The bulk of this series is correspondence between Donald Blinken and the other members of the SUNY Board of Trustees, Chancellor Clifton Wharton Jr., presidents of different SUNY campuses, New York government officials, and parents of students. The main subjects of the correspondence include responses to news articles, appointments or reappointments made to the Board, or SUNY related institutions such as the creation of the Rockefeller Institute of Government, the proposal to award a degree in Arts Management in 1982, and materials from symposiums and meetings related to education and budget concerns. There are also news clippings and some information related to state-wide school systems outside of New York. There are some biographical sketches and resumes of Board members. Correspondence in 1979 includes debate about the site of the Utica/Rome campus. There are memos and correspondence related to lawsuits, though there are no details or legal papers in the series or collection.
Trustee-NY State Legislative correspondence is between Blinken or other members of the Board and members of the New York State Assembly. The main topics of the correspondence are financial matters, reappointments, and new appointments to the Board.
Correspondence with individuals including Senator Javits, Senator D'Amato, then Congressman Shumer, Governor Carey, Governor Cuomo, and others is mainly related to SUNY budget and financial matters.