The DAWN District 1 records date from 1981 to 2009 and measure 2.5 linear feet. The records are arranged in five series: Administrative records, Candidates, Publicity, Photographs, and 2018 Accession.

The Administrative records series comprises official documents of DAWN District 1 and dates from 1986-2009. This series includes DAWN brochures, organizational by-laws, professional contacts, correspondence, donor records, financial information, mailing lists, meeting agendas and minutes, member lists, phone messages and notes, documents relating to the organization's structure and legal status, and volunteer information.

The Candidates sub-series contains information about the candidates selected by DAWN and dates from 1989-2008. This series includes the candidate application packet, campaign brochures featuring DAWN-endorsed candidates, records of the candidate recommendation committee, documents from the Center for the American Woman and Politics (CAWP) Forum for women legislators, district maps, and information regarding women in elected positions.

The Publicity series encompasses public relations, the media, and community events and dates from 1981-2009. This series includes documents from the annual meeting, advertisements for community events, literature from a media workshop, DAWN newsletters, newspaper clippings, a directory of members of the Professional Women's Network, and records from the statewide town meeting. The newspaper clippings have been subdivided according to topic: clippings relating to abortion, clippings about DAWN-endorsed candidates, miscellaneous clippings, and clippings of prospective DAWN members and candidates.

The Photographs series includes snapshots of DAWN District 1 members from 1992-1993 at district meetings.

The 2018 Accession series is comprised of a member's DAWN binder with documents relating to adminstration, member correspondence, a DAWN button, meeting notes, and other related papers.