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The Correspondence series contains individual and mass-mailings from 1981 through 1999 that were originally collected in binders by MEC in addition to miscellaneous items from 1985-2005. The series is mainly composed of outgoing correspondence (except for the miscellaneous items); recipients include politicians, government officials, corporate figures, charitable foundations, and other environmental groups.

The Organizational Records (Policies, Minutes, Reports, etc.) series details the history and operation of MEC from its creation in 1980 through 2008. A wide range of content is included: official policies, bylaws, and organizational history; meeting minutes, agendas, and material relating to the MEC Board of Directors; budgets, grant information, lobbying records, and endowment development; and strategic planning documents, annual reports, annual awards ceremonies.

The President's Files series documents the main activities and professional interests of MEC's executive officer. This series begins with the records of Lana Pollack and includes files devoted to MEC's major concerns during her tenure, writings, speeches, and files from her term as a fellow of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Notable issues include environmental health, transportation, pollution prevention, clean energy development, and environmental toxins. Pollack's records also reflect MEC's interaction with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Quality, the administrations of John Engler and Jennifer Granholm, and various pieces of legislation as the council sought to improve the state government's stewardship of the environment. The involvement of MEC (and Pollack, personally) in a variety of programs is well-documented in files related to the Environmental Communications and Community Organizing (ECCO) Initiative, the Michigan Economic and Environmental Roundtable (MEER), the Michigan Action Program (MAP), the Southeast Michigan Consortium for Water Quality, and the Michigan Land Use Leadership Council (MLULC). In addition, Pollack's records contain the results from numerous polls and focus groups commissioned by MEC.