These files are from the administration of J. Harold Grady (May 1959 - December 1962) and Philip Goodman (December 1962 - May 1963). Incoming and outgoing letters comprise most of the material with reports, minutes, legal documents, speeches and printed material represented in smaller amounts. Subjects include Friendship International Airport operation, American Municipal Association, U.S. Conference of Mayors, appointments, commercial development, urban renewal, housing, budgets, Charles Center construction, civil defense, charitable enterprises, Democratic politics, local associations, establishment of the experimental conservation district, public health, hospitals, Jones Falls Expressway, state and federal legislation, public celebrations, labor unions, city planning, East-West Expressway, recreation and parks, the Mayor's schedule, public schools, snow and ice control, traffic, public welfare, and zoning. Agencies and organizations most represented are the Airport Board, Baltimore Association of Commerce, Baltimore Council of Social Agencies, City Council, Law Department, Commission on Governmental Efficiency and Economy, Equal Opportunity Commission, University of Maryland Extension Service, Fire Department, Health Department, Planning Commission, Maryland Port Authority, Department of Public Works, Department of Recreation and Parks, Department of Transit and Traffic, Department of Public Welfare, and Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals.

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