The Henry Luce III Chronological Binders appear to be kept by the head of the department as a record of the sequence of events. Luce is the primary author with a substantial amount of material from department staff member Alex Hood included. The files contain memoranda, correspondence, cost estimates, and Publisher's Subcommittee on Housing meeting agenda and notes. Of interest is a July 1958 survey of the editorial reference material undertaken to determine space requirements.

The Subject Files appear to have been processed and organized by the Time Inc. Archives and look similar to files found in the Time Inc. Subject Files and the Time Inc. Annex Files.

The first folder contains ideas for possible sites while the rest of the folders focus on the construction and set up of the Time & Life Building. The files contain planning records such as memoranda, correspondence, cost estimates, publicity clips, and meeting minutes for various committees and groups including the subcontractors and Publisher's Subcommittee on Housing. Also included are plans for a building cornerstone and the time capsule placed within, financial information with regards to purchasing furniture, and references for design choices. Records indicate that several large decisions were made jointly by Time Inc. general manager and vice president Roy Larsen and Rockefeller Center board member Nelson Rockefeller. One item of interest includes a ceremonial trowel for the cornerstone laying.

Invoices and Purchase Orders consists of material removed from three binders. DFB Purchase Orders and Untitled contain purchase orders and invoices for furniture, interior decor, and plants. Subcontractors' K & Co Amounts includes invoices for "Time Inc. Tenant Work" regarding construction. All binders contain a small amount of correspondence to and from Time Inc. regarding work to be done and credits on returns.