Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. There are press releases from 1987-1996 and a folder of undated releases. There are also news alerts. The press releases deal with legislation studies, FAIR actions etc. The folders are well labeled.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects for the material in this box include legislation and publications by FAIR. This includes the FAIR immigration report newsletter from April 1992-May 1996 and reports organized by year in separate folders and missing editions are listed on the folder.

Please note: this box isnot processed and will take more time to use for research. This box has oral histories for Sidney Swensrud from 1990, Roger L. Conner from 1989, L. Graham Jr. from 1990, Thad Rowland from 1991, and William Paddock from 1993. There are also loose FAIR publications, and annual reports. The FAIR newsletter runs from 1972-2000.

Please note: this box is not proessed and will take more time to use for research. These are FAIR news files from 1986-1988.

This box contains twenty-one copies of a memorandum opinion written in FAIR's case against the Cenus Bureau. Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is one named plaintiff.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the material in this box is legislation. The files are arranged alphabetically with approximately 125 files on various representatives and senators from the 1980s and early 1990s. Files include correspondence, speeches and other research materials.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include legislation (Ridge v Verity case), and FAIR/IRLI Correspondence/Admin. The legislation files relate to immigration issues from 1985-1986 and includes folders of bills, research and press materials. There is also material about the Simpson legislative bill from 1985 including lobbying strategies, FAIR testimony to the Senate.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the material in this box is legislation. The files contain FAIR observations and commentary on all immigration legislation in 1985. The files contain both the actual legislation presented and FAIR's correspondence concerning the proposed measures.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the material in this box is legislation. The box contains files on various immigration related legislation from 1979-1982. This legislation is at both the federal and state levels.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include legislation, subject files, and media. Box has FAIR subject files on particular facets of immigration (refugees, population, labor etc.). These files are generally filled with reports on the appropriate subject. After this are media files broken down by publications, locations, and individual press. These primarily contain correspondence with the media. Next are legislative files which include FAIR memos, reports, and research on various legislation. There is no cohesive organizing principle to this box. Dates cover from 1977-1987 with the concentation in the early 1980s.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The materials in this box are subject files of government departments. Some of these departments include INS and Congressional committees. The files generally contain FAIR memos and correspondence with government agencies and reports and publications. These folders date from 1979-1984.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box include media.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI Legal Cases for the case FAIR v Klutznick. Files pertain to FAIR's lawsuit against the Census Bureau in 1979-1980. These files have legal documents such as motions to appeal, and plaintiffs statements.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI Legal Cases for the case FAIR v Klutznick. This box concerns the suit vs Klutznick in the Commerce Dept. and has material for the Federal supplment, motions to dismiss, affidavits, and complete complaints. The case began in 1980.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legislation. Files refer to various House and Senate Committees, legislative strategies, action alerts, and the 1984 election. The files include FAIR's outreach efforts, background research and internal memo concerning various subjects. The material dates from 1983-1984.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legislation. These folders contain testimony from FAIR representatives to Congress, reports and briefings for Congress and documents concerning a congressional tour of the border. The files date from 1981-1987 although the bulk of the files are from 1983-1985.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The materials in this box are subject files. The folders are alphabetized and range from Administration Immigration positions to Foreign Students. Some of the subjects are amnesty and asylum, border patrol, and document fraud. The folders contain correspondence, research reports, media clippings for each subject. The folders range in date from 1979-1987.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is media including correspondence with media. This box has well organized and well kept media files divided either by state/city, media outlet, or individuals. The files mostly detail FAIR's communications with these outlets.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legislation. Some of these folders are internal documents for the FAIR Congressional Task Force including invoices, legal fees, post office fees and bank statements for 1984-1986. There is also a binder of correspondence for the FAIR Congressional Task Force for 1982-1983. This is most letters from the task force to members of Congress.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The materials in this box are subject files. The box has a wide array of topics such as refugee appropriations, poll results, and congressional voting analysis. There are also correspondence with and information on organizations such as the Sierra Club adna the Citizens Crime Commission.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legislation.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the materials in this box are legal research and FAIR/IRL correspondence/admin. The box is a real hodge podge of subjects ranging from Supreme Court decisions, FAIR reports, internal administrative records to handwritten notes.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legislation. Much of this folder concerns House Bill 4300. There is also FAIR comments on every member of the 101st Congress and legislation concerning immigration presented by the 101st Congress. There is also lobbying information for the 102nd Congress.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legislation. The material is in binders and dates in the early 1990s.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include subject files, government publications, and FAIR publications. Folders contain research on immigration with topics such as population, resources, crime and date from 1984-1988. There are also IRLI publications.

The box includes FAIR's "Immigration Report" very month from April 1980-September 1980

The box includes FAIR's "Immigration Report" very month from April 1981-September 1981. In addition to this newsletter each folder includes newsclippings and press releases dealing with Congressional action related to immigration.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. This box contains records related to the FAIR publication "Immigration Report" Apirl 1982-September 1982.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. This box contains FAIR's "Immigration Report" from October 1979-February 1980. Jan and Feb. of 1980 have drafts. Unlike other simliar boxes these folders do not have relevant information (clips, reports etc.) that aided in publication of the newsletters.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The folders contain the FAIR publication "Immigration Report" for October 1981-March 1982.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The "Immigration Report" publications are from October 1980-March 1981. Every file has a copy of the newsletter and relevant research materials.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legislation. Most of the box is about the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. This includes copies of the law, memos, and a lot of handwritten notes. Material is not in folders.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. Copies of "Immigration Report" for April - September 1983 are files that include reports, press releases, and clippings that were used to write the newsletter. The folders contain the final newsletter for 1983 April, May, August have proof sheets for the newsletter. September has a draft copy of the newsletter. The June and July files have no newsletter copy.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. Files for FAIR's "Immigration Report" October 1982-March 1983. Oct. Nov., and March files have relevant clips and copy of the newsletter. Dec., Jan. and Feb. just have relevant clippings, but no newsletter.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The box contains FAIR's "Immigration Report" from October 1984-March 1985. October is only the newsletter whereas November, December, and March have files related to the publication, but no copy; January and February have both a copy of the newsletter and related files.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. Files for FAIR's publication "Immigration Report" July - September 1985. All three months' folders contain relevant research and a copy of the newsletter. The August and July newsletters are the same. The box also has research material on the media coverage of immigration.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The box contains "Immigration Report" newsletters published by FAIR. These run from October 1983-March 1984. The October, November, December, February, and March folders have only relevant research, but no newsletters. The January folder has a newsletter and a limited amount of research materials mostly concerning an illegal immigrant student protest at UC Irvine.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The box contains "Immigration Report" newsletters published by FAIR. The newsletter files run from April 1984-September 1984. The folders for April, May, June, and July have relevant research used to write the newsletters, but no copies of the actual newsletters. The files for August and September have both the newsletter and relevant research materials.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. Copies of "Immigration Report" for April - September 1983 are files that include reports, press releases, and clippings that were used to write the newsletter. The folders contain the final newsletter for 1983 April, May, August have proof sheets for the newsletter. September has a draft copy of the newsletter. The June and July files have no newsletter copy.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. Files for FAIR's "Immigration Report" October 1982-March 1983. Oct. Nov., and March files have relevant clips and copy of the newsletter. Dec., Jan. and Feb. just have relevant clippings, but no newsletter.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The box contains FAIR's "Immigration Report" from October 1984-March 1985. October is only the newsletter whereas November, December, and March have files related to the publication, but no copy; January and February have both a copy of the newsletter and related files.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. Files for FAIR's publication "Immigration Report" July - September 1985. All three months' folders contain relevant research and a copy of the newsletter. The August and July newsletters are the same. The box also has research material on the media coverage of immigration.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The box contains "Immigration Report" newsletters published by FAIR. These run from October 1983-March 1984. The October, November, December, February, and March folders have only relevant research, but no newsletters. The January folder has a newsletter and a limited amount of research materials mostly concerning an illegal immigrant student protest at UC Irvine.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The box contains "Immigration Report" newsletters published by FAIR. The newsletter files run from April 1984-September 1984. The folders for April, May, June, and July have relevant research used to write the newsletters, but no copies of the actual newsletters. The files for August and September have both the newsletter and relevant research materials.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. Files of FAIR's "Immigration Report" for April, June - Sept. 1988 (no May issue). April, July, August, September have relevant files, but no newsletter. June contains both newsletter and relevant files.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. Box has Fair's "Immigration Report" for each month including materials used to prepare the newsletters. The folders date from October 1985-March 1985.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. Files for FAIR's "Immigration Report" April 1987-September 1987. April, June, July, and August have relevant research, but no newsletter. May and September have relevant research and early draft of newsletter.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. This box contains material related to the FAIR publication "Immigration Report" for October 1987-March 1988. None of the files has the newsletters just relevant research for the newsletter production.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. This box has records related to the FAIR publication "Immigration Report" from April 1986-September 1986. July is missing. The April and June files have relevant research, but no newsletters. The May, August and September folders have drafts of the newsletter and relevant research materials.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. This box contains "Immigration Report" newsletter produced by FAIR from Octrober 1986-March 1987. The October and November folders have copies of the newsletters and also relevant research used to write the newsletter. The December and January folders just have research records, but no newsletter. The February and March folders have drafts of the newsletters and relevant research materials.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. Box has Fair's "Immigration Report" for each month including materials used to prepare the newsletters. The folders date from October 1985-March 1985.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. Files for FAIR's "Immigration Report" April 1987-September 1987. April, June, July, and August have relevant research, but no newsletter. May and September have relevant research and early draft of newsletter.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. This box contains material related to the FAIR publication "Immigration Report" for October 1987-March 1988. None of the files has the newsletters just relevant research for the newsletter production.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. This box has records related to the FAIR publication "Immigration Report" from April 1986-September 1986. July is missing. The April and June files have relevant research, but no newsletters. The May, August and September folders have drafts of the newsletter and relevant research materials.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. This box contains "Immigration Report" newsletter produced by FAIR from Octrober 1986-March 1987. The October and November folders have copies of the newsletters and also relevant research used to write the newsletter. The December and January folders just have research records, but no newsletter. The February and March folders have drafts of the newsletters and relevant research materials.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include legislation and FAIR/IRL Correspondence/Admin. Some of the topics include the 1983 legislation Simpson Mazzoli, lobbying, correspondence, media, organizations, and publications. The date range for these files is 1982-1984. There are also internal files including a 1985 search for a Director of LA, President Conner's personal files 1979-1980. There are also files related to FAIR activities in legal, legislative, and administrative fields. This material is dated in the early 1980s.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legislation. This material is mostly hearings or meetings of the House and Senate subcommittees on immigration related issues. Folders have transcripts of both FAIR and non-FAIR testimony. The material dates from 1989-1990.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legislation. The subjects in this box are varied and cover the years 1983-89. Many of the files are testimony on various pieces of legislation including Richard Conner (Ex. Director of FAIR).

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI Legal Case FAIR v Klutznick. There are records related to FAIR's lawsuit against the Census Bureau in 1979-1980. The documens include testimony, internal memos, studies, and press clippings.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include FAIR publications and media. Files for FAIR's "Immigration Report" October 1988-March 1989, July/August 1989 (no April, May, June). October, November, December, January, February, March have extensive research documents (press clips, literature etc.) but no newsletter. July has both relevant research and a copy of the newsletter.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legal research. The box contains relevant immigration cases from 1949-1988. These are loosely organized alphabetically from R-W. The bulk of the cases are from the 1970s-80s. One file in the box contains extensive research and handwritten notes from a law review article.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legal research. The box has a collection of legal cases related to immigration. These cases did not involve FAIR. The material date range is 1950-1987 with the bulk being the 1970s-80s. Primarily the legal cases start with the letter A or B.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legal research. The cases appear to date from 1943-1989. The box includes information for approximately 65 legal cases.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legal research. The box concerns legal cases related to immigration. It is roughly organized in reverse alphabetic order from M-R with some W's. The date range is 1946-1988 with the bulk being the 1970s-80s.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legal research. The dates of the legal cases in this box are from 1950-1986 with the bulk in the 1970s-80s. There is a loose alphabetical order from C-I.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is legal research. The folders contain information about court cases. Most folders contain the decision in the case. There are 29 cases dating fom 1886-1983 though the bulk are from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include immigration legislation, FAIR/IRL Correspondence/Admin. and IRLI Legal Case Ridge v Verity and legal files on the subject of deportation. There are also internal administrative files from 1989 concerning budget, revenue, and mailings.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include media clips on FAIR and government publications specifically reports by the Census Bureau. There are also newspaper clipppings on FAIR.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include IRLI legal case NWFWA case and legal research. The legal research relates to cases dealing with immigration specifically a case related to Northwest Forest Workers Association. Other files relate to media coverage.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. There is some material related to the lawsuit FAIR joined with forestry workers agains the Department of Agriculture. These mostly legal documents are from 1987.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI Legal Case Northwest Farmers (NWFWA) case. The documents include those from FAIR and the Department of Agriculture concerning the regulations debated in the case. FAIR was a co-plaintiff in the case.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include Legal Research and IRLI Legal Cases for subjects such as Texas Highway Commission, Voting Rights Act Violation, National Center for Immigration Rights v INS,

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI Legal Case IBARRA v Texas Employment Commission. The files concern FAIR's role in these cases and include legal documents such as amicus briefs, motions, orders, and correspondence. The files are from 1985.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is Legal Research. The following court cases are represented in the box: Plyer vs Doe, 1980; Jean vs. Nelson, 1985; Esparza vs. Valdez, 1985; and Yolando-Donnely vs. Pierce, 1984.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI Legal Case Ayuda v Meese. In the Meese case the IRLI played a minor role. The majority of the material in the box is reearch conducted by IRLI for an amicus brief.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI Legal Case Ridge v Verity.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box are IRLI Legal Case Ridge v Verity and FAIR/IRLI correspondence/admin.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI Legal Case Ridge v Verity. The folders include interrogatories, complaints, requests, and motions. In addition to these specific legal files there are legal research pertaining to deportation. There is also one folder for the American Friends Service Committee case.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI Legal Case American Friends Service Committee the AFSC v. Thornburgh case. The case challenged the 1986 immigration law. The IRLI was not directly involved, but provided an amicus brief and research.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI legal cases Mester v INS, Patel v Sumari (Quality Inn), and Rafeed v INS.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI legal cases Patel v Quality Inn and Ridge v Verity.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include IRLI legal cases AFSCC (American Friends Service Comm. Corp) case, Patel v Quality Inn and legal research. In addition, there are some files on major and minor cases, correspondence files, media files, and other legal activities. The files date from 1984-1989.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI legal case Patel v Sumari (Quality Inn). There is research on legal cases, memos, handwritten notes, opinions, media clippings, and correspondence. The correspondence is generally to and from lawyers at IRLI. The material dates from 1986-1988.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is IRLI legal case American Friends Service Committee case. Files relate to topics such as rules of the court, Texas Civil Liberties Union, Viras, and various other aspects of immigration law.

Please note: this box is not proessed and will take more time to use for research. The materials in this box are subject files. These files are those starting with the letter A. Some of the files concern FAIR's dealings with organizations such as the ABA, ACLU, The American Immigration Lawyer's Association and other topics that begin with A such as appearances at Congressional testimony and press events.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The materials in this box include subject files and FAIR/IRLI correspondence/admin. This box is a mix of subject files. The IRLI administrative files are receipts, christmas cards etc. Then there are subject files alphabetically arranged from L-R. These are predominantly research on immigration topics.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include government publications, FAIR/IRLI correspondence/admin. and FAIR publications. The IRLI records include board meetings from 1989-1990 and the IRLI newsletter from Aug/Sept. 1990 with relevant research including newspaper clippings. There are also loose papers of immigration cases from 1988-1989.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include FAIR/IRLI correspondence/admin. and legal research on immigration reform. Most of the material is from the late 1980s.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include FAIR/IRLI correspondence/admin. and IRLI legal cases in binders. Some of the legal cases include Ayuda Inc. Quaker court case, and census court case. The IRLI material includes board meetings, press releases, and corporate information. The material dates from 1985-1990.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include FAIR/IRLA correspondence/admin. and government publications. This material is not in folders. The material is generally dated from 1988-1990.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The materials in this box are subject files. These are subject files from A-E from 1985-1990. Subjects include correspondence with organizations (for example, Balch Institute, DC Bar Association, Citizens Legal Defense Alliance); research on specific topics (example, budget impact of immigration, constitutional rights of aliens, and deportation); and legislative files for session of Congress.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subject of the materials in this box is FAIR/IRLI correspondence/admin. The information is in binders and includes internal memos from 1986-1990, IRLI files specifically about Ridge v Verity.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research and includes VHS cassettes. The date of the material is 1/15/1996-1/13/1997.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research and includes VHS cassettes. These are episodes of "Borderline" from January - December 1996.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research and includes VHS cassettes. These are episodes of "Borderline" from January - December 1996.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. These files are all about the Immigration Control Act of 1986. Files include FAIR memos and comments on the legislation, press statements by government officials including Ronald Reagan, INS Commisioner Alan Nelson. In total these files od a good job of demonstrating FAIR's concern with and action in regards to this legislation from 1985-1987.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include legislation, government publications, and IRLI Cases (Northwest Farmers (NWFWA) Case). This is an eclectic group of materials including testimony before subcommittees, FAIR board meetings, internal organization records, and government reports. There are general media files from 1990-1991. In the back of the box are files related to lobbying and random correspondence. These files are not well labeled or organized, but may be the files of Dan Stein.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include IRLI Legal Cases specifically the Ayuda v. Meese and Northwest Farmers (NWFWA) cases and FAIR/ILI correspondence/Administration. The legal case involving Edward Meese is dated 1987. The majority of the box is member files.

Please note: this box is not processed and will take more time to use for research. The subjects of the material in this box include legal research, FAIR/IRLI correspondence/admin. and legislation. The IRLI material includes Board of Directors meeting and correspondence and also IRLI Executive Committee meeting records. The records all date in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

This box has records related to IRLI including board correspondence from 1986-1990.