The papers deal mostly with the organization of the Preservation of Jazz Advisory Commission and its early work towards developing the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park. Included are copies of questionnaires completed by a number of jazz experts, reports of subcommittees, copies of published hearings, correspondence (including letters from Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. and Congresswoman Lindy Boggs), and related materials. Also included are materials dealing with Louis Armstrong Park and with the Treme and North Rampart Street areas of the Crescent City.