Includes photographs of Berman with former Michigan Governors James Blanchard and Jennifer Granholm (includes 1-signed photograph) as well as late Texas Senator and civil rights activist Barbara Jordan.
Includes a December 31, 2010 signed letter of gratitude from former Michigan governor Jennifer M. Granholm.
Includes materials related to Berman's work and interests in issues surrounding civil rights, education reform, election laws, fiscal concerns, and women's health and reproductive rights. These include correspondence, reports, and collected publications on the subjects of death penalty legislation; assisted suicide legislation; charter schools, adult education, choice schools, and religion in public schools; amendments to the Michigan Constitution (surrounding Berman's vote against a Constitutional convention to consider a balanced budget amendment), fair redistricting of women legislators, arguments for term limitations, voter registration reform, and fiscal concerns (the latter includes materials focusing on limiting campaign contributions by proportion, and financial mismanagement within the House Fiscal Agency).
Of particular note are correspondence, publications, speeches, and statements focusing on Berman's support of abortion rights, women's health rights including materials focusing on Berman's push for more breast cancer education, training, outreach, and accreditation of mammography machines. Also included are materials related to family planning such as the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act which provides low-income women and sexually active adolescents with access to contraceptive services.