This series consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, studies, agreements, and assorted material relating to the involvement of different civic departments in the preparation for the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
This series has been divided into the following subseries:
- Subseries 1: Administration records (1971-1978)
- Subseries 2: Background Material records (1967-1975)
- Subseries 3: City '78 records (1971-1978)
- Subseries 4: XI Commonwealth Games Canada (1978) Foundation records (1972-1978)
- Subseries 5: Consultants' records (1973-1977)
- Subseries 6: Equipment records (1975-1978)
- Subseries 7: Financial records (1974-1978)
- Subseries 8: Management Advisory Committee records (1974-1978)
- Subseries 9: Pre-Games Events records (1976-1978)
- Subseries 10: Protocol records (1978)
- Subseries 11: Related Events records (1972-1977)
- Subseries 12: Studies (1971-1975)
- Subseries 13: Venues records (1973-1981)