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Scope and Contents This series contains an array of materials that document Marshall's diverse daily activities as New York State Assemblymember, New York City Councilmember, and Borough President of Queens between the 1980s and mid-2000s (1983-2014). These records also document some of Marshall's activities prior to her political career, such as her teaching career, her involvement with Elmcor (Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities, Inc. is is a Queens-community-based service agency), and her work with the...

Scope and Contents 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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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.

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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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New York City Parks Department materials retained by Marshall, as well as printouts of New York City demographic and census data from Newsday's website covering the 1990s.

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Marshall was a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 35th district from January 1983 to December 1991. This file includes New York State Assembly voting records and proceeding, such as New York State Assembly ansd Senate report on redistricting from 1992. It also includes materials from Marshall's participation in the State Electoral College proceedings in 2000 as a New York City Council Member.

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Petitions, mailing lists, and directories documenting the participation of local community members and organizations in grassroots political activism.

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Documents pertaining to the activities of political caucuses and coalitions of which Marshall was a member or held close ties, including the National Women's Political Caucus, Coalition of 100 Black Women, Council of Black Elected Democrats, Frederick Douglass Democratic Association, National Council of Negro Women, Inc., and more.

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Contains materials related to the New York City Council's Black and Latino conference hearing on the topic of the "Plight of the Poor: What Happens When the Safety Net is Too Fragile?" held on January 11th, 2000.

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Comprised of news slips, reports, fact sheets, and other materials regarding public health issues that range from abortion to hospital standards.