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Biography contains a brief biographical sketch of Giltrow's career.

Portraits contains a portrait of Giltrow in the 1960s and a group photograph of the 1960 Michiganensian photographers which includes Giltrow and Fred Shippey along with David Newman, Mike Factor, Paul Krynicki, and Gerry Aronheim.

Pat Kennedy Lawford negatives documents the campus visit of Pat Kennedy Lawford, the sister of John F. Kennedy. Lawford visited Ann Arbor and met with supporters in the Michigan Union. G. Mennen Williams, the Governor of Michigan also spoke at the Michigan Union during the event.

John F. Kennedy Whistle Stop Tour of Michigan includes negatives taken by Giltrow while covering Kennedy's campaign visit to Michigan for the Michigan Daily. Giltrow traveled with Kennedy's entourage of photographers and journalists on the whistle stop tour which was to travel through Jackson, Albion, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids before finishing at Lansing. This was reportedly the only whistle stop train tour of Kennedy's campaign. Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams

Kennedy flew to Michigan following the televised debate with Richard M. Nixon, and landed at Willow Run Airport on October 13, 1960. Kennedy eventually made his way to the Michigan Union after midnight where he was greeted by thousands of students and supporters prompting an impromptu speech on the steps of the Union where he introduced the idea of the Peace Corps. On October 14, Kennedy left the Union and embarked on a train trip across Michigan. The negatives document Kennedy's speech at the Michigan Union, the crowd awaiting Kennedy, and his departure later that morning.

Several negatives of the whistle stop train trip document campaign stops in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. A reproduction of Kennedy's Michigan itinerary is included. It details times and anticipated schedules for Kennedy and his entourage.

Chester Bowles October 1960 visit to the University of Michigan is recorded in negatives of his presentation at the Michigan Union. Speaking on world affairs, Bowles was John F. Kennedy's foreign policy advisor. Bowles speech reportedly influenced Al and Judy Guskin who started a Peace Corps group at Michigan.

Pete Seeger Concert negatives show Seeger performing in the Winter of 1961 at Ann Arbor High School.

Negatives of the March 1961 Americans Committed to World Responsibility Conference show Michigan Daily editor Tom Hayden, Daily night editor Phil Power and Sharon Jeffries, daughter of Democratic leader Millie Jeffries at the conference along with speakers Sargent Shriver and Hubert H. Humphrey. Henry Reuss, co-sponsor with Humphrey of Peace Corps type legislation, also spoke at the conference.

Ann Arbor Civil Rights March negatives show a march and demonstration for Civil Rights in April 1961. The march was down State Street with speeches on the University of Michigan diag. Roger Seasonwein was the organizer for the march.