This series consists of press releases and materials, and public relations materials including speeches and campaign files, which document Norman Mineta's 40-year political career. This series reveals his interest in a wide range of social issues, international aviation, Asian American issues, commerce, the Smithsonian Museum, and transportation.

The Fred Ross, Sr. Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, book manuscripts and other materials pertaining to community organizer, Fred Ross, Sr. The date range of this collection is 1945-2003, which encompasses the later decades of Fred Ross Sr's life, as well as the years following his death.