This series contains reference and administrative task files, publications that were available in the resource center, and an index to materials. Publications include various articles and reports regarding desegregation in Boston schools specifically, in addition to documents regarding other school districts that had gone through desegregation and busing.

This series is arranged in three subseries: A. Reference subject files; B. Resource Center card file indexes; and C. Resource Center documents. Printed materials that are readily available elsewhere or duplicates of materials already included were deaccessioned from this series.