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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 This file contains correspondence that is strictly personal in nature, sent to Marshall by friends and acquaintances, family members, neighbors, and other non-professional relations. It is mostly comprised of handwritten greeting cards, commemorating events such as birthdays, holidays, weddings, funerals, and various other milestones. Most of the personal correspondence is from the early 2000s, although it spans from 1975 to 2011. Some cards and letters are undated, and have been separated...

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...

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...