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Title: Barbara Lee Congressional Papers
Dates: circa 1971-2016
Collection Number: Consult repository.
Creator/Collector:
Lee, Barbara, 1946-
Extent: 67.7 linear feet (65 boxes)
Repository:
Mills College
Oakland, California 94613
Abstract: This collection contains the congressional papers of Barbara Lee in three record groups: Record Group 1 - Ron Dellums/Barbara
Lee Transitional Files; Record Group 2 - Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) Responses; and Record Group 3 - Office
Files.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
Though this collection is the physical property of Mills College Special Collections, copyright belongs to the authors or
creators of the works or their legal representatives. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested
in writing from the Special Collections Curator.
Barbara Lee Congressional Papers. Mills College
Barbara Lee political office donations (2007-2016).
Scope and Content of Collection
*There are currently three record groups on site at Mills College. Materials for eventual transfer are housed in Oakland,
Livermore, and Washington, D.C. As new materials are received and processed this guide will be updated.
**This collection does not include State Legislature records. For these records, please contact the African American Museum
and Library at Oakland.
The archive consists of three record groups:
Record Group 1. Ron Dellums/Barbara Lee Transitional Files
32 boxes of office files from the transitional period of Ron Dellums’ last days and the beginning of Barbara Lee’s first as
Congressional Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives. Topics in this record group include: “Health Issues”; “Base
Closure”; “Ron Dellums Files”; “Issues and Internships”; and “Office Reference Material”.
Record Group 2. Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) Responses
16 boxes of letters, emails, and other communications in support of and against Barbara Lee’s vote against the Authorization
for Use of Military Force (signed by President George W. Bush on September 18, 2001) that was a response to the September
11, 2001 attacks. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the bill. The authorization granted the President
the authority to use all "necessary and appropriate force" against those whom he determined "planned, authorized, committed
or aided" the September 11th attacks, or who harbored said persons or groups.
Record Group 3. Office Files
17 boxes of office files arranged in five different series.
Legislators – California.
African American women legislators – California.
Women - Political activity.
United States – Politics and government
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
Mills College - Alumni and alumnae.