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Series I: Catalogued Correspondents
Series VIII: Printed Materials
Series IX: Photographs
Series X: Records and Tapes
Series XI: Campaign memorabilia, Miscellaneous
Series XII: Oversize
Series XIII: Casework Files
Series XIV: 1981 Addition, 1981
Series XVII: Scrapbooks

Bella Abzug papers, 1937-1996, bulk 1970-1986

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Series II: Uncataloged Correspondence, Incoming

Subseries II.1: General

This sequence contains primarily general letters received by Abzug's various offices. Many files also contain related items and copies of replies. Files of correspondence pertaining to specific issues have been placed in the Topics Files, q.v. One Box of Abzug's outgoing "Dear Colleague" letters have been kept with those she received, in this file, rather than in the Outgoing sequence of correspondence.


Box 1 1970 1971 January-August, 1970, 1971 January-August


Box 2 1971 September-December ; 1971 letters referred, 1971 September-December, 1971


Box 3 1972-1974


Box 4 1975 January –December, 1975 January


Box 5 1975 "Funny Letters", 1975

Box 5 1975-1976 Kaye Phillips File 1976 January--March, 1975-1976, 1976


Box 6 1976 April--June, 1976


Box 7 1976 July-August


Box 8 1976 September-December


Box 9 1976 Miscellaneous, 1976

Subseries II.2: Abusive Mail

Box 9 Abusive Mail, 1970-1976


Box 10 Abusive Mail, 1970-1976

Subseries II.3: Condolences


Box 11 Condolence cards--Outgoing, 1971-1976

Box 11 Incoming, 1975

(includes several catalogued items; catalogue cards in Box)

Subseries II.4: Congress, Members of


Box 12 General, 1972, 1974-1976, 1972, 1974-1976


Box 13 "Dear Colleague" Letters, 1971-1972


Box 14 "Dear Colleague II Letters, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1972, 1975, 1976


Box 15 "Dear Colleague" Letters by Abzug, 1971-1975 and n.d., 1971-1975, n.d.

Subseries II.5: Congratulations


Box 16 Congratulations, 1971-1976 and n.d., 1971-1976, n.d.

Subseries II.6: Courtesy Letters

Box 16 General letters of greeting and acknowledgement


Box 17 1970-1976


Box 18 1970-1976


Box 19 1970-1976


Box 20 1970-1976

Subseries II.7: Dead Letters


Box 21 Dead Letters, 1971-1976

Subseries II.8: Holiday and Birthday Greetings


Box 22 Holiday and Birthday greetings

Subseries II.9: Literary Correspondence


Box 23 Literary Correspondence, 1970-1976

(regarding literary works and activities by Abzug and others)

Subseries II.10: Recommendations


Box 24 Recommendations, 1970--1976

Subseries II.11: Requests


Box 25 1970-1974


Box 26 1970-1974


Box 27 1970-1974

1975


Box 28 Agriculture Yearbook

Box 28 Autographs

Box 28 Bills

Box 28 Biographies

Box 28 Celebrity Auctions Messages

Box 28 Photographs

Box 28 Questionnaires Recipes

Box 28 White House Tours

1976


Box 29 General (four Folders)

Box 29 Agricultural publications

Box 29 Autographs

Box 29 Bills

Box 29 Biographies

Box 29 Celebrity Auctions

Box 29 Directory of Services for the Elderly, 20th C.D.

Box 29 Endorsements

Box 29 Photographs

Box 29 Questionnaires

Subseries II.12: Support


Box 30 Support General, 1970-1974


Box 31 General, 1975-1976

Box 31 "Friends of BSA " 1976 ., 1976

Box 31 National Constituents of Bella Abzug, 1971


Box 32 National Constituents of Bella Abzug, 1971-1975

Subseries II.13: Thanks and Commendations


Box 33 Thanks and Commendations, 1970-1976

Subseries II.14: Views, General

Box 33 (letters of opinion on various subjects from constituents and others. See also specific Topics files.)


Box 34 (letters of opinion on various subjects from constituents and others. See also specific Topics files.) Archival Object


Box 35 (letters of opinion on various subjects from constituents and others. See also specific Topics files.) Archival Object


Box 36 1971-1976


Box 37 1971-1976


Box 38 1971-1976


Box 39 1971-1976

Subseries II.15: White House correspondence


Box 40 White House correspondence