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This subseries contains materials related to Marshall's family life and history, professional and personal development, and contacts. It includes handwritten personal notes and calendars, business cards, family items and documents, and more materials dated between the 1920s and mid-2000s.

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Materials in this file include one small bible, one British Guiana passport, receipts of expenses for family funeral services dated as early as the 1930s and as late as 2002, seaman's service certificates belonging to Marshall's relatives, real estate documents and architectural plans of a family home, and more.

Scope and Contents This file is composed of personal materials that one may find in a home office desk drawer, such as desktop notepads, pocket calendars, and small spiral notebooks with Marshall's handwritten "notes-to-self." It also includes obituaries and funeral service programs for family, friends, and colleagues, as well as other general personal effects. Marshall's personal academic records such as her Queens College transcripts, drafts of resumes and personal statements, and more biographical materials...

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Marshall's handwritten notes containing contact information as well as a large envelope full of business cards across her personal and professional circles are included in this file. While most are undated, some notes mention dates as early as the 1980s and others as late as the mid-2000s.

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...