Scope and Content From the Collection: These papers document the activities of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke during her tenure as an elected member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1992-2008). A majority of the files were created by members of her staff and these files are listed under the individual staff member's name. The General Files were either identified specifically on the boxes or were placed there because they did not have a discernable specific creator. The papers contain correspondence and memorandums,...

Scope and Content From the Collection: These papers document the activities of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke during her tenure as an elected member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1992-2008). A majority of the files were created by members of her staff and these files are listed under the individual staff member's name. The General Files were either identified specifically on the boxes or were placed there because they did not have a discernable specific creator. The papers contain correspondence and memorandums,...

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,...