Donna F. Edwards Papers
MS863
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
6.92 linear feet
5 record cartons, 1 half-document box
circa 2008-2016
Donna F. Edwards is an alumni of Wake Forest University and the University of New Hampshire School of Law. She is the first black woman elected to Congress from Maryland, where she served as a representative for Maryland's 4th district from 2008 to 2017. This collection includes letters, information on congressional trips, photographs, budget documents, and information regarding committees that she staffed.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for limited research. The collection may be displayed, reviewed, and studied for academic purposes, but may not be published for 10 years following the date of gift, December 8, 2016, or the death of the donor, whichever comes first.
General note
These books are currently in box 6 of the collection:
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A History of the Committee on Science and Technology. 2008.
- Borzutzky, Daniel.
Congressional Pictorial Directory: One Hundred Tenth Congress. U S Govt. Printing Office, 2007.
- Coughlin, Daniel P.
Prayers Offered by the Chaplain of the House of Representative of the United States . 2000.
- Joint Committee on Printing.
Congressional Directory: One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. United States Government Publishing Office, 2015.
- Joint Committee on Printing.
Congressional Pictorial Directory: One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. United States Government Publishing Office, 2015.
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Signs from 9/12 and the Tea Parties of 2009 . Let Freedom Ring Publishing , 2010.
- Wickham,Thomas J.
House Rules and Manual One Hundred Fourteenth Congress . U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
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Preferred Citation
Donna F. Edwards Papers (MS863), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Biographical Note
Donna F. Edwards was born in Yanceyville, North Carolina, on June 28, 1958. She is an alumni of Wake Forest University (1980), where she earned degrees in English and Spanish; she studied in Salamanca, Spain, while at Wake Forest. She also attended New Hampshire School of Law (1989). A member of the Democratic party, Edwards was elected to the U.S. House as a representative for Maryland's 4th district, serving from 2008 to 2017. She was the first black woman elected to Congress from the state of Maryland.
While in Congress, Edwards served on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Standards and Official Conduct, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and the Committee on Science, Space and Technology, where she served as the lead Democrat on the Subcommittee on Space. She also ran for U.S. Senate in Maryland in 2016 but lost. Beginning in January 2017, she spent some time traveling around the United States in an RV. In July 2017, Edwards announced that she had been diagnosed with the autoimmune disease multipe sclerosis. She was a Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law in 2017. Edwards has one son, Jared.
Processing Information note
Pre-processing by Tara Coady, 2017. Processing and finding aid creation by Olivia Field with assistance from Riley Richards and Stephanie Bennett, 2018.
Collection Overview
This collection follows Edwards' time in Congress, approximately 2008 to 2016. It includes letters, information on congressional trips, photographs, budget documents, and information regarding committees on which the congresswoman served.
Correspondence
Congressional letters
2008-2016
Congressional letters
1
11-12
2008
Congressional letters
1
13
2009
Congressional letters
1
14
2010
Congressional letters
1
15
2011
Congressional letters
1
16
2012
Congressional letters
1
17
2013
Congressional letters
1
18
2014
Congressional letters
1
19
2015
Congressional letters
1
20
2016
Federal letters
2008-2016
Federal letters
1
2
2008
Federal letters
1
3
2009
Federal letters
1
4
2010
Federal letters
1
5
2011
Federal letters
1
6
2012
Federal letters
1
7
2013
Federal letters
1
8
2014
Federal letters
1
9
2015
Federal letters
1
10
2016
International letters
2009-2016
International letters
1
35
2009
International letters
1
36
2012
International letters
1
37
2013
International letters
1
38
2016
Local letters
2009-2016
Local letters
1
21
2009
Local letters
1
22
2010
Local letters
1
23
2012
Local letters
1
24
2013
Local letters
1
25
2014
Local letters
1
26
2015
Local letters
1
27
2016
Maryland letters
Maryland letters
1
28
2009
Maryland letters
1
29
2010
Maryland letters
1
30
2012
Maryland letters
1
31
2013
Maryland letters
1
32
2014
Maryland letters
1
33
2015
Maryland letters
1
34
2016
House Armed Services Committee materials
American Embassy Wellington Security and Safety briefings New Zealand
3
15
2014 December
Blue White Future: Israel-Palestine reports, briefings
3
6
2012 January 6
CODEL Davis: Afghanistan trip plans and briefings
3
19
2009
CODEL Hartzler: trip plans and briefings Germany, Italy, Afghanistan
3
4
2011
CODEL Pelosi Spain, Qatar, Afghanistan, Germany trip plans and briefings
3
2-3
2010 May 6 - 10
CODEL Roby: Belgium, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Ireland trip plans and briefings
3
9
2012
Kabul, Afghanistan trip plans
3
5
2011
Secretary Clinton Iranian-U.S. relations Arab News article
4
14
2010 February 15
UNRWA briefings, reports
3
7
undated
U.S. Congress CODEL Schatz-Murphy: Hawaii, Japan, South Korea, Philippines trip plans and briefings
3
17-18
2016 July
U.S. Embassy Manila CODEL Schatz-Murphy Philippines trip plans and briefings
3
16
2016 July
U.S. House CODEL visit to Israel, Palestine and Kingdom of Jordan itinerary
4
3
2010 February 12-19
U.S. House CODEL visit to Turkey trip plans
4
2
2016 May
Women's leadership mission and CODEL: Israel and Palestinian Territory, trip information, briefings
3
8
2012 February
Subject files
Affordable Care Act Briefing materials
1
45
2009
"And Still I Rise," personal copy
1
46
2015
H.R. 2998, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, autographed bill
6
2009 June 23
Autographed portrait
6
1
undated
Annual U.S. H.R. wall calendar
6
4
2009-2016
Brennan Legacy Awards Dinner booklet
1
42
2008
Congressional Black Caucus, et al, amicus brief in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District v. Eric Holder
5
1
circa 2009
Congressional delegation and leadership mission: Israel Palestinian Territory and Jordan briefings
3
10-11
2014 May 10-18
Congressional Representational Allowance
1
39
2008-2016
Congressional Women's Caucus reports Afghanistan
3
1
2008-2009
Event and Congressional pamphlets
1
44
2009-2016
Event programs
5
5
2009-2016
Fiscal Year 2015 Civil Works Budget
2
52
2014 March
Gaza City, Operation Cast Lead, trip materials
6
2009 May
Government shutdown materials
1
43
2013
Inaugural ceremonies program and related materials
5
3
2013 January 21
Memorial programs
5
6
2008-2016
Lapse in House funding documents
1
41
2011
National African American History Month Proclamation
6
3
2016
NATO special operations headquarters visit photos and documents
4
8
2013 September
New American Foundation Israel/Palestine trip
1
1
2009 May
Obama, Barack, meeting agenda and State of the Union transcripts
5
7
2012-2014
Photographs
6
2
circa 2008-2016
Politico magazine issue featuring Edwards
6
5
2009 July 10
Sequester budget cut documents
1
40
2013
Shakespeare Theatre Company, "Will on the Hill," compact disc
6
7
2010 April 26
Signed bill covers, photocopy
5
4
2009
Sudanese Embassy arrest materials
5
2
2009 April 27
U.S. Antarctic Program National Science Foundation Congressional delegation schedule of events
3
12
2014 Dec 13-21
U.S. Congress Conference on H.R. 3080 materials
1
47-48
2013 November
U.S. House Democratic Member Services Members Handbook
4
4
undated
U.S. House Democratic Steering and policy committee: committee assignments
4
12-13
2015 Janurary 21
U.S. House CODEL Lowey Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates
4
9
2010 February
U.S. House CODEL visit to Colombia trip plans and information
4
10
undated
U.S. House CODEL visit to Haiti trip plans
4
7
August
U.S. House CODEL visit to Panama trip plans and information
4
11
undated
U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, Technology CODEL McMurdo Station Antarctica trip plans and briefings
3
13-14
2011 Dec 13-21
"Visit to the Mod" photograph
6
2016 July 21
Transportation & Infrastructure Committee materials
American Association of Port Authorities conference committee requests
4
43
2013
Amtrak review documents
2
46
2015 May 27
CODEL Shuster Panama, Colombia, Cuba: trip plans, briefings
4
48
2016 June 24-30
Committee Caucus organization
2
1
113th Congress
Committee meeting with United Kingdom Transportation
2
4
2014 February 4
Dept. of Transportation, Disadvantaged business entrepreneurship meeting materials
4
24
2013
Economic Development subcommittee: border station construction hearing
3
27
2016 May 18
Economic Development subcommittee: disaster costs roundtable
2
38-39
2015 March 18
Economic Development Subcommittee: Federal Protection Services hearing
2
12
2014 May 21
Economic Development subcommittee: Federal real estate footprint hearing materials
4
21
2013 May 22
Economic Development subcommittee: FEMA reauthorization hearing materials
4
25
2013 September 20
Economic Development subcommittee: FEMA reauthorization hearing materials
4
38
2013 October 2
Economic Development subcommittee: FEMA hearing
2
31
2015 January 23
Economic Development subcommittee: GSA leasing program roundtable
2
18
2014 July 15
Economic Development subcommittee: GSA tenant agencies hearing
2
22
2014 July 30
Economic Development subcommittee: independent leasing authorities hearing
4
47
2016 July 6
Economic Development subcommittee: policy discussion roundtable
2
34
2015 February 11
Economic Development subcommittee: reducing leasing costs hearing
3
25
2016 March 1
Economic Development subcommittee: seismic disaster preparedness hearing
2
44
2015 May 18
Full committee FEMA hearing materials
4
17
2011
Full committee conference regarding H.R. 1735
2
49
2015 July 14
Full committee conference report on Water Resources Reform and Development Act
4
15-16
2014
Full committee Democratic Caucus Organizational meetings
2
29
2015 January 20
Full committee freight transportation task force report
4
36
2013 October
Full committee hearing: ATC Reform
4
1
2016 February 10
Full committee hearing: "Building the Foundation for Surface Transportation Reauthorization"
2
2
2013 December 19
Full committee hearing: FAA Reauthorization
2
28
2014 November 18
Full committee hearing: FAA Reauthorization
2
30
2015 January 21
Full committee hearing: FEMA's limited role reports, testimonies, related materials
5
8
2016 September
Full committee hearing: Hurricane Sandy Recovery hearing materials
4
35
2013 Novmeber 13
Full committee hearing: Philadelphia Amtrak incident
2
43
2015 June 2
Full committee hearing: Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
2
33
2015 February 11
Full committee hearing: Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
2
36
2015 March 17
Full committee H.R. 7 materials
4
41-42
2012 January 31
Full committee markup
4
32
2013 December 4
Full committee markup
3
21-24
2016 February 11
Full committee markup
3
30-31
2016 May 25
Full committee markup
4
26
2013 July 10
Full committee markup
4
46
2016 July 23
Full committee markup, GSA capital investment and leasing resolutions
5
9
2016 December 17
Full committee markup, H.R. 311: Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act
2
15
undated
Full committee markup, H.R. 3095
4
39
2013 September 9
Full committee markup, H.R. 3300, 2026, 311, 935
4
37
2013 October 29
Full committee markup, H.R. 3578
4
29
2013 December 4
Full committee markup, H.R. 5303: Water Resources Development Act
3
29
2016 May 25
Full committee markup on multiple bills
2
10-11
2
7
2
20
2
24
2
27
2
35
2
40
2
42
2
45
2014-2015
Full committee markup, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act
2
16
2013
Full committee markup, Water Resources Reform and Development Act
4
19
2013
Full committee listening session: "state transportation funding solutions" memorandum
4
40
2013 September 12
Highways subcommittee: autonomous vehicles hearing materials
4
33
2013 November 19
Highways subcommittee: Capital Investment Grants hearing materials
4
30
2013 December 11
Highways subcommittee: commercial motor vehicles
2
41
2015 April 29
Highways subcommittee: Environmental Review and Permitting Process
2
26
2014 September 9
Highways subcommittee: hearing on safety grants
2
3
2014 January 28
Highways subcommittee: hearing on Surface Transportation Infrastructure Projects
2
25
2014 September 9
Highways subcommittee: hearing on Rural American Needs
2
48
2015 June 19
Highways subcommittee: hearing on Washington Metro
3
28
2016 May 20
Highways subcommittee: Highway Trust fund materials
4
23
2013 July 23
Highways subcommittee: "Improving the Nation's Highway Freight Network"
2
5
2014 February 27
Highways subcommittee listening session on highways memo
4
31
2013 December 4
Highways subcommittee: "Oversight of the...implementation of MAP-21 and Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request"
2
6
2014 March 12
Highways subcommittee: surface transportation reauthorization roundtable policy discussion materials
4
34
2014 March 16
Joint Hearing on the proposed WOTUS Rule
2
32
2015 February 4
Joint Subcommittee hearing on federal maritime navigation programs
4
49
2016 September 7
Markup of Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act
1
51-52
2015 October 22
Maryland Port Administration: congressional delegation, State of the Port report
4
28
2013 September 12
Maryland Port Administration: State of the Port report
4
44
2013 September 12
Nicollet Island coalition: Water Resources Development Act literature
4
27
2013 July
Organizational meeting
2
32
2015 January 27
"Reducing the Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013" Floor Script
2
23
2014 July 30
U.S. Department of Defense section 7001 report
4
5
2016 January 29
U.S. House CODEL visit to Haiti trip plan
4
6
2009 October 9-11
U.S. House T&I Committee Democratic WRRDA conferees meeting, memo and information
1
50
2014 May 8-9
U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure markup
1
49
2013 September 19
Water Resources Development Act materials
4
45
2013
Water Resources subcommittee EPA budget hearing materials
4
22
2013 May 22
Water Resources subcommittee hearing Reform and Development Act of 2014
2
47
2015 June 10
Water Resources subcommittee hearing on abandoned mines
2
51
2015 October 21
Water Resources subcommittee hearing on Brownfields program
2
50
2015 July 20
Water Resources subcommittee hearing on Changes to CWA Jurisdiction
2
14
2014 June 11
Water Resources subcommittee hearing on Chief Reports
2
13
2014 April 29
Water Resources subcommittee hearing on Clean Water Act
2
19
2014 July 15
Water Resources subcommittee hearing on clean water act permit veto
4
20
2013 May 5
Water Resources subcommittee hearing on economic importance of seaports, materials
4
18
2011 October
Water Resources subcommittee hearing on EPA planning
2
21
2014 July 18
Water Resources subcommittee hearing on FY15
2
9
2014 April 2
Water Resources Subcommittee hearing on Permit Flexibility CWA
2
17
2014 July 14
Water Resources subcommittee hearing on "The Role of Trading in Achieving Water Quality Objectives"
2
8
2014 March 25
Water Resources subcommittee hearing on U.S. Army corps of engineers Chief's report
3
26
2016 May
Water Resources Subcommittee on Fiscal Year 2016 budget
2
37
2015 March 18