The Planning Officer of the Department of Public Health is responsible for delegated administrative functions which includes duties as an executive assistant to the State Director. The General Administrative Records of the Planning Officer consists of budgets, departmental correspondence, circular memorandums, reports, studies, tables, program descriptions and recommendations, applications for research and training grants, and a quantity of miscellaneous material related to the department's administrative and operative functions. Many of the records in this series are technical and were prepared for use by professional public health officers. The Planning Officer records are directly related to the State Director's General Administrative Records series (26-2-3) for corresponding years.