CORRESPONDENCE,, 1980-1984

Arrangement:Arranged chronologically by dates of correspondence, followed by miscellaneous correspondence covering the entire span of the sub-series.

Summary: Correspondence given to Frishman to answer, which are annotated by Chisholm to constituents regarding current political issues and government funded program affecting her district and recent legislation. In addition there are various bills Chisholm was working on during that period concerning topics such as nuclear weapons, clean air, reverse mortgages, employment services and housing, as well as memos regarding the fair housing bills, land grant institutions, FCC legislation, housing funds, and the Urban Enterprise Fund Act. Lastly, there is miscellaneous personal correspondence regarding deaths and first drafts of speeches and inter-office correspondence. Her resume is included as well.

Of particular interest is a collection of six poems written by Shirley Chisholm in the 1960's in response to the civil unrest at that time against African Americans.