Rhoda Fox Graves' personal and political papers are interfiled. Much of what is contained in these records are correspondence between her constituents and fellow legislators, legislative bills, and pamphlets distributed by various Republican organizations. Personal letters and records reflecting daily activities are included as well as files dating before her election into the Assembly.
This series mainly contains materials of Graves' activities that were outside of her duties as a public official. Although her personal files were often interfiled with her professional records the materials in this series were clearly distinct and therefore kept separate. Included are documents of house renovations, papers from her sons and husband, keepsakes, pamphlets, invitations and letters from the many social and civic organizations Graves was a member of, including material from the Daughters of the American Revolution. Also contains stamps of Graves' image and political pins.
Graves spent 14 years in the New York State Senate. This series contains political, legislative and personal correspondence sometimes separated by subject, author or location and sometimes filed together in less defined groupings. Also included in this series are Senate bills, campaign materials, reference materials, and political and civic organization materials. As she was no longer in the Assembly and campaigning for a seat in the Senate, Graves' unsuccessful 1932 Senate campaign materials are part of this collection.