Research topics in the Suffolk University Archives and Moakley Archive include:

• History of Suffolk University
• History of radio
• Massachusetts politics
• Women and international development
• Women’s empowerment and equality
• Grassroots activism
• Congressman John Joseph Moakley
• Boston and Massachusetts Ninth District Economic Development (Big Dig, Waterfront, Taunton Industrial Park, etc.)
• Campaigns – State Representative, State Senate, Boston City Council, Congress
• Congress – Leadership, Rules Committee etc.
• Constituent Services
• Foreign Policy - Military Aid to El Salvador, U.S. Policy towards Cuba
• Democratic Party - Leadership
• Environmental Issues – Boston Harbor Islands, Boston Harbor Clean-up, Hazardous Waste sites
• Fair Housing - Anti-snob Zoning
• Consumer Affairs - Fire-safe Cigarettes, Food Labeling Act
• Forced Busing/Boston Public Schools Desegregation
• Health and Medical Research – Organ Donation, Food Labeling Act
• Historic Preservation - Dorchester Heights, Old State House, Faneuil Hall, U.S.S. Constitution, Old South Meeting House, etc.
• Human Rights – Moakley Commission on the Jesuit Murders in El Salvador, U.S. Policy towards Cuba
• Immigration Issues – Salvadoran Refugee Legislation
• Juvenile Justice
• Labor Relations