This series covers the administration of John L. Bohn, 1942-1948. It contains correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, telegrams, maps, clippings, published materials, campaign materials (some in Polish) and copies of speeches, proclamations, and press releases. Significant events covered in the records include the 1944 mayoral campaign, the development of local airports, the creation of a public housing system, and the local impact of “V-E” and “V-J” days. Broader topics covered include wartime defense work, post-war housing, traffic and mass transportation issues, and post-war plans for development in downtown.

There appear to be significant gaps in these papers for the years 1944, 1946, and 1947. Several subjects that would be expected to yield materials for each year of Bohn’s term as mayor are noticeably lacking for these years. This does not seem to affect all subjects in the series, but overall, the series contains significantly less material from these three years than others. It is not known what happened to these materials. Furthermore, a portion of the material from 1942 is from the Carl Zeidler administration, but was retained by the Bohn administration after Bohn became acting mayor in April 1942.