This fragmentary collection includes some personal papers from before he held municipal office and official records regarding the following topics:

• correspondence, clippings, telegrams, speeches, and campaign material related to Brahney's 1954 mayoral race
• controversies over septic tanks in the Pines Village and Huntlee Village subdivisions
• the purchase of the Herman Ice Factory to allow for widening of Loyola Avenue
• the construction of the Civic Center
• the investigations into police corruption
• the Mayor's Permit fund