Included are detailed correspondence of the commission and its secretary Isaac Bradley with the architectural firm Ferry and Clas, correspondence and reports of the inspector of construction Francis M. Grant, minutes and reports of the commission and various committees, specifications, bids, proposals, contracts, records of receipts and disbursement, vouchers and bills, and photographs. Also included are correspondence, architectural drawings, and other materials collected by Draper in 1881 concerning planning for a new building.
