New York State Assembly Files (5 folders), c. early 1980s to early 1990s
Scope and Contents
Materials within this file represent correspondence between Marshall and an array of elected officials, community board members and organizers, business representatives, cultural institutions, labor unions, schools and universities, and more, as part of her daily activities as a New York State Assemblymember from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. Some notable correspondants in this file include David N. Dinkins (former mayor of New York City), Fofo Iosefa Fiti Sunia (former U.S. Congress Representative), Claire Shulman (former Queens Borough President), among others.
Dates
- c. early 1980s to early 1990s
Language of Materials
Majority of the materials are written in English. A small quantity of correspondence is in Spanish and Korean. It is possible that there are other languages present throughout the correspondence, though it would be a very small percentage.
Conditions Governing Access
Due to the sensitive nature of the contents and inclusion of personally identifiable information, constituent correspondence is restricted for 50 years from the date of creation. Constituent correspondence has been refoldered separately as a file grouping across this subseries.
Extent
From the Sub-Series: 5.21 Linear Feet (5 record cartons)
Creator
- From the Collection: Marshall, Helen Marie, 1929-09-30 to 2017-03-04 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us
QC.Archives@qc.cuny.edu