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Records from the John L. Brumm Scholarship Fund comprise the largest portion of the accession, adding important documents about the establishment of the award and its applicants. These documents provide important demographic information about the students applying for and receiving the scholarship and deserve to be examined. The scholarship was named in honor of John L. Brumm who served as the first chairman of the Department of Journalism following its official founding in 1929 (Journalism's roots extend much earlier, dating back to courses offered by Fred Newton Scott before 1900). Also included are photographs of several Brumm scholarship winners.

Records of the journalism department's Summer Workshops provide information about the organization and sponsors of this long-running educational program for high school students and educators, begun in the 1950s. This material is particularly valuable for its glimpse into journalism training in Michigan's high schools. Also interesting are the records of Michigan newspapers that sponsored students for the workshops.