Scope and arrangement
This collection is composed of twelve series, the majority of which are organized alphabetically. The material highlights the time period when Assemblywoman Daniels held office, 1986 - 1992. Office files pertain to Daniels's constituency, which included community organizations, churches, community boards, tenant associations and social service organizations. Primarily located in Harlem, these groups corresponded with Daniels's office and shared materials and information about their work. Of note in the collection are files relating to the Harlem Urban Development Corporation (HUDC), an entity designed to be instrumental in helping to build economic and social development of African-American and Latino peoples in Harlem and promote job growth and creation by both the private and public sector that would be more community controlled. The files consist of bylaws, information on committee members, financial records, meeting material, correspondence, and background information on HUDC. Additionally, there are Harlem Hospital files which include materials relating to a campaign to improve the quality of care at the hospital, and Daniels's campaign records which contain files on the legislation she passed while in office.
The Geraldine Daniels District Office files are arranged in twelve series: