Scope and Contents From the Collection: These papers document the activities of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke during her tenure as an elected member of the California State Assembly (1966-1972) and the U.S. Congress (1973-1978), and an appointed member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1979-1980). In addition, they document her unsuccessful campaign for California Attorney General (1978). The papers contain correspondence and memorandums, campaign materials, clippings, ephemera, financial documents, moving images,...

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Press releases, both in official release format and in original draft form, issued by Congesswoman Burke on a wide range of topics.