues and campaigns around legislation in City Council are well documented, as are the activities of STOP, and the Repair Action Group. The largest single set of files--nearly half of the collection--consists of Interview Forms summarizing calls by tenants. The earliest date from 1975, but the bulk are from 1977 to 1981. The forms indicate the name and address of the complainant, the nature of the complaint and the action recommended by TAG. The organization would usually refer caller to the relevant city agency, Community Legal Services, or a politician, and/or send literature or try to get the tenant to attend a TAG clinic. The collection includes thousands of interview forms, providing a detailed and realistic picture of housing problems in Philadelphia.
See: Urban Archives Notes . No. 30, Spring 1986, p. 4-5
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 7 series as follows:
Series 1: Administration, 1974-1982
Series 2: Activities, 1972-1982
Series 3: Legal Numbered Files, undated
Series 4: Legal Subject Files, 1969-1982
Series 5: Repair Action Group, 1975-1978
Series 6: Telephone Interviews, 1976-1983
Series 7: Other Organizations, 1972-1979
Series 1: Administration, includes administrative files of the Tenant Action Group's early organizing efforts as well as the agendas and minutes of its Steering Committee meetings. Also included in this series are administrative correspondence and a number of miscellaneous items.
Series 2: Activities, includes the Activities of the Tenant Action Group, including its dealings with the Department of Licenses and Inspections, Housing and Urban Development and the Philadelphia Housing Authority, as well as the general public. Also included are the records of the organizations efforts to promote rent control and fair housing legislation. Also included are the organization's records of heat abatement during the winters of 1977-82 and its media relations records.
Series 3: Legal Numbered Files, are organized by number. Each number is taken from a list in records with each number on folder preceded by "D."
Series 4: Legal Subject Files, includes a number of legal issues arranged in four major categories: Housing Court, Philadelphia Law, Pennsylvania Law and United States Law. The Housing Court files include the records of the Tenant Action Groups' efforts to organize a functional housing court as well as the records of the group's "Court Watch" committee, established to monitor the court. The Philadelphia legal files include the dealings of the Philadelphia Municipal Court, the United States District Court and housing code information. The bulk of the Pennsylvania legal files include TAG's efforts to pass legislation. The United States legal files include similar efforts on the federal level, including the Housing Act of 1978.
Series 5: Repair Action Group, includes the records of this sub-organization.
Series 6: Telephone Interviews, consists of thousands of standardized telephone interview forms filled out by TAG employees and volunteers as they spoke with tenants who had called the organization seeking some form of assistance. Arranged by ward.
Series 7: Other Organizations, includes files and information on other tenant organizations. The Northwest Tenant's Organization -- based in the Germantown area of Philadelphia was the pre-cursor to TAG and continued to operate as its own organization after the formal organization of TAG. The Philadelphia Tenant's Information Service was directly linked to TAG and published the periodical "Tenant's Advocate." Also included in this series is information on the State Tenant Organization of Pennsylvania.
Patron Information
Research Access
Collection is open for research.
Collections Stored Off-Site
This collection may be housed off-site at the Library Depository, and require up to two business days to retrieve. Please review the finding aid and be prepared to identify specific materials to be retrieved. Contact the Special Collections Research Center in advance of your visit, so that materials may be relocated to the reading room for research.
Publication and Copyright Information
The Tenant Action Group (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Tenant Action Group (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records , Acc. 580, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Eva Gladstein in August, 1984
Processing Information
Collection processed and inventory prepared by Matthew S. Hopper, November 1997. Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in April 2016.
Index Terms
The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:
Corporate Names:
Tenant Action Group (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subjects:
Housing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Landlord and tenant -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Places:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Material Types:
Administrative records
Ephemera
Correspondence
Legal records
Minutes
Press releases
Publications
Reports
Inventory
Series 1: Administration, 1974-1982
Series 1 includes administrative files of the Tenant Action Group's early organizing efforts as well as the agendas and minutes of its Steering Committee meetings. Also included in this series are administrative correspondence and a number of miscellaneous items.
1 1 Early Organization Efforts. First meetings - Early Organizing 1974
1 2 Early Organization Efforts. Initial Organizing Efforts 1976
1 3 Early Organization Efforts. Membership Registration 1975-1976
1 4 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes 1975
1 5 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes January-May 1976
1 6 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes June-December 1976
1 7 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes January-May 1977
1 8 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes June-September 1977
1 9 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes September-December 1977
1 10 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes January-June 1978
1 11 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes July-December 1978
1 12 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes January-June 1979
1 13 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes July-December 1979
1 14 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes January-June 1980
1 15 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes July-December 1980
1 16 Steering Committee. Agendas and Minutes 1981
1 17 Steering Committee. Inner-Committee Correspondence 1977-1978
1 18 Steering Committee. Membership 1976
1 19 Correspondence. General Correspondence 1976
1 20 Correspondence. Letters: Requests for help 1978-1981
1 21 Correspondence. Letters: Requests for information 1979-1981
1 22 Indo-Chinese "Boat People," 1979
1 23 Eva Gladstein Letters 1979
1 24 Budget 1981
1 25 Miscellaneous. "Paul Robeson" Membership Letter Responses Undated
1 26 Miscellaneous. Electoral Politics Committee 1975
1 27 Miscellaneous. Services Assessment 1977
1 28 Miscellaneous. Office- General 1982
Series 2: Activities, 1972-1982
Series 2 includes the Activities of the Tenant Action Group, including its dealings with the Department of Licenses and Inspections, Housing and Urban Development and the Philadelphia Housing Authority, as well as the general public. Also included are the records of the organizations efforts to promote rent control and fair housing legislation. Also included are the organization's records of heat abatement during the winters of 1977-82 and its media relations records.
2 1 Department of Licenses and Inspections. General Information Undated
2 2 Department of Licenses and Inspections. Publications 1975-1976
2 3 Housing Inspections 1972-1973
2 4 Housing Inspections 1974-1977
2 5 Housing Inspections Summer 1976
2 6 Unfit Housing 1971-1973
2 7 Unfit Housing 1974-1975
2 8 Unfit Housing 1975-1977
2 9 Unfit Housing 1979
2 10 Cases 1974-1976
2 11 HUD/FHA. General Information Undated
2 12 HUD/FHA. Research Materials. Notes (Stenton) Undated
2 13 HUD/FHA. Research and Notes Undated
2 14 HUD/FHA. Occupancy Report List 1974
2 15 HUD/FHA. Occupancy Report List 1975
2 16 HUD/FHA. Newsletters 1976-1977
2 17 HUD/FHA. Anti-HUD and Anti-FHA Newsletters Undated
2 18 HUD/FHA. Meeting, Washington D.C. 1975
2 19 HUD/FHA. People United Against HUD (PUAH) Undated
2 20 HUD/FHA. PHA/FHA- Investigation/Scandal Undated
2 21 HUD/FHA. PHA 1981-1982
2 22 Heat Abatement. The Heat Abatement Issue 1977
2 23 Heat Abatement. Early Files Undated
2 24 Heat Abatement. General Undated
2 25 Intake October 1977-January 1978
2 26 Intake October 1979-January 1980
2 27 Intake Resolved Cases, 1981
3 1 Intake 1982
3 2 Intake 1982-1983
3 3 Court Watch Undated
3 4 Rent Control. Beginning Efforts July 1974
3 5 Rent Control. Articles Undated
3 6 Rent Control. Flyers Undated
3 7 Rent Control. Signed Petitions 1975
3 8 Rent Control. Cambridge Tenants Meeting Undated
3 9 Rent Control. Bill #1657 1974
3 10 Rent Control. Bill #1657. Synopsis 1974
3 11 Rent Control. Bill #1657. Testimony/Opinions Undated
3 12 Rent Control. Bill #1982 1975
3 13 Rent Control. Bill #1982. Testimony 1975
3 14 Rent Control. Anti-Rent Control 1975
3 15 Rent Control. Questionnaire for Public Hearings on Rent Control Bill #1982 Undated
3 16 Conferences. First Annual 1975
3 17 Conferences. Second Annual 1976
3 18 Conferences. Third Annual 1977
3 19 Conferences. Registration Forms Undated
3 20 Conferences. Fourth Annual 1978
3 21 Conferences. Registration Forms Undated
3 22 Conferences. Evaluations Undated
3 23 Conferences. Fifth Annual 1979
3 24 Conferences. Registration Forms Undated
4 1 Conferences. Seventh Annual 1981
4 2 Fair Housing. General Information Undated
4 3 Fair Housing. Housing Discrimination 1960s
4 4 Fair Housing. Statistics. Rent Increase, etc. Philadelphia 1977
4 5 Fair Housing. Section 8 Undated
4 6 Fair Housing. Wister Survey Undated
4 7 Fair Housing. Bergert Questionnaire Undated
4 8 Fair Housing. Training Workshop August 11, 1979
4 9 Fair Housing. City-Wide Tenant's Council Undated
4 10 Fair Housing. Tenants' Bill of Rights. Support Letters 1977
4 11 Fair Housing. Tenants' Rights Clinics/Eviction Clinics 1978-1979
4 12 Fair Housing. Landlord/Tenant Arbitration Undated
4 13 Fair Housing. South Central Philadelphia Housing Study 1972-1973
4 14 Fair Housing. TAG/STOP Informational Meeting. Planning January 1977
4 15 Fair Housing. Eva Gladstein: "How to Research Housing Issues in Philadelphia” 1974
4 16 Fair Housing. McDougal, Harold A. (Rutgers). Papers Undated
4 17 Fair Housing. Task Force on Tenant Participation 1978
4 18 Fair Housing. List of Philadelphia Apartment Buildings Undated
4 19 Letters to Editor Undated
4 20 Press Releases 1974
4 21 Press Releases 1975
4 22 Press Releases 1976
4 23 Press Releases 1977
4 24 Newsletters Undated
4 25 Radio Undated
4 26 T.V./Radio Undated
4 27 Miscellaneous. Neighborhood Renewal Program. Data 1970-1971
4 28 Miscellaneous. Used House Program Undated
4 29 Miscellaneous. Unemployment Compensation Information Undated
4 30 Miscellaneous. Germantown Undated
4 31 Miscellaneous. South Central Philadelphia Development Potential Study 1972
4 32 Miscellaneous. Arson Information Undated
4 33 Miscellaneous. Suburban Housing Undated
4 34 Miscellaneous. Allens Lane Apartments. West Mt. Airy Neighbors Undated
4 35 Miscellaneous. Women's Credit Handbook Undated
4 36 Miscellaneous. Consumer Education Program Undated
4 37 Miscellaneous. Ward Leaders/Committee Undated
Series 3: Legal Numbered Files, undated
Series 3 contains legal numbered files that are organized by number. Each number is taken from a list in records with each number on folder preceded by "D."
5 1 01 1.1(1) Form 42, Lease Interpretation Undated
5 2 1.1(2) Form 50, Uniform Lease Agreement Undated
5 3 1.1(3) Undated
5 4 1.1(5) Green Street West Lease Undated
5 5 1.2 Construction of Leases Undated
5 6 1.2(1) Independence of Lease Covenants Undated
5 7 1.2(2) Adhesion Nature of Leases Undated
5 8 1.2(3) Unconscionability of Leases Undated
5 9 1.2(4) Effect of Fraudulent Inducement upon Leases Undated
5 10 1.3(2) Law on Implied Warranty of Habitability Undated
5 11 1.3(2)(2) Judicial Decisions on Implied Warranty Undated
5 12 1.3(4) Security Undated
5 13 2.1(1) Landlord Registration Ordinance Undated
5 14 2.1(5) Defense of “No Demand for Rent" Undated
5 15 2.1(6) Constructive Eviction Undated
5 16 2.1(77) Waiver of Rent Undated
5 17 2.2(1) Law vs. Distraint for Rent Undated
5 18 2.2(3) Landlord and Tenant Officers Undated
5 19 2.2(4) Bank Attachments Undated
5 20 2.3(2) Unconscionability of Rent Increases Undated
5 21 2.3(3) Obligation of Welfare Department to Pay for Rent Increases Undated
5 22 2.4(1) Rent Control, Generally Undated
5 23 2.5(1)(2) Constitutionality of Rent Withholding Act Undated
5 24 2.5(1)(3) No. Of Six Month Terms under Rent Withholding Act Undated
5 25 2.5(1)(4) Rent Withholding as Bar to Com. Law Rent Defense Undated
5 26 2.5(1)(5)(1) “Unfit" Escrow Letter to Landlord Undated
5 27 2.5(1)(6) Actions under Rent Withholding Act by Landlords to Recover Withheld Money Undated
5 28 2.5(1)(7) Undated
5 29 2.5(2) Common Law, Rent Withholding Undated
5 30 2.5(3)(1) Complaints (Preliminary Injunction against Defendants) Undated
5 31 2.5(3)(2) Preliminary Objections to Complaint Inequity Undated
5 32 2.5(3)(3) Memoranda in Support of Preliminary Injunctions Undated
5 33 2.5(3)(5) Memos Opposing Equitable Relief Undated
5 34 2.5(3)(6) Memos on Equity Jurisdiction Undated
5 35 2.5(3)(7) Escrowee’s Liability Undated
5 36 3.1(1) Landlord Tenant Act of 1951 Undated
5 37 3.1(1)(1) Jurisdictional Requirements of Eviction Undated
5 38 3.1(1)(2) Adequate Notice and Service to Parties Undated
5 39 3.1(1)(4) Appeals from Municipal Court Undated
5 40 3.1(1)(5) Appeals - Nunc Pro Tunc Undated
5 41 3.1(1)(6) Appeals - Bond Requirements Undated
5 42 3.1(1)(7) Appeals - In Forma Pauperis Undated
5 43 3.1(1)(8) Petitions to Quash Appeals Undated
5 44 3.1(1)(9)(b) Petition to Stay Eviction - Opening and Striking Judgements Undated
5 45 3.1(2)(1) Self-help Injunctions Undated
5 46 3.1(2)(2) Self-help Briefs Undated
5 47 3.1(2)(2)(1) and 3.1(2)(2)(2) Self-help Injunctions and Damages Undated
5 48 3.1(3) Injunctions in Federally Controlled Housing Undated
6 1 3.2(1) Retaliation (Eviction of Tenants on Rent Strike) Undated
6 2 3.2(3) Abhorrence of Forfeitures Undated
6 3 3.2(4) Undated
6 4 4.4 Articles on Collective Bargaining Arguments and Tenant Unions Undated
6 5 4.5 Arbitration Undated
6 6 4.6(1) Conspiracy Undated
6 7 4.7 Tenant Union Capacity to Sue Undated
6 8 5.1(1) Municipal Court Act Undated
6 9 5.1(2) Municipal Court Rules Undated
6 10 5.1(3) Defense of Lack of Jurisdiction Undated
6 11 5.2(1) Common Pleas Motion Court Rules Undated
6 12 5.2(2) Common Pleas Motion Forms Undated
6 13 5.3 District Court, Eastern District Pennsylvania Undated
6 14 5.7 United States Supreme Court Undated
6 15 5.8 Abuse and Malicious Use of Process Undated
6 16 5.9 Contempt Undated
6 17 8.1 Jurisdiction of United States Courts Undated
6 18 8.2 HUD Civil Rights Acts Undated
6 19 8.3 HUD Failure to Repair Undated
6 20 8.4 HUD’s Obligation to Provide a Hearing Undated
6 21 8.6 HUD’s Failure to Fund Programs Undated
6 22 8.7 Actions to Quit Title Undated
6 23 9.1(3) Appeals from Fair Housing Commission Undated
6 24 9.1(4) Fair Housing Commission Hearing Briefs Undated
6 25 9.2(2) Appeals from L & I Board of Review Undated
6 26 9.2(3) Procedures of L & I Board of Review Undated
6 27 9.3(3) Mandamus against L & I Undated
6 28 9.3(4) Undated
6 29 9.3(5) Collection of Fines by L & I Undated
6 30 9.3(8) Action for Special Prosecutor Undated
6 31 9.4(1) Primary Jurisdiction of Administrative Agency Undated
6 32 9.5(1) HUD Programs Undated
6 33 9.5(1)(1) Section 8 Housing Undated
6 34 9.5(1)(2) Community Development Block Grants Undated
6 35 9.5(1)(3) Rent Increase Hearing Undated
6 36 9.6(1) Immunity Undated
6 37 9.7 Undated
6 38 10.1 Injunctions - Repairs Undated
6 39 10.2 Right to Repair and Deduct for Violations Undated
6 40 11.1 Housing Discrimination - Complaints, etc Undated
6 41 11.1(1) Diminution of Services due to Racial Change Undated
6 42 11.1(2) Interference with First Amendment Rights Undated
6 43 11.1(3) Denial of Due Process Undated
6 44 12.2 Preliminary Objections and Motions to Dismiss Undated
6 45 12.3 Answer and New Matter Undated
6 46 12.4 Notice of Appeal Undated
6 47 12.8 Model Interrogatories Undated
6 48 12.10 Law and Forms on Intervention of a Party in a Lawsuit Undated
6 49 12.11 Amendments to Complaints Undated
6 50 12.12 Admissions in Pleadings Undated
6 51 12.13 Counterclaim Undated
6 52 12.14 Motion for Production of Documents Undated
6 53 12.15 Petition to Assign Case to Single Judge Undated
6 54 13 General Law on Landlord/Tenant Actions Undated
6 55 14.2 Interpleader of Bank of the Escrowed Monies in a Rent Strike Undated
6 56 14.3 Receivership Undated
6 57 14.4 Attachment Undated
6 58 15.1 Federal Jurisdiction Undated
6 59 15.2 Consolidation of Actions Undated
6 60 15.3 Undated
6 61 15.5 Statute of Limitations Undated
6 62 15.6 Mootness Undated
6 63 15.7 Res Judicata Undated
7 1 15.8 Class Actions Undated
7 2 15.9 Statutory Construction Undated
7 3 15.10 Sample Orders Undated
7 4 15.11 Subpoena Undated
7 5 15.12 Stipulation to Extend Time to Plead Undated
7 6 15.13 Real Party in Interest Undated
7 7 16.1 Code of Professional Responsibility Undated
7 8 17 Arbitration Procedures Undated
7 9 18.1 Corporations: Legal Remedies Undated
7 10 18.2 Cooperative Associations Undated
7 11 19 Zoning Undated
7 12 20 Legislation Undated
7 13 21.1 Slumlordism as a Tort Undated
7 14 21.2 Undated
7 15 21.3 Actions for Non-Repair Generally Undated
7 16 21.4 Forcible Detainer Undated
7 17 21.5 Lead-Paint Poisoning Undated
7 18 21.6 Settlement Agreement Undated
7 19 21.7 Necessity for Impact as Condition for Damages Undated
7 20 21.8 Undated
7 21 22 Public Housing Authority Undated
7 22 23 Miscellaneous Undated
7 23 24 Undated
7 24 25 Undated
7 25 26 Undated
7 26 27 Undated
Series 4: Legal Subject Files, 1969-1982
Series 4 includes a number of legal issues arranged in four major categories: Housing Court, Philadelphia Law, Pennsylvania Law and United States Law. The Housing Court files include the records of the Tenant Action Groups's efforts to organize a functional housing court as well as the records of the group's "Court Watch" committee, established to monitor the court. The Philadelphia legal files include the dealings of the Philadelphia Municipal Court, the United States District Court and housing code information. The bulk of the Pennsylvania legal files include TAG's efforts to pass legislation. The United States legal files include similar efforts on the federal level, including the Housing Act of 1978.
7 27 Housing Court. Philadelphia Housing Court Committee Undated
7 28 Housing Court. Housing Court Committee Undated
7 29 Housing Court. Landlord and Tenant Court Undated
7 30 Housing Court. Early Organizing Efforts Undated
7 31 Housing Court. General Undated
7 32 Housing Court. Miscellaneous Undated
8 1 Monitoring 1981
8 2 Press Undated
8 3 Court Watch Undated
8 4 Court Watch. Completed Forms Undated
8 5 Multi-Family Housing Council. Court Cases January-June 1982
8 6 Campaign for Justice Undated
8 7 Philadelphia Law. Philadelphia Municipal Court. Prosecutions Undated
8 8 Philadelphia Law. Philadelphia Municipal Court. Fines Paid 1973
8 9 Philadelphia Law. Philadelphia Municipal Court. Fines Paid 1974
8 10 Philadelphia Law. Philadelphia Municipal Court. Statistics 1977-1978
8 11 Philadelphia Law. United States District Court – Philadelphia. Kayden v. Horvath 1975
8 12 Philadelphia Law. United States District Court – Philadelphia. Walker/Aikens v. Smith 1975
8 13 Philadelphia Law. United States District Court – Philadelphia. Allen v. Druckenmiller 1976
8 14 Philadelphia Law. United States District Court – Philadelphia. Burrell v. Philadelphia- Escrow Case Undated
8 15 Philadelphia Law. United States District Court – Philadelphia. City Council v. Consumer Ed. and Protect. Assoc. 1980
8 16 Philadelphia Law. United States District Court – Philadelphia. Whitman Park Lawsuit 1976-1977
8 17 Philadelphia Law. United States District Court – Philadelphia. Legal Cases. Miscellaneous 1972-1974
8 18 Philadelphia Housing Code. Information Undated
8 19 Philadelphia Housing Code. Code Enforcement Study Undated
8 20 Philadelphia Housing Code. Code Enforcement. Working Copy Undated
8 21 Philadelphia Housing Code. Violations. Raw Data Undated
8 22 Philadelphia Politics. North Philadelphia Political Address Directory 1969
8 23 Philadelphia Politics. Philadelphia Wards 1970s
8 24 Philadelphia Politics. Petitions. Public Utilities Commission. Proposed Undated
8 25 Miscellaneous. Committee to Reorganize C.L.S. 1976-1977
8 26 Miscellaneous. Philadelphia Tenant Union. Landlord Relations Ordinance Undated
8 27 Miscellaneous 1976-1977
9 1 Pennsylvania Legislation. S.B. #1079 1974
9 2 Pennsylvania Legislation. S.B. # 944 1977
9 3 Pennsylvania Legislation. H.B. #1335 1978
9 4 Pennsylvania Legislation. H.B. #1335. Campaign Letters 1978
9 5 Pennsylvania Legislation. Lien Bill 1979
9 6 Pennsylvania Legislation. H.B. #1762 1979-1980
9 8 Pennsylvania Legislative Updates. Community Legal Services 1977-1979
9 9 Pennsylvania Legislative Updates. Housing Legislation Information 1980
9 10 Pennsylvania Legislative Updates. Housing Legislation Information 1981
9 11 Pennsylvania Legislation. Miscellaneous 1972-1977
9 12 Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Profiles 1977-1978
9 13 Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Map 1977-1978
9 14 United States Law. Legislation 1976-1977
9 15 United States Law. Housing Act 1978
9 16 Legal Forms. IFP Potential Form Undated
9 17 Legal Forms. Various Undated
9 18 Legal Forms. Checklist of Documents Received Undated
9 19 Legal Forms. Various-Blank Undated
9 20 Legal Forms. Various-Blank Undated
9 21 Legal Forms. Subpoena-Filled Undated
Series 5: Repair Action Group, 1975-1978
Series 5 includes the records of this sub-organization.
10 1 Minutes 1976
10 2 Minutes 1977
10 3 Minutes 1978
10 4 Press Releases, etc. Undated
10 5 Miscellaneous Undated
10 6 Correspondence. City/State Government 1975-1978
10 7 Correspondence. General Public 1975
10 8 Correspondence. General 1976
10 9 Correspondence. General Public 1976
10 10 Correspondence. "Dear Friends" Letters 1975-1976
10 11 Correspondence. General 1977
10 12 Correspondence. General 1977
10 13 Correspondence. General Public 1978
10 14 Correspondence. Department of L & I [Licenses and Inspections?] 1978
10 15 Correspondence. Incoming. Tenants 1977-1978
10 16 Correspondence. Incoming. General 1975-1977
10 17 Referrals 1976
10 18 Referrals 1976-1978
10 19 First Repair and Deduct Letter Undated
10 20 Second Repair and Deduct Letter Undated
10 21 Progress Report Forms Undated
10 22 Action Taken. A-C Undated
10 23 Action Taken. C-D Undated
10 24 Action Taken. E-H Undated
10 25 Action Taken. I-J Undated
10 26 Action Taken. K-N Undated
10 27 Action Taken. O-R Undated
10 28 Action Taken. S-Z Undated
10 29 Action Taken. Bessie Lewis Undated
10 30 Action Taken. Gonzalves/Jardin Undated
10 31 Phone Interviews 1975
10 32 Phone Interviews August-September 1976
10 33 Phone Interviews October 1976
10 34 Phone Interviews October 1976
10 35 Phone Interviews November 1976
10 36 Phone Interviews December 1976
10 37 Phone Interviews March 1977
Series 6: Telephone Interviews, 1976-1983
Series 6 consists of thousands of standardized telephone interview forms filled out by TAG employees and volunteers as they spoke with tenants who had called the organization seeking some form of assistance. Arranged by ward.
11 1 Ward Map Undated
11 2 Ward 1 Undated
11 3 Ward 1 Undated
11 4 Ward 2 Undated
11 5 Ward 2 Undated
11 6 Ward 3 Undated
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Series 7: Other Organizations, 1972-1979
Series 7 includes files and information on other tenant organizations. The Northwest Tenant's Organization -- based in the Germantown area of Philadelphia was the pre-cursor to TAG and continued to operate as its own organization after the formal organization of TAG. The Philadelphia Tenant's Information Service was directly linked to TAG and published the periodical "Tenant's Advocate." Also included in this series is information on the State Tenant Organization of Pennsylvania.
19 11 Northwest Tenants Organizations. Annual Report 1972
19 12 Northwest Tenants Organization. Correspondence 1972-1973
19 13 Northwest Tenants Organization. Correspondence 1974
19 14 Northwest Tenants Organization. Correspondence 1975
19 15 Northwest Tenants Organization. Potential Members 1976
19 16 Northwest Tenants Organization. Proposals/Evaluations Undated
19 17 Northwest Tenants Organization. Code Enforcement Undated
19 18 Northwest Tenants Organization. Tenants Bill of Rights Undated
19 19 Northwest Tenants Organization. Memorandum of Law 1977
19 20 Northwest Tenants Organization. Pennsylvania Rent Withholding Law Undated
19 21 Northwest Tenants Organization. Housing Information. United States. General Undated
20 1 Northwest Tenants Organization. Housing Information. United States. General Undated
20 2 Northwest Tenants Organization. Housing Information. Letter Writing Campaign 1976
20 3 Northwest Tenants Organization. Housing Information. Heat Complaints Undated
20 4 Northwest Tenants Organization. Housing Information. Tenants' History Project Undated
20 5 Northwest Tenants Organization. Housing Information. Woodbine Tenants Council Undated
20 6 Northwest Tenants Organization. Housing Information. Housing Telecast Proposals Undated
20 7 Northwest Tenants Organization. Miscellaneous. Forms, Various Undated
20 8 Northwest Tenants Organization. Miscellaneous. Legal Forms Undated
20 9 Northwest Tenants Organization. Miscellaneous. Legal Forms (blank) Undated
20 10 Northwest Tenants Organization. Media. Feature Article Undated
20 11 Northwest Tenants Organization. Miscellaneous Undated
20 12 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Board of Directors 1973-1974
20 13 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Communication with C.L.S. 1975
20 14 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Lawyer Reference 1975
20 15 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Legal Referral 1975-1976
20 16 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Legal Referral Slips 1975-1976
20 17 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Housing Emergency Speech Undated
20 18 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Advocate. Local Reports Undated
20 19 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Charles Hibbs Information Undated
20 20 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Earl Halpern Article. Final Product 1974
20 21 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Earl Halpern Article. Interview Notes 1974
20 22 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Earl Halpern Article. Raw Data 1974
20 23 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Earl Halpern Article. Raw Data 1974
20 24 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Earl Halpern Article. Drafts 1974
20 25 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Earl Halpern Article. Drafts 1974
20 26 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Earl Halpern Article. Property Cards 1974
20 27 Philadelphia Tenants’ Information Service. Earl Halpern Article. Documentary 1974
20 28 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Information 1970s
20 29 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Finance 1970s
20 30 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Miscellaneous 1970s
20 31 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Mortgage Disinvestment in Northwest Philadelphia 1973
21 1 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Central Escrow Collection 1975-1976
21 2 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Research methods Undated
21 3 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Real Estate Research Services Undated
21 4 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. 6203 Spruce Street 1973
21 5 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Miscellaneous Blank Legal Forms Undated
21 6 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Miscellaneous Undated
21 7 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews 1974-1975
21 8 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews October 1975
21 9 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews November 1975
21 10 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews December 1975
21 11 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews January 1976
21 12 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews February 1976
21 13 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews March 1976
21 14 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews April 1976
21 15 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews May. 1976
21 16 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews June 1976
21 17 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews July-August. 1976
21 18 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews September 1976
21 19 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews October 1976
21 20 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews November 1976
21 21 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Phone Interviews December 1976
21 22 Philadelphia Redevelopment Information. Correspondence 1975
21 23 State Tenant Organization of Pennsylvania. Administration. Planning
21 24 State Tenant Organization of Pennsylvania. Administration. Press/Public Relations 1976
21 25 State Tenant Organization of Pennsylvania. Tenant’s Advocate Undated
21 26 State Tenant Organization of Pennsylvania. Tenant’s Advocate Undated
21 27 State Tenant Organization of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Activities Information Undated
21 28 State Tenant’s Organization of Pennsylvania. Literature 1977-1979
21 29 State Tenant’s Organization of Pennsylvania. Miscellaneous State Legislation Undated
21 30 State Tenant’s Organization of Pennsylvania. Senate Bills 753, 1079 1973-1974
22 1 State Tenant’s Organization of Pennsylvania. H.B. 1570 and H.B. 1571 1975
22 2 State Tenant’s Organization of Pennsylvania. H.B. 1570 and H.B. 1571 1975
22 3 State Tenant’s Organization of Pennsylvania. Legislative Campaign 1976
22 4 State Tenant’s Organization of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania House Bills: H.B.1724, 1570, 1335 1977
22 5 State Tenant’s Organization of Pennsylvania. O'Donnell Study- Germantown HUD 1975
22 6 State Tenant’s Organization of Pennsylvania. "Mass Organizing" Speech, B. Jefferson 1975
22 7 State Tenant’s Organization of Pennsylvania. Annual Meeting 1976-1977
22 8 State Tenant’s Organization of Pennsylvania. Miscellaneous 1978-1979
22 9 Other Organizations. Black Political Convention 1979
22 10 Other Organizations. Democratic Party- Rules, Principles Undated
22 11 Other Organizations. Institute for the study of Civic Values 1976
22 12 Other Organizations. Planners Network- San Francisco 1975
22 13 Other Organizations. Coalition Against Slum Housing (CASH) Undated
22 14 Other Organizations. Padres Unitos Undated
22 15 Other Organizations. Kensington Joint Action Council (KJAC) Undated
22 16 Other Organizations. Preachers United To Save Housing (PUSH) 1975
22 16 Other Organizations. Other Information Undated
22 17 Other Organizations. Philadelphia Periodicals on Housing Undated
22 18 Other Organizations. Tenant Papers- United States Undated
22 19 Other Organizations. East Coast Housing Information 1976
22 20 Other Organizations. Periodicals- United States, Miscellaneous Undated
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