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The series consists of records related to the operational functions of the Edmonton Social Planning Council (E.S.P.C.) and its communications and interactions with external organizations. During the E.S.P.C.'s early years, it acted as a coordinating body for other social agencies, therefore the series includes records pertaining to the council's interactions with a wide variety of organizations, government offices and persons. These include the Canadian Welfare Council, Youth Services, The John Howard Society, University of Alberta, Canadian Mental Health Association in Alberta and the Edmonton School Board, along with many others. Records include correspondence, reports, minutes, news clippings, and reference documentation. Minutes include those from related organizations and councils that the E.S.P.C. worked with, as well as the various committees within the council. Some of the records including, newsletters, programs and bulletins, relate to external organizations, at local, provincial, national and international levels. These records provide context for the E.P.S.C's work and interactions with these external organizations.

The series also includes records pertaining to the United Community Fund of Greater Edmonton (formerly Community Chest) which merged with the E.P.S.C. in 1953 and early correspondence with Charlotte Whitton, who founded the Canadian Council on Child Welfare in 1920.

This series consists of Laura Holland's 1939 report and annual reports from the Edmonton Social Planning Council. Files are listed according to the Council's name at the time of the annual report's creation. Also included in this series are reports from several annual meetings and a single annual report from the Welfare Information Service.

The series consists of financial records from the Edmonton Social Planning Council from 1940 to the early 1980s. Records include financial statements, budgets, correspondence, reports, minutes, forms and applications. Files are listed according to the Council's name at the time records were created.

The series consists of records pertaining to the Board of Directors of the Edmonton Social Planning Council until 1987. The series includes agendas, minutes, correspondence, administrative records, reports, studies, job descriptions, financial records and reference materials. Also included in the series are documents pertaining to the roles and functions of the Council such as bylaws, terms of reference, manuals and the signed certificate of incorporation for the council.

The Board of Directors took part in many of the Council's committees which are also represented in this series. Some of the committees included are the Personnel Committee, Planning Committee, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Communications Committee, Program Committee, Policy Committee, Christmas Bureau Committee, and Daycare Committee, among others.

Board of Directors minutes were originally filled together by year. Minutes include additional supporting documentation used and/or created by the Board of Directors including reports, statements, studies and correspondence.

This series consists of reports and publications created by the Edmonton Social Planning Council (E.S.P.C.) and its various divisions and committees. The reports are designed to track trends, make predictions, and offer recommendations with regards to social issues. In addition, the reports provide information and opinions on various proposals, programs, or legislation. Social issues involved include day care, housing, poverty, sex work, privatization, rehabilitation, and more. The records contained within this series help demonstrate the E.S.P.C.’s role as a resource for social research. The library maintained by the E.S.P.C. was used by various other social organizations in the course of their own operations. The publications include "A Wealth of Voices" which documents the first fifty years of the E.S.P.C.'s history, including its formation.

This series consists of a variety of records concerning projects the Edmonton Social Planning Council (E.S.P.C.) and its numerous committees were involved in or concerned with. The projects concern social issues such as the needs of the elderly, community services and development, child welfare and day care services, the Christmas Bureau, the development and support of cooperatives, community schools, services for people with physical disabilities, services for homeless people, women’s shelters, Indigenous and Metis welfare, poverty, rehabilitation, and more. In some cases the E.S.P.C. was the primary driving force behind a project while in other cases it provided support to other organizations’ projects. The types of records included in this series include minutes, correspondence, memorandums, reports, proposals, and studies. The records provide insight into the social issues the E.S.P.C. was concerned with as well as how it worked to address them. In addition, the records help paint a picture of how the E.S.P.C. and its role within the community changed over time.

The series consists of records outlining the Edmonton Social Planning Council and the United Community Fund of Greater Edmonton interactions and work with the Canadian Welfare Council. The series includes correspondence, reports, memorandums, minutes, papers, clippings, statements and recommendations. The series also includes records pertaining to the Canadian Conference on Housing and Community Funds and Councils of Canada conference.

This series consists of reports and publications not produced by the Edmonton Social Planning Council (E.S.P.C.) or any of its divisions or committees. In its role as a research organization, the Edmonton Social Planning Council maintained an extensive library of records for use in social research. The E.S.P.C. would provide individual members and member organizations with access to these materials. Materials include reports published by both government and non-governmental organizations.

The series consists of photographs from the Edmonton Social Planning Council's 1979 Annual Meeting and of Edmonton housing, both interiors and exteriors.