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By: Annie Tummino, Head of Special Collections & Archives<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Main Content” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”10px|20px|10px|20px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Special Collections and Archives is pleased to announce that the papers of former Congressman Gary Ackerman (ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ class of 1965) are now open for research, with a completed finding aid<\/a>. Ackerman generously donated his papers to ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ in 2018, but processing was put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, during the quiet summer months, I was finally able to dedicate time to making this large and historically significant collection accessible. Comprised of 55 boxes, the collection features press clippings, photographs, professional papers, audiovisual materials, and campaign ephemera from Ackerman\u2019s long and storied career serving the people of Queens.<\/p>\n A Democrat, Ackerman was frequently a part of bipartisan initiatives and served under five presidents. He was dedicated to local causes in his home district (seventh district from 1983-1993 and fifth district from 1993-2013), while also working on significant national legislation and actively participating in international issues. He was a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans.<\/p>\n Photographs in the collection represent a veritable \u201cwho\u2019s who\u201d of 1980s-2000s history. Ackerman is pictured with a variety of significant domestic and international political and cultural figures, including US presidents, representatives, House speakers, senators, governors, mayors, and prime ministers and presidents from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\t\t