This collection consists of program flyers and brochures, annual reports, newsletters, and general subject files of the New Orleans Recreation Department. Additional annual repports can be found in the library's catalog under call number LRN200.

Also included in this collection is an annual report from the New Orleans Playgroudn Commission, the precursor to the New Orleans Recreation Department. While department files from the playground commission have not survived, additional annual reports are available in the library's catalog under call number LR200.