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Binkowski was a district judge from Warren, Michigan who collected extensively about Democratic politics and the Polish American community in Michigan. The collection includes materials collected by Binkowski on Democratic politics, the Polish community in Michigan, the cities of Detroit, Warren, and Hamtramck, Michigan, and collected letters, postage covers, and stamps.

The collection includes materials collected by Binkowski on Democratic politics, the Polish community in Michigan, the cities of Detroit, Warren, and Hamtramck, Michigan history in general, and collected letters, postage covers, and stamps. Digital materials include video files and an archived website. Photographs include images of strike violence, 1934-1938, at various Michigan firms; photos of Polish American public figures and organizations, also photos of political meetings and elected officials. Audio cassettes mostly contain recorded interviews with Polish American political figures.

Karen Majewski was elected the first woman mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan and served from 2005-2021. Her papers contain meeting minutes and administrative documents from several community organizations she worked with during her time as mayor.

The Karen Majewski papers are primarily minutes and manuals from boards Majewski served on as mayor of Hamtramck. The bulk of the materials represent Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency and the Michigan Municipal League. Also included are financial reports and papers from Michigan Suburbs Alliance and the Millennial Mayors Congress. One folder contains collected community brochures. Some of which are related to Majewski's involvement in the Polish American community.