Abstract: Eugene Bockman was appointed the first Commissioner of the Department of Records and Information Services upon its establishment in 1977, having served as Director of the Municipal Reference Library from 1958 to 1977 and the Municipal Archives and Records Center (MARC) from 1975 to 1977. This collection contains the records generated by Bockman while serving in these positions.

Abstract: Idilio Gracia Peña served as the Director of the New York City Municipal Archives from 1978-1989 and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Records and Information Services from 1990-1995. This collection contains the records of his tenure.