The records were created by the Office of the Mayor and include files pertaining to the appointment of members to and the general business of various boards and commissions, committees and task forces; individual files may include formal letters of appointment and responses from appointees; Council motions approving appointments; occasionally minutes of meetings; correspondence regarding potential appointees; and sometimes resumes of potential appointees. The records span the administrations of deLesseps S. Morrison and Victor H. Schiro. Additional records relating to Boards and Commissions can be found in the individual Schiro and Morrison collections, as well as other individual administrations.