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The collection consists of records from the offices of the National Press Photographers Association, correspondence among members, printed material produced by the NPPA and affiliates, other material including "Living History" interviews with veteran photojournalists, photographs, and awards submissions. Many boxes of slides came from individual photographers as well as group presentations such as the Pictures of the Year. The collection contains photographs and some personal papers from Joseph Costa, founder and first president of NPPA as well as executive editor of the organization's official magazine, National Press Photographer (later retitled News Photographer), from 1946 to 1966. In January of 2017, 30 boxes of material were added to the collection from the late James R. "Jim" Gordon, editor of News Photographer magazine from 1978 to 2003. These files include a broad range of subject files, photographs used in the magazine, and a number of miscellaneous files containing documents, photos, and other material. The James Gordon material has been minimally processed and described at the box level.

The bulk of the Snelling papers represent the full range of Snelling's duties in his association with the University of Georgia. Of particular interest in this series are his dealings with academics, athletics, and social fraternities, plus a military section dealing with Snelling's role as Commandant of Cadets.

The Caldwell papers represent the emergence of the modern executive philosophy guiding the modern State University. Because, for the first time, a filing schema has survived intact, there has been no need for reorganization of the papers to facilitate user access, and the original provenance has thus been more or less preserved. The papers break down into four broad series as follows: Series 1: Administrative Subject/Correspondence File 1927-1949. This series encompasses the fullest scope of Caldwell's myriad duties as University President, and comprises 75% by bulk of the volume of the collection. Included are extended subseries treating the University building program, the "Cocking Affair", the higher education of blacks in Georgia, the emerging Landscape Architecture program, the increasing role of agricultural research in the postwar South, the early standardization of Senior Class rings, the emergence of the University Center in Georgia, the vitality of the newly created University of Georgia Press, and the WPA Georgia Writers Project. Series 2: Board of Regents Files 1932-1949. This series documents interactions between Caldwell as University President and the state Board of Regents. Series 3: Wartime Administrative Files, 1940-1948. This series follows the multiple hats which Caldwell wore in his various roles in support of America's involvement in World War II. It is further organized into separate sub-series covering the following specific functions: Civilian Defense/Selective Service/U.S. Armed Forces/War Program/Army Specialized Training Corps/Navy Training School/Personnel-Savannah Unit. Series 4: UGA Personnel Files 1937-1950. This is an alpha-ordered set of University personnel files for the indicated years (it is not comprehensive).

The papers consist of budgetary materials; a rather comprehensive section of materials on University buildings, dealing chiefly with maintenance, requests for modification, new construction, and building usage, of particular interest are the records pertaining to the construction of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education; departmental files; financial reports; materials documenting Green's role with the Board of Regents; and records dealing with Physical Plant operations, Teacher's Retirement, and Vocational Education.

The collection focuses primarily on World War II, although some materials are from the late 20th century. The World War II materials include war diaries from both Albert Danner Thomson, Jr. and Ruby Kate Ingram. Other items include Ingram's uniform, other written records of her service, and newspapers collected into a large scrapbook from 1945. The late 20th century materials focus on Jimmy Carter's election and inauguration and the 1969 Moon Landing.

This collection contains paper related to the promotion of musical acts and includes contracts, expense receipts for venues, technical equipment, rentals, catering, and advertisement. The collection also has ephemra including tickets, photographs, memorabilia, and awards. Some of the contracts are signed by the artists, but most are unsigned photocopies. There are detailed food and drink requirements, technical requirements, and some stage layouts listed in the contracts for each artist. Of some interest are the artifacts related to various performers including Billy Joel, Willie Nelson and The Highwaymen, and numerous materials related to the first Atlanta International Pop Festival.

The collection consists of contracts, agreements, financial papers, invoices, artifacts, and printed material. Some of the contracts are signed by the artists, but most are unsigned photocopies. There are some detailed food and drink requirements listed in the contracts for each artist. Of special interest are the artifacts related to various performers including Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, The Clash, and The Beatles.

This collection is arranged in three series, artist files, exhibit files, and general subject files and includes artist PR and information, collected articles, exhibit mailings, and photographs or art and gallery events. There are also files regarding her role in Arrowmont School for Arts and Crafts.