This series contains correspondence, minutes, reports, legal documents, financial documents, newsletters, clippings, promotional materials, photographs, and other materials related to the organization and structure of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society. The materials date from 1978-2005. The Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) is the largest civic association on Capitol Hill. Its mission is to protect the residential character of the area and to support Eastern Market and other business districts. Whenever possible, Furness' original organization of these documents has been preserved. In cases where no organization could be detected, the documents have been arranged chronologically in "general files." The general files contain materials relating both to the administration of the CHRS (e.g., meeting minutes, agenda, internal correspondence) and the many community issues with which the CHRS was involved. Note materials related to specific issues, sorted by topic, are contained in the remaining series of the collection.

This series contains correspondence, minutes, legal documents, financial documents, reports, clippings, and other materials related to Eastern Market. The materials date from 1966-2005. Eastern Market was built in 1873 and remains the last nineteenth century market in continuous operation in Washington, D.C. It includes a traditional indoor market, a farmers market, flea market, and arts and crafts market. This series contains documents created and collected by the Eastern Market Community Task Force (EMCTF), a community group organized and chaired by the Capitol Hill Restoration Society to examine and devise solutions to management issues at Eastern Market. EMCTF was dissolved with the passage of legislation in 1998. The series also includes documents created and collected by Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC), an organization created by Eastern Market Act legislation. Brian Furness served as CHRS's representative to EMCAC and as chair of its Management and Operations Subcommittee.

This series contains correspondence, legal documents, clippings, minutes, notes, flyers, newsletters related to a proposal by the nonprofit organization Girls and Boys Town to build a facility for at risk youth in Capitol Hill. The material dates from 2000-03. The series includes materials created and collected by Southeast Citizens for Smart Development (SCSD), a community organization that led the successful efforts to block the development of the Boys Town facility.

This series contains correspondence, legal documents, clippings, notes, newsletters and other materials related to the redevelopment of the Bryan School, a decommissioned public elementary school located at 1357 Independence Avenue, SE. The materials date from 1992-2003. They include materials created and collected by the Bryan School Neighborhood Association (BSNA), a community group organized to pilot neighborhood efforts to use and redevelop the school building. Brian Furness served as President of BSNA.

This series contains correspondence, legal documents, clippings, notes, and other materials related to the development of the area adjacent to the Union Station rail yard on 2nd Street between F and H Streets NE. The materials date from 1989-2001. The materials focus largely on traffic and transportation issues associated with this project.

This series contains legal documents, correspondence, clippings, reports, notes and other materials related to the redevelopment of the Kentucky Courts Dwellings, a public housing project. The materials date from 1996-2001. They include materials created and collected by the Kentucky Courts Neighborhood Task Force (KCNTF), a community group which promoted the demolition of the old Kentucky Courts family dwellings and the construction of mixed-income neighborhood-compatible housing.

This series contains correspondence, legal documents, clippings, minutes, notes, flyers, newsletters related to various other issues affecting the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The materials date from 1984-2005. The materials cover a variety of community concerns including the sale and development of government-owned properties, traffic and transportation issues, historic preservation, and the creation of business improvement districts.