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Collection Summary | |
Creator: | Corbett, Jim, 1933- |
Collection Name: | Jim Corbett Collection |
Inclusive Dates: | 1960-1995 |
Physical Description: | 6 Linear ft. |
Abstract: | The Jim Corbett Collection documents Corbett's work spanning the early sixties to the mid-nineties, with the bulk of the collection taking place in the 1980s. The content covers personal letters to his wife to research material for the Sanctuary Movement, but a majority of the content are his writings from his books to essays and thoughts. Unpublished essays and an El Salvador License plate are also contained in this collection. |
Collection Number: | MS 502 |
Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ |
James A. Corbett (1933-2001) was a rancher, writer, philosopher, and humanitarian. Born in Wyoming, he was educated at Harvard in philosophy before settling in the Southwest where he was a rancher until arthritis made it impossible for him to do a majority of the work involved. In the early 60s he turned Quaker; at this time he was also involved in protesting the Vietnam War.
In the early 80s he learned of the treatment of Central American Refugees both in their home countries but also by federal officials in the United States and began to smuggle them across the U.S.-Mexico border. He considered this act one of civil duty, and shepherded hundreds of refugees to the United States and with the help of Reverend John Fife of the Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, AZ, he began the Sanctuary Movement, which established sanctuaries for these refugees in churches, beginning in Tucson but quickly growing larger across the country.
In 1985 Corbett was one of eleven defendants in the Arizona Sanctuary Trial, and one of the three acquitted. After this trial, Corbett continued his work smuggling refugees, claiming that they set the schedule and he would continue to bring them across the border as long as they continued coming. Corbett argued that what he was doing was not civil disobedience, but civil initiative to help uphold asylum laws.
As a writer and philosopher Corbett spoke about errantry, subsistence and covenanting. His first book, Goatwalking, was published in 1991. In the 90s he was primarily involved with the Quakers and remained so until his death in 2001 from a rare brain disease. He is survived by his wife, Pat Corbett.
This collection is comprised of Jim Corbett’s writings, correspondence and research, primarily his book Goatwalking and his work with the Sanctuary Movement in the 1980s. A bulk of the writing is preliminary drafts with editor’s notes, and the remainder is small print run pamphlets and unpublished essays, including his thoughts and reflections on the Sanctuary Movement. Most of the material dealing with the Sanctuary movement is research and background, with some correspondence and some trial outlines from his trial in 1986. The small remainder of the collection includes meeting notes, his private correspondence ranging from the early sixties to the mid-nineties, and details of the film rights for his story.
Included in Series VIII: Miscellaneous is a license plate from El Salvador, and a short typed story of unknown origin.
There are no restrictions on this collection
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Jim Corbett Collection (MS 502). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Series I: Writings 1980-1992 | |||||||||||
Subseries 1: Goatwalking. | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | Introductory 1 Undated | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Introductory 2 Unitdate | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Draft 1 Undated | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Draft 2 Undated | |||||||||
1 | 5 | Draft 3 Undated | |||||||||
1 | 6 | Dead Matter 1 Undated | |||||||||
1 | 7 | Dead Matter 2 Undated | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Dead Matter 3 Undated | |||||||||
1 | 9 | Dead Matter 4 Undated | |||||||||
1 | 10 | Chapter 5 Undated | |||||||||
1 | 11 | Additional Manuscript Material Undated | |||||||||
1 | 12 | Correspondence Undated | |||||||||
1 | 13 | Financials Undated | |||||||||
1 | 14 | Photos of Corbett Undated | |||||||||
1 | 15 | Newsclippings 1992 | |||||||||
1 | 16 | Newsclippings 1992 | |||||||||
Subseries 2: Essays and Speeches | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
1 | 17 | Heifer Project, Project Bookburners 1981 | |||||||||
1 | 18 | Pamphlets 1980, 1986, 1996 | |||||||||
1 | 19 | Sanctuary 1981-1987 | |||||||||
1 | 20 | The Sanctuary Church 1986 | |||||||||
1 | 21 | Sanctuary on the Faultline 1986 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | The Burro Book 1992 | |||||||||
2 | 2 | The Diagnosis of Quixote Madness Undated | |||||||||
2 | 3 | The View from the Border of Cochise Undated | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Ahmisa and Social Conscience Undated | |||||||||
2 | 5 | Poetry Undated | |||||||||
2 | 6 | Notebook Undated |
Series II: Sanctuary 1980-1990 | |||||||||||
This series is arranged by subseries by subject, then by rough chronology | |||||||||||
Subseries 1: Correspondence | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
2 | 7 | White House , 1983-1984 1989-1991 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | Letters of Support for the Defendents 1985 | |||||||||
2 | 9 | INS 1988 | |||||||||
2 | 10 | INS 1989 | |||||||||
Subseries 2: Research | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
2 | 11 | Borders and Crossings 1 1981 | |||||||||
2 | 12 | Borders and Crossings 2 , 1982 | |||||||||
2 | 13 | Miscellaneous 1981-2001 | |||||||||
2 | 14 | Statements and Remarks 1982, 1984 | |||||||||
2 | 15 | Research 1982 | |||||||||
2 | 16 | TEC 1983 | |||||||||
2 | 17 | TEC 1984 | |||||||||
2 | 18 | Geneva Convention Toward Salvadoran Refugees 1984 | |||||||||
2 | 19 | Chicago Religious Task Force on CA 1984 | |||||||||
2 | 20 | Butler, A Bates Speech 1985 | |||||||||
2 | 21 | Miscellaneous 1985 | |||||||||
2 | 22 | Arizona Sanctuary Fund 1985 | |||||||||
2 | 23 | Miscellaneous 1 of 2 1986 | |||||||||
2 | 24 | Miscellaneous 2 of 2 1986 | |||||||||
2 | 25 | Report: Mesa Grande Repatriation, 1987 | |||||||||
2 | 26 | Mexico (Spanish contents) 1987 | |||||||||
2 | 27 | Conference Alliance for the Sanctuary Movement 1988 | |||||||||
2 | 28 | Refugees at Risk 1988 | |||||||||
2 | 29 | Judith McBride 1989 | |||||||||
2 | 30 | National Sanctuary Defense Fund Undated | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | Archdiocese of Hermosillo Action Plan Undated | |||||||||
3 | 2 | A Theological Analysis of the Sanctuary Movement Undated | |||||||||
3 | 3 | International League for Human Rights Undated | |||||||||
3 | 4 | The Politics of Sanctuary Undated | |||||||||
Subseries 3: Legal | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
3 | 5 | Affadavits 1985 | |||||||||
3 | 6 | Convictions Outline 1985 | |||||||||
3 | 7 | Immigration Reform and Control Act 1986 | |||||||||
3 | 8 | INS 1987 | |||||||||
3 | 9 | Testimony of the Center for Constitutional Rights 1987 | |||||||||
3 | 10 | Volunteer Interpreter 1989 | |||||||||
3 | 11 | INS 1989 | |||||||||
3 | 12 | Training in Immigration Law 1989 | |||||||||
3 | 13 | Maps Undated | |||||||||
3 | 14 | Writings Undated | |||||||||
Subseries 4: Newsclippings | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
3 | 15 | Newsclippings 1982-1986 | |||||||||
3 | 16 | Newsclippings 1984-1985 | |||||||||
3 | 17 | Newsclippings 1985 | |||||||||
3 | 18 | Newsclippings 1986-1991 | |||||||||
3 | 19 | Newsclippings 1989 | |||||||||
Subseries 5: Outreach | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
3 | 20 | Speeches Undated | |||||||||
3 | 21 | Event Flyers and Programs 1986 | |||||||||
3 | 22 | Border Network Undated | |||||||||
3 | 23 | Political Cartoons Undated |
Series III: John Longenecker Film 1984-1986 | |||||||||||
This series is arranged in rough chronological order | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
3 | 24 | Film Outline 1984 | |||||||||
3 | 25 | Research Book 1 1984 | |||||||||
3 | 26 | Research Book 2 1984 | |||||||||
3 | 27 | Transcript 1984 | |||||||||
3 | 28 | 1985 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | Film Rights 1986 |
Series IV: Animals and Ranging 1991-1994 | |||||||||||
This series is arranged in rough chronological order | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
4 | 2 | Rangeland Resources 1991 | |||||||||
4 | 3 | animals Foundation 1992 | |||||||||
4 | 4 | Natural Resource Conservancy District 1992 | |||||||||
4 | 5 | The Nature Conservancy 1994 | |||||||||
4 | 6 | The Humane Society (1) 1994 | |||||||||
4 | 7 | The Humane Society (2) 1994 | |||||||||
4 | 8 | CRIA Undated |
Series V: Friends 1984-1982 | |||||||||||
This series is arranged in rough chronological order | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
4 | 9 | Quaker Publications 1984-1986 | |||||||||
4 | 10 | American Friends Service Committee 1987 | |||||||||
4 | 11 | Pima Friends 1987 | |||||||||
4 | 12 | Peace Pilgrim 1992 |
Series VI: Meetings and Minutes 1989-1992 | |||||||||||
This series is arranged in rough chronological order | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
4 | 13 | 8th Annual Human Rights Award Ceremony 1989 | |||||||||
4 | 14 | Intermountain Yearly Meetings 1989 | |||||||||
4 | 15 | Quick Response 1989 | |||||||||
4 | 16 | Goat and Garden Group 1991-1992 | |||||||||
4 | 17 | Goat and Garden Group Financials, Undated |
Series VII: Correspondence 1960-1992 | |||||||||||
This series is arranged in rough chronological order | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
4 | 18 | 1960s 1960-1969 | |||||||||
4 | 19 | 1980s (1 of 3) 1980-1989 | |||||||||
4 | 20 | 1980s (2 of 3) 1980-1989 | |||||||||
4 | 21 | 1980s (3 of 3) 1980-1989 | |||||||||
4 | 22 | Address and Letter to Senator Simpson 1988 | |||||||||
4 | 23 | 1992 1992 | |||||||||
4 | 24 | To Pat Corbett Undated |
Series VIII: Miscellaneous 1976-1989 | |||||||||||
This series is arranged in rough chronological order,except for the last folder which is a dated object | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
4 | 25 | Tohono O'odam Report 1989 | |||||||||
4 | 26 | Jubilee Partners Undated | |||||||||
4 | 27 | Unknown Writing Undated | |||||||||
4 | 28 | Cochise College Censorship in Library Undated | |||||||||
4 | 29 | Printed Excerpts from Carl Schmidtt Undated | |||||||||
4 | 30 | El Salvador License 1976 |