The Professional Papers series includes writings and professional presentations by Simon, Alschuler, and other SMWM partners and associates. The series also includes notes and materials associated with Simon and Alschuler sitting on architecture and planning juries, correspondence, and awards applied for and received for SMWM projects. The series also contains multiple boxes of research materials, mainly from Alschuler, which shows the progression of the planning and urban design profession from the early 1970s until the early 2000s. Handwritten notebooks from both Simon and Alschuler are also included in this series; additional notebooks can also be found filed with specific projects in Series V and VI.