The General Subseries includes subject files which document the establishment and growth of the committees and problems they encountered. Information within these files relates to budget, evaluation of the committees, finances, and outreach of the Committees Program in general.

The Annual Conferences and Meetings Subseries documents the annual meeting of members of the Committees on Foreign Relations in New York. The conferences were originally organized as meetings of Committee representatives to report about their activities, exchange information about speakers, evaluate the past year and discuss future plans. In addition, the conferences had an introductory speaker and discussion on international politics. As the number of committees grew over the years, the annual meetings developed into a conference devoted to a certain particular theme with prominent guest speakers.