This collection contains the records of Charles R. Dawson, a prominent planning practitioner in the Western New York area who was responsible for many planning documents for local communities.

This series contains biographical information including various resume materials. Also contains municipal planning journals from 1954 and 2001.

Contains supplementary material, exhibits, and zoning report concerning Baehre and Shumway zoning case in Buffalo, NY (1980).

Contains city planning commissions on Buffalo communities (1954) and downtown parking needs (1949), zoning ordinance (1953), research materials and planning reports (1949-1954) for the City of Buffalo. Also contains a study report on the area around Delaware Avenue on its physical environment and potential areas of improvement, including maps and a master plan of the street (1980).

Contains newspaper clippings and original court case files pertaining to a CDCC zoning case between Joseph Dwoskin and J. Giambra, an objection to local ordinances in the City of Buffalo, NY (1985).

Contains business cards from Charles R. Dawson as well as an announcement of the Government Research Institute of Western New York's return in 1994 as well as an invitation to a news conference (1993).

Contains court files, correspondence, and clippings pertaining to the Linwood Taxpayer Association's Zoning Case (1985). Also contains a newsletter detailing changes to be made on Linwood (1979).

Contains correspondence and clippings concerning labor union assistance in the City of Buffalo (1974).

Contains court documents, correspondence, and clippings pertaining to negotiation, mediation, fact-finding, and arbitration in the Buffalo Professional Fire Fighters Union (1976-1978).

Contains correspondence, brochures, and reports pertaining to an agreement between Dawson and the Nussbaumer and Clarke Engineering Corporation (1981).