Carol Moseley Braun papers, 1992-1998
Descriptive
Inventory for the Manuscript Collection at Chicago History Museum, Research
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Title: Carol Moseley Braun papers, 1992-1998.
Main creator: Moseley-Braun, Carol, 1947-
Inclusive dates: 1992-1998
Size:
371
linear feet (888 boxes)
Collection ID#: CHM-AM-208977
Restriction: Written permission is required for access
to this collection, which is stored off-site. Please contact the Chicago
History Museum, Research Center staff (at Research@chicagohistory.org
) for more information.
Restriction: Boxes 713 and 878-888 are closed to
researchers until 2068.
Provenance statement: Gift of Carol Moseley Braun (accession
number: 1998.0175).
Terms governing use: Copyright may be retained by the creators
of items, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law,
unless otherwise noted.
Please cite this collection as: Carol Moseley Braun papers (Chicago
History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a
specific item.
This descriptive inventory contains the
following sections:
Biographical/historical
note,
Summary
description of the collection,
List
of online catalog headings about the collection,
Arrangement
of the collection,
Detailed
description of archival series in the collection,
List of contents of the collection.
Biographical/historical note:
In
1992, Carol Moseley Braun became the first African American woman elected to
the United States Senate. Her career began in 1973 as a lawyer for the U.S.
Attorney's Office as a State Prosecutor. In 1978, she was elected to the
Illinois House of Representatives. Chicago Mayor Harold Washington selected
Moseley Braun as his legislative floor leader in 1983. She also became the
first African American and the first woman in Illinois history to serve as
Assistant Majority Leader in the Illinois House of Representatives. From 1988
to 1992, she served as Recorder of Deeds for Cook County, Ill.
As a
United States senator from 1993 to 1999, she served on the Judiciary Committee,
the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and the Small Business
Committee. After her term as senator, Carol Moseley Braun was the United States
Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa from 1999 to 2001. After leaving office,
she has been an entrepreneur, and she is a resident of Chicago, Ill., Atlanta,
Ga., and Union Springs, Ala.
The
"firsts" she achieved include: the first and only African American
woman elected to the United States Senate, the first African American U.S.
senator for the Democratic Party, the first woman to defeat an incumbent U.S.
senator in an election, and the first and only female senator from Illinois.
She
was born in Chicago in 1947 to Edna and Joseph Moseley. She graduated from the
University of Illinois in 1969 and earned her law degree from the University of
Chicago in 1972.
Summary description of the collection:
Correspondence,
phone logs, personnel files, reports, press releases, research materials,
invitations, voting records, briefing books, speeches, newspaper clippings,
legislation, grants, and audits comprise the Carol Moseley Braun papers,
documenting her term as United States senator from Illinois (Democrat, 1993-1999).
Also included are some materials from her senatorial campaigns in 1992 and
1998. Topics include health care and education reform, civil rights and women's
rights, and social security.
Collection written in English.
List of online catalog headings about the
collection:
The
following index headings for this collection were entered in the online
catalog.
Subjects:
Moseley-Braun,
Carol, 1947- --Archives.
Clinton,
Bill, 1946-
Gore,
Albert, 1948-
King,
Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Mandela,
Nelson, 1918-
Washington,
Harold, 1922-1987.
Democratic
Party (Chicago, Ill.)
Democratic
Party (Ill.)
Democratic
Party (U.S.)
United
States. Congress. Senate.
United States, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Whitewater
Development Corporation.
African American legislators--United States--20th Century.
African American lawyers--Illinois--Chicago--20th Century.
African American women--Illinois--Chicago--20th Century.
African
Americans--Illinois--Chicago--20th Century.
Agriculture--United States.
Civil
rights--United States.
Floods--Illinois--Chicago--1992.
Education--United States.
Health care--United States.
Social
Security--United States.
Labor--United
States.
Legislators--United
States--20th Century.
Social
Security--United States.
Women's rights--United States.
Abortion--United States.
Gangsta
rap (Music)
Gun control--United States.
Welfare--United States.
Medicaid--United
States.
Medicare--United
States.
United
States. Housing and Community Development Act of 1992.
Whitewater
Inquiry, 1993-2000.
Chicago
(Ill.)--Politics and government--1951-
Illinois--Politics
and Government
United States--Politics and Government--20th Century.
Form/Genre:
Clippings.
Correspondence.
Financial Records.
Invitations.
Press
Releases
Reports.
Speeches.
Arrangement of the collection:
The
collection is arranged in eleven series:
Series 1.
Staff Researcher Marcus Fruchter, 1992-1998 (box
1-16)
Series 2.
Scheduling, 1992-1998 (box 17-232)
Subseries 1. Christy Paskiewicz, 1992-1998
Subseries 2. Chona Maglaya,
1992-1998
Subseries 3. Kaarin Anderson, 1992-1998
Subseries 4. Kaarin Anderson/Chona
Maglaya, 1992-1998
Subseries 5. Andy Hronek, 1992-1998
Subseries 6. Miscellaneous Schedulers, 1992-1998
Subseries 7. Xzaquoinett Warrick, 1992-1998
Subseries 8. Xzaquoinett Warrick and Christy Paskiewicz, 1992-1998
Series 3.
Chicago Office, 1992-1998 (box 233-346)
Subseries 1. Office Director Jill Zwick, 1992-1998
Subseries 2. Lynette Stanton, 1992-1998
Subseries 3. Roxanne Volkmann, 1992-1998
Subseries 4. Kathryn Juliano, 1992-1998
Subseries 5. Carolyn Bay, 1992-1998
Subseries 6. Adriana D'Amore, 1992-1998
Subseries 7. Janice Bell, 1992-1998
Subseries 8. Personnel Files, 1992-1998
Subseries
9 Congratulatory letters, 1992-1998
Series 4.
Legislative Files, 1992-1998 (box 347-667)
Subseries 1. Miscellaneous Assistants, 1992-1998
Subseries 2. Anne Ruhle Collett,
1992-1998
Subseries 3. Keisha Hargo, 1992-1998
Subseries 4. Janine Jones, 1992-1998
Subseries 5. Steven Collens, 1992-1998
Subseries 6. Joanna Slaney, 1992-1998
Subseries 7. Jake Jones, 1992-1998
Subseries 8. Kellie Larkin, 1992-1998
Subseries 9. Legislative Correspondent, Mathew Henson, 1992-1998
Subseries 10. Legislative Correspondent, Khushali
Parikh, 1992-1998
Subseries 11. Legislative Director Todd Atkinson, 1992-1998
Subseries 12. Assistant to Legislative Director, 1992-1998
Series 5.
Press, 1992-1998 (box 667-732) Box 713 closed to researchers until 2068.
Series 6.
Chief of Staff Files, 1992-1998 (box 732-763)
Subseries 1. Michael Frazier, 1992-1998
Subseries 2. Edith Wilson, 1992-1998
Subseries 3. Bill Mattea, 1992-1998
Subseries 4. Assistant to the Chief of Staff Tina Gislason,
1992-1998
Series 7.
Grants/Projects, 1992-1998 (box 764-790)
Series 8.
Administrative Files, 1992-1998 (box 791-814)
Series 9.
Executive Assistant Files, 1992-1998 (box 815-875)
Series 10. Speeches, 1992-1998 (box 876-877)
Series 11. Senatorial Campaigns, 1992-1998 (box 878-888) Closed to
researchers until 2068.
Subseries 1. 1992 Election, 1992-1998
Subseries 2. 1998 Election, 1992-1998
Detailed description of archival series in
the collection:
Series 1.
Staff Researcher Marcus Fruchter, 1992-1998 (box
1-16)
This
series contains speeches and letters written by and for Senator Carol Moseley
Braun compiled by Marcus Fruchter, who served as a
staff researcher from 1996 until 1998.
Also contained in the series are multiple volumes of her Congressional
voting record, legislative activities and Federal Election Commission
filings. Of particular note is a report
in Box 5, "The Medal of Honor and African Americans in the United States
Army during World War II," that addresses the issue of discrimination in
the United States military.
Series 2.
Scheduling, 1992-1998 (box 17-232)
Housed
in eight subseries, this series contains invitations, correspondence, and notes
often addressed to schedulers or staff members. Invitations are for events,
such as fundraisers, galas, film screenings, and meetings. The series is
organized by the staff members who compiled them.
Subseries 1. Christy Paskiewicz, 1992-1998 (box
17-115)
This
subseries consists of notes, invitations, correspondence, blue books, flight
records, and travel itineraries for Carol Moseley Braun by staff scheduler
Christy Paskiewicz.
Subseries 2. Chona Maglaya,
1992-1998 (box 116-149)
This
subseries consists of notes, invitations, correspondence, and blue books by
staff scheduler Chona Maglaya.
Subseries 3. Kaarin Anderson, 1992-1998 (box
150-174)
This
subseries consists of notes, invitations, correspondence, and blue books by
staff scheduler Kaarin Anderson.
Subseries 4. Kaarin Anderson/Chona
Maglaya, 1992-1998 (box 175-187)
This
subseries consists of notes, invitations, correspondence, and blue books, by
staff schedulers Kaarin Anderson and Chona Maglaya.
Subseries 5. Andy Hronek, 1992-1998 (box 188-192)
This
subseries consists of notes, invitations, correspondence, and blue books by
staff scheduler Andy Hronek.
Subseries 6. Miscellaneous Schedulers, 1992-1998 (box 193-218)
This
subseries contains notes, invitations, correspondence, and blue books. These
materials were handled and collected by various members of Senator Moseley
Braun's staff.
Subseries 7. Xzaquoinett Warrick, 1992-1998 (box
219-224)
This
subseries consists of notes, invitations, correspondence, and blue books by
staff scheduler Xzaquoinett Warrick.
Subseries 8. Xzaquoinett Warrick and Christy Paskiewicz, 1992-1998 (box 225-232)
This
subseries consists of notes, invitations, correspondence, and blue books
handled by Xzaquoinett Warrick and Christy Paskiewicz.
Series 3.
Chicago Office, 1992-1998 (box 233-346)
This
series contains nine subseries of files from staff members at Senator Moseley
Braun's Chicago office, including correspondence to the Senator and her staff,
invitations, briefing books, and press releases.
Subseries 1. Office Director Jill Zwick, 1992-1998
(box 233-267)
This
subseries includes correspondence to and from Jill Zwick,
as well as constituent requests, briefing books, case files, and scheduling
information she compiled. Zwick served as the director of the Chicago Office and
Executive Assistant to Senator Moseley Braun from 1993 to 1997. She also served as Deputy Campaign Manager in
1992, and the Illinois State Director of the senatorial re-election campaign.
Subseries 2. Lynette Stanton, 1992-1998 (box 267-312)
This
subseries contains invitations, phone message logs, and professional files on
legislative issues handled by Lynette Stanton.
Subseries 3. Roxanne Volkmann, 1992-1998 (box 312-314)
This
subseries contains administrative files including invitations, scheduling,
resumes, office memos, memoranda, receipts, and personnel files compiled by
Roxanne Volkmann.
Subseries 4. Kathryn Juliano, 1992-1998 (box
315-322)
This
subseries contains invitations, thank you letters, scheduling, press clippings
and releases, and town hall meeting information compiled by Kathryn Juliano, who served as Jill Zwick's
executive assistant.
Subseries 5. Carolyn Bay, 1992-1998 (box 323-325)
This
subseries includes material such as correspondence and alphabetical constituent
files gathered by Illinois Project Director, Carolyn Bay.
Subseries 6. Adriana D'Amore, 1992-1998 (box
326-328)
This
subseries contains constituent files compiled by Constituent Assistant, Adriana
D'Amore, including Military Academy Nomination
Committee documents.
Subseries 7. Janice Bell, 1992-1998 (box 328-335)
This
subseries consists of notes, speeches, memos, correspondence, and files on town
hall meetings compiled by Janice Bell, staff assistant at the Chicago
office. Of note are files on the 1995
White House Conference on Small Business, and Senator Moseley Braun's Welfare
Reform Taskforce.
Subseries 8. Personnel Files, 1992-1998 (box 335-340)
This
subseries includes documents pertaining to personnel hired by the Chicago
office, including notes, memos, reports, memoranda, correspondence, and job
descriptions.
Subseries 9. Congratulatory letters, 1992-1998 (box 341-346)
This
subseries contains congratulatory letters sent on behalf of Senator Moseley
Braun to constituents in celebration of their retirements, birthdays, wedding
anniversaries, and other events.
Series 4.
Legislative Files, 1992-1998, (box 347-667)
This
series contains twelve subseries of files from various legislative assistants
and legislative directors. Materials include memos, letters, articles, awards,
polls, correspondence, amendments, statements, press releases, grants, notices,
hearings, speeches, reports, and briefing books.
Subseries 1. Miscellaneous Assistants, 1992-1998 (box 347-416)
This
series includes the collective files of legislative assistants Dayna Bender, Francesca Cook, Steven Collens,
Anne Ruhle Collett,
Alexandra Goldblatt, Maria Petaros,
Todd Atkinson, Pam Smith, Geoff Gibbs, Jake Jones, Sandy Chiu, Elizabeth Mills,
David Medina, William James, Carole Powell, Chai Pegues,
and Natalie Helm. Materials included are memos, briefings, statements, press
releases, amendments, grants, notices, bills, hearings, speeches, articles, and
reports.
Some
topics included are healthcare, commerce, the Whitewater scandal, Gangsta Rap,
"Baby Richard" (Daniel Kirchner), judicial appointments and hearings,
banking and securities issues, juvenile crime, death penalty, criminal defense,
women's rights, welfare, Medicaid, Medicare, terrorism, 1993 flood in Illinois,
veterans affairs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), AIDS, gun
control, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), foreign trade, video game violence, housing, drugs, international
relations, small businesses, transportation, environment, energy, fair wages,
education, gays in the military, social security, health, sexual harassment, violence,
and the Moseley Braun transitional Medicaid amendment.
Subseries 2. Anne Ruhle Collett,
1992-1998 (box 417-441)
This
subseries includes briefing books and legal files pertaining to defense policy,
veteran's issues, trade, and international affairs. Topics include Nigeria,
women in Africa, NATO, the Virgin Islands, NAFTA, federal spending, Iran,
Libya, child labor, Myanmar or Burma, and the Middle East.
Subseries 3. Keisha Hargo, 1992-1998 (box 442-444)
This
subseries is comprised of files primarily concerning appropriations and the
environment.
Subseries 4. Janine Jones, 1992-1998 (box 445-498)
This
subseries includes briefing files and amendment proposals. Topics covered
include Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reform, affirmative action and civil
rights, the federal budget, campaign finance, taxes, immigration, and crime.
Also included are briefing files concerning the Congressional Black Caucus. Other topics present are the Internet Predator
Prevention Act of 1998, local law enforcement, gun legislation, Spousal and
Child Immigration Act, McCain-Feingold bill, drunk driving, drugs, African
American senators, tobacco taxes, women's business ownership, Amtrak, MacArthur
Foundation, and corporate welfare.
Subseries 5. Steven Collens, 1992-1998 (box
449-535)
This
subseries includes briefing books, amendments, reports, meeting summaries, and
correspondence related to education, transportation, and telecommunications.
Other topics mentioned include, school buildings, school finance issues, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Fair Chance Act, Fannie May, school
vouchers, Government Accountability Office (GAO), gender equity, the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), METRA, Amtrak, Chicago
Transit Authority (CTA), Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
(CMAQ), and Illinois Department of Transportation.
Subseries 6. Joanna Slaney, 1992-1998 (box 535-556)
This
subseries includes memos, letters, articles, awards, poll data, correspondence,
amendments, and briefing books.
Subseries 7. Jake Jones, 1992-1998 (box 556-571)
This
subseries is comprised of legislative initiatives, backed constituent requests,
the senator's welfare bill, floor statements, committee hearings, briefing
books on social security, health, and welfare reform. Also included are
materials containing Chicago poverty statistics, Kids S.A.F.E. Act, child
support enforcement, Medicare, HIV/AIDS research, and ovarian cancer research.
Subseries 8. Kellie Larkin, 1992-1998 (box 571-587)
This
subseries consists of correspondence, banking briefing books, legislative
files, government hearing materials, judicial appointments, and civil rights
violations.
Subseries 9. Legislative Correspondent, Mathew Henson, 1992-1998 (box
587-593)
This
subseries includes correspondence on behalf of the Senator by Legislative
Correspondent Matthew Henson to members of Congress and federal agency heads
and correspondence on behalf of jurists seeking nominations for federal
judicial appointments.
Subseries 10. Legislative Correspondent, Khushali
Parikh, 1992-1998 (box 593-598)
This
subseries includes correspondence on behalf of the Senator by Legislative
Correspondent Khushali Parikh. It includes
legislative correspondence related to health care, crime, taxes, and welfare.
Topics include American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), budget
resolutions, Parkinson's disease, and the fertility industry.
Subseries 11. Legislative Director Todd Atkinson, 1992-1998 (box 599-659)
This
series contains correspondence and research files on appropriations, county
projects, agriculture, public works, national defense, and the environment
handled by Legislative Director Todd Atkinson. Notable in this series are
Congressional appropriations reports from Fiscal Year 1991 to Fiscal Year 1998
that list Illinois projects.
Subseries 12. Assistant to Legislative Director, 1992-1998 (box 659-667)
This subseries
includes letters to major donors and constituents, employment files for
interns, and judicial appointment nomination files handled by Elizabeth Freeston, the Assistant to the Legislative Director. Topics
include judicial nominations, Social Security, civil rights, crime, health and
welfare, labor, housing, foreign affairs, banking, deficit reduction,
agriculture, and appropriations.
Series 5.
Press, 1992-1998 (box 667-732)
This
series consists of press clippings mentioning Moseley Braun, including coverage
of her 1998 campaign and the 1992 campaign finance controversy, floor
statements, press releases, copies of a series of regular columns authored by
Moseley Braun for publication in Illinois newspapers, press releases, and
photographs of the Senator with family, friends, celebrities, constituents,
politicians, and heads of state such as President Bill Clinton and South
African leader Nelson Mandela. Some topics included are abortion, adoption,
affirmative action, AIDS, banking, campaign finance reform, capital punishment,
child care, education, labor, civil rights, crime, gun control, higher
education, and taxes. Box 713 is closed to researchers until 2068.
Series 6.
Chief of Staff Files, 1992-1998 (box 732-763)
This
series, with four subseries, contains administrative files compiled during the
tenure of three chiefs of staff and an assistant to the chief of staff. These files primarily include information on
the Senator's employees and the budgets at the Senator's offices in Washington,
D.C. and Illinois.
Subseries 1. Michael Frazier, 1992-1998 (box 732-733)
This
subseries contains phone messages left for either Moseley Braun or her first
Chief of Staff Michael Frazier.
Subseries 2. Edith Wilson, 1992-1998 (box 734-737)
This
subseries contains administrative files for the Washington, D.C. and Illinois
offices, including budget statements, office reports, job descriptions,
employee manuals and speeches prepared for the Senator. Of note are two files from the Federal
Election Commission's audit of Moseley Braun's 1992 Senatorial Campaign.
Subseries 3. Bill Mattea, 1992-1998 (box 737-748)
This
subseries contains administrative files compiled by Chief of Staff Bill Mattea, including office reports, budgets proposals, and
memos regarding staffing. Of note are letters from the Senate Ethics Committee
regarding allegations of campaign finance misappropriations.
Subseries 4. Assistant to the Chief of Staff Tina Gislason,
1992-1998 (box 748-763)
This
subseries contains administrative files compiled by Assistant to the Chief of
Staff, Tina Gislason, including letters of
recommendation, weekly office reports, legislative director reports, and
personnel files.
Series 7.
Grants/Projects, 1992-1998 (box 764-790)
This
series contains correspondence, grant proposals, and information for programs,
projects, and grants. Some topics included are housing, health care, youth
services, education, academic improvement, economic development,
telecommunications, agriculture, commerce, community development, defense, law
enforcement. Some organizations mentioned are Schwab Rehab, Fort Sheridan,
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Chicago Vietnam Veterans and Family
Assistance Program (CVVFAP), the National Congress for Community Economic Development
(NCCED), Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), St. Louis
Development Corporation, School-To-Work, Pullman State Historic Site, Safe
Havens, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and Women's Initiatives
Network Project (WIN).
Series 8.
Administrative Files, 1992-1998 (box 791-814)
This
series is comprised of expense vouchers, response calls, mail reports, summary
reports, expense reports, other financial materials, travel documents, and
equipment and supplies expenses.
Series 9.
Executive Assistant Files, 1992-1998 (box 815-875)
This
series contains the files of Xzaquoinett Warrick,
Jill Zwick, Chona Maglaya, Christie Paskiewicz, and
Kaarin Anderson. It is comprised of photographs,
phone messages, mail summaries, briefings, scheduling, travel reports,
correspondence, memoranda, travel documents, boarding passes, travel
itineraries, Carroll Travel Agency materials, memos, resumes, guest books,
copies of letters, greeting cards, and thank you notes.
Series 10.
Speeches, 1992-1998 (box 876-877)
This
series contains speeches, talking points, and statements written by and for
Carol Moseley Braun for use at public events and in the Senate.
Series 11.
Senatorial Campaigns, 1992-1998 (box 878-888) Closed to researchers until 2068.
Subseries 1. 1992 Election, 1992-1998 (box 878-882)
Subseries 2. 1998 Election, 1992-1998 (box 883-888)
List of contents of the collection:
box
1-16 Staff Researcher Marcus Fruchter, 1992-1998
box
17-232 Scheduling, 1992-1998
box
233-346 Chicago Office, 1992-1998
box
347-667 Legislative Files, 1992-1998
box
667-732 Press, 1992-1998
[RESTRICTION:
box 713 CLOSED until 2068.]
box
732-763 Chief of Staff Files, 1992-1998
box
764-790 Grants/Projects, 1992-1998
box
791-814 Administrative Files, 1992-1998
box
815-875 Executive Assistant Files,
1992-1998
box
876-877 Speeches, 1992-1998
box
878-888 Senatorial Campaigns, 1992-1998
[RESTRICTION:
box 878-888 CLOSED until 2068.]
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