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Inventory of the Rebecca Cohn Papers

LP472

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Table of contents

Series Descriptions

LP472:1-3

Series 1 Administrative Files 2001-2004

Physical Description: 3 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by date.

Scope and Content Note

Administrative files created by Rebecca Cohn consist of records relevant to her work as an Assembly Member. They include Legislative overviews of pending legislation, and thank you notes addressed to Cohn for supporting certain pieces of legislation.

2001-2002: Legislative Papers LP472:1

2003-2004: Legislative Package, Thank You Notes LP472:2-3

LP472:4-77

Series 2 Bill Files 2001-2006

Physical Description: 74 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.

Access Information

Certain records in file folders LP427:14, LP427:15, LP427:127 and LP427:159 are restricted under the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 7927.700 (formerly section 6254(c)).

Scope and Content Note

Bill files created by Rebecca Cohn may include bill analyses, amendments, resolutions, author statements, testimonies, press releases, editorials and newspaper clippings, correspondence, committee statements, and other information. Of particular interest are those bills relating to domestic violence (AB469 and AB1909, 2001-2002; AB134, AB141, AB143, AB383 and AB1813, 2003-2004; and AB59 and AB2051, 2005-2006), healthcare (AB215, AB829 and AB2179, 2001-2002) and piracy (AB1277, 2005-2006).

2001-2002: AB160-AB2781; ACR3-ACR11; HR5 (21ff) LP472:4-24

2003-2004: AB6-AB2828; ACR2-ACR225 (36ff) LP472:25-60

2005-2006: AB59-AB1300; AJR3 (17ff) LP472: 61-77

See Appendix A for LP numbers

Series 3 Subject Files 1998-2006

Physical Description: 75 file folders, 15 videocassettes (VHS)

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject title.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content Note

The subject files created by Rebecca Cohn reflect various projects, interests and appearances by Cohn during her tenure in the State Assembly. Subject files may contain reports, newspaper articles, program proposals, meeting notes, news stories, ads, and video recordings of various programs and information. Cohn’s subject files focus on various topics and issues considered by the Assembly Committees she chaired, or of which she was a member. The subject files also reflect Cohn's special interests such as domestic violence, the state budget, and the energy crisis of 2001.

Additional Series Information

Appendix A: List of Subject Files

See Appendix B for LP numbers

Series 4 Hearing Files 2000-2004

Physical Description: 13 videocassettes (VHS)

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by date of hearing.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content Note

Hearing files contain video and audio recordings of regular session hearings and floor sessions of the Assembly. A significant number of video recordings are floor sessions. The remaining are largely committee hearings on a variety of topics. Of note is the May 8, 2003 hearing of the Assembly Select Committee on Domestic Violence, regarding the possibility of providing habeas relief to women in prison (LP472:173-174).

Additional Series Information

Appendix B: List of Hearing Files

Series Descriptions

Administrative Files

Bill Files

Subject Files

Hearing Files