Box 5

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Oversized folded maps of Queens borough including political and school districts, LaGuardia Airport, and other zoning. Also includes a map of the Villiage of Sag Harbor in Long Island and related news from 2001.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The types of materials in this subseries are primarily paper documents and bound reports that deomonstrate Marshall's daily activities and areas of interest throughout her multidecade career. A large quantity of files related to education reform are of particular interest, especially those regarding the City University of New York (CUNY) public higher education system. As a CUNY-educated teacher prior to becoming an elected official, Marshall's personal and political resolve to advocate for...

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Contains typed and handritten lists of contact information, such as names, addresses, civic affiliations, and telephone numbers collected by Marshall and interfiled with explanatory materials. One folder was titled "Nobel women" by Marshall, and contains mailing lists for women belonging to the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women.

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This file contains materials related to Marshall's experience working to establish and run the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, a branch of the Queens Borough Public Library. Marshall co-founded the library in 1969 in collaboration with Black community organizations including the Black Panthers.

Abstract Helen Marie Marshall (1929–2017) was an American politician and community organizer who served in the various elected positions of New York State Assemblymember, New York City Councilmember, and Queens Borough President between the 1980s and mid-2010s. Documenting the legacy of her personal life and career as an African American woman of Guyanese heritage, the Helen Marshall Papers are comprised of 35.75 linear feet of materials dating from the 1920s through 2014. Including records such as...