Includes by-laws, annual reports, handbooks and meeting minutes for various committees (Board of Directors, Central Council, Vacation, Annual Meeting, Executive, Finance, Housing, Co-Operation, Case, House, Program, Nominating, Legal Aid Bureau). The Case Committee minutes at times offer detailed information pertaining to particular cases, including background and how the case was handled.

A pledge book (Contributions for Organization) notes contributions towards the founding of the organization. Included are names, amount of pledges, residence and business address. Several prominent residents of Grand Rapids are listed in the pledge book.

The annual reports (1893-1907) provide detailed information pertaining to organizational objectives, officers, committee members, finances, donations, demographics, service statistics (including marital status, age, nationality, cause of need, decisions, causes of sickness, etc). The 1900-1902 report includes photographs of the COS building.

Several Manuals for Members of the Board of Director's include broad organizational information such as history and operations of the FSA, description of services, statistics, finances, budget, job descriptions, personnel policies and salary scale. Two staff handbooks include the agency purpose and by-laws, personnel policies, forms, a list of other agencies and descriptions of job routines.

Other documents in this series include property transaction records for a cottage in the Shore Acres plat in the Grand Haven area (1920s), an Agency Self Evaluation (1954) and organizational newsletters (1970s).