The collection is a small group of materials collected by Deer during her activities as a lobbyist for Menominee restoration, tribal chairperson, and instructor at U.W.-Madison. The collection is divided into three sections: Clippings, Correspondence, and Miscellaneous Material.
The Clippings document Deer's activities from 1969 to l974 and include information on her early career, her education and experience as a social worker, and her work as a lobbyist for Menominee restoration. The Correspondence is entirely incoming, and it dates from l976 to l978. Included is information from organizations concerned with the welfare and advancement of Indians and other minorities, offers of speaking engagements, requests for Deer to endorse candidates for public office, requests for assistance from individual Indians in their dealings with the Menominee tribe, and personal correspondence from other Indian rights activists.
Miscellaneous Material includes a 1971 report prepared by Deer and other members of DRUMS on the effects of termination on the Menominee; and materials regarding Americans for Indian Opportunity, a national organization headed by LaDonna Harris.
