These papers document the activities of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke during her tenure as an elected member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1992-2008). A majority of the files were created by members of her staff and these files are listed under the individual staff member's name. The General Files were either identified specifically on the boxes or were placed there because they did not have a discernable specific creator. The papers contain correspondence and memorandums, campaign materials, clippings, ephemera, financial documents, moving images, notes, photographs, public opinion polls, schedules, sound recordings, speeches, and artifacts.

For papers documenting Ms. Burke's tenure in the California State Assembly, U.S. Congress, earlier time on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1979-1980), and campaign for California Attorney General, see the Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Papers, Collection 0218.1, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC.