Gabrielle Giffords Papers

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Gabrielle Giffords Papers

1995-2012 (bulk 2007-2012)

This collection contains the political papers of Gabrielle Giffords that document her career as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2007-2012 as well as the shooting at Giffords’ “Congress on your Corner” event on January 8, 2011. It is organized into 3 subgroups with the bulk of the collection found in the committee files as well as in materials related to the January 8th, 2011 Tucson, Arizona shooting. The collection also contains correspondence, legislative files, voting records, subject files, photographs and audio visual materials. This collection also contains a substantial amount of electronic records. THIS COLLECTION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. PLEASE CONTACT AN ARCHIVIST IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VIEW MATERIALS.

70 linear feet

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11655609

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Giffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee), 1970-

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Gabrielle Dee Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American businesswoman, politician, and gun control advocate who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Arizona's 8th congressional district from January 2007 until January 2012, when she resigned due to a severe brain injury suffered during an assassination attempt. A member of the Democratic Party, Giffords was the third woman in Arizona's history to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Born and raised in Tu...