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The History Series contains an early mission statement (1999) and records from the University of Michigan Faculty Advisory Committee including a list of deans and sample letters requesting recommendations for faculty committee members, correspondence with the deans, the advisory committee contact list, advisory meeting agendas, and minutes and a strategic planning survey given to all possible consortium members.

The file Imagining America History, contains a folder of recruitment material for the IA President's council. This includes the official president's statement on the creation of IA, a sample letter from University of Michigan President Lee Bollinger to other university presidents, and a "Presidents' Checklist: 15 Steps to a Public Mission in the Arts, Humanities and Design." The UM Proposal is a program description and press release from the Woodrow Wilson Newsroom describing the initiative. The IA Consortium folder is a program description with a focus on how IA will help the University of Michigan.

The Imagining America Transition file documents the IA transition from the University of Michigan to its new hosting site Syracuse University and the search for a new program director. Included are guidelines, mailings and applications to become the next host site, a new director job description, and PR outreach to Syracuse University.

The Imagining America Correspondence folder contains letters to, from, and copied to IA director Julie Ellison between 1999 and 2003. Most correspondences are with other higher education professionals. The Association of Performing artist Presenters folder contains material used for the Arts Presenter's 2004 Annual Members Conference including drafts of Julie Ellison's keynote address, handouts, agendas and "No Subject Left Behind" a guide to arts education opportunities. Of special interest are two poems by Julie Ellison: "Looking Backward" and "The Detroit Observatory 1999." Imagining Michigan Awards contain award publicity, descriptions, information on the nominating committee, submissions, winner's announcement (Homeland Project in 2004 and Michigan Story Festival in 2005) and thank you letters. Also of special interest is a binder labeled Statewide Initiatives, which consist of a bio and newspaper clippings of Michigan community artist Mary Wright of Marquette Michigan, who was active in engaging IA with Upper Peninsula universities.