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Scope and Contents Correspondence is comprised of a wide range of formats, such as handwritten letters on loose-leaf paper, word processed letters on official government letterhead, greeting cards, briefings, memoranda, reports attached to letters, constituent cases (restricted), and the like. Over the course of nearly five decades, Marshall corresponded with many public representatives at the federal, state, and local levels throughout her various roles, which demonstrates the longstanding support (and...

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This subseries contains correspondence that was written in a professional or business capacity between Marshall and those she works with or otherwise has contact with through her public official roles. Materials include project planning and updates, written requests for assitance on legal matters, and inquiries regarding issues of Marshall's focus (education, housing, women's rights, racial equity, etc.). The materials span a time period from the mid-1960s to the mid-2010s.

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 Queens Borough President between the early 2000s and mid 2010s. Many of the materials are stamped with a "Received: Borough President of Queens" mark, including the date and time the correspondence was opened by...

Scope and Contents These files are comprised of handwritten and typed letters detailing sensitive personal issues from Marshall's constituents since her early career, roughly from the late 1970s to the mid-2010s. The correspondence includes complaints about domestic disputes, family court proceedings, ongoing and unresolved legal issues, clemency requests from incarcerated people and their families, requests for letters of reference or endorsement, and pleas for Marshall's help with other perceived civil...

Scope and Contents This file contains specifically formatted in-office correspondence, labeled as "Briefing" in uppercase, bold, underlined font on official letterhead: "City of New York Office of the President of the Borough of Queens, 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens, New York 11424-1015." At the top of the page, each briefing includes the addressee (Marshall), the staff member who prepared and sent it to her (varies), the date, and a succinct summary of the events which require Marshall's attendance...

Scope and Contents This file contains specifically formatted in-office correspondence, labeled as "Memorandum" in uppercase, bold, underlined font on official letterhead: "City of New York Office of the President of the Borough of Queens, 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens, New York 11424-1015." At the top of the page, each memorandum includes the addressee (Marshall), the staff member who prepared and sent it to her (varies), the date, and a succinct summary of the events which require Marshall's attendance...

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...