These records appear to have been created or collected by the Mayor's Office "proper" rather than by one of its administrative subdivisions. More than half of the series comprises correspondence files.

Incoming correspondence includes requests for appointment, invitations, thank yous, congratulations, suggestions, proposals, complaints, etc. Many include notes handwritten by the Mayor to direct his staff how to respond or otherwise deal with the individual communications. Many include attachments. Also included, though not complete, are several logs of incoming mail.

Outgoing letters often are attached to the incoming letter or document that prompted the Mayor's communication. Many include brief notes handwritten by the Mayor when signing the originals.

Subject files include compilations of material on various issues, problems, projects, city agencies and other governmental bodies, individuals, businesses, and organizations. Some folders were created by the archivist to hold individual reports, propsals, or other documents found among the records; items that presumably held some importance for the Mayor (included are the campaign platform documents prepared for Senator Morial's first run for office). Also included are records of contributions to the Mayor's first campaign for election as well as to his first inaugural ceremony.

A sub-series, styled by the Mayor's Office as Inappropriate Mail is described and inventoried separately