The series includes article clippings that highlight important events and issues from 1942 to 1998 relating to education, the Los Angeles Unified School District, minority rights and issues, hate crimes, California's state of affairs, housing, and articles that mention the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission in some capacity.

The correspondence series includes letters between commission members, Steinberg, and outside parties. The series is organized in chronological order from 1955 to 1997.