Series I documents the mayoral administration of Janet Gray Hayes in San Jose, California from 1976- 1982. Represented are standard administrative records that include project files, correspondence, events and programs, financial statements, memoranda, awards and speeches, and travel documentation. The correspondence records include letters from President Jimmy Carter; President Ronald Reagan; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain; Senator Dianne Feinstein (at the time, she was President of the Board of Supervisors); judo coach Yosh Uchida; tennis player Billie Jean King; and actress Helen Hayes. The collection also includes her travel itinerary to China, photographs and memoranda from her trip, as well as campaign material.

This series is arranged alphabetically by format, and then chronologically within each folder.