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Committees (1972-1984, 0.75 feet), consists of fairly complete minutes, as well as some correspondence, of the Committee for Women's Studies, the Steering Committee, and the Program Committee. Also included are scattered material of other miscellaneous committees and minutes of marathon meetings, held at the beginning of each term to discuss short- and long-range planning and committee work. The steering and program committee minutes reflect the program's interest not simply in academic matters but in wider political issues, such as gay rights and sexual assault.

Correspondence (1971-1984, 0.5 feet), arranged chronologically, consists largely of requests for information about the University of Michigan's women's studies program from students wishing to pursue study in the field and from other institutions working to establish women's studies programs. In addition, there are scattered letters in the early 1970s from individuals seeking information on a variety of practical matters, reflecting the paucity of resources for persons seeking information on issues of concern to women.

The Curriculum (1974-1981, 0.6 feet) series includes the curriculum committee minutes, course materials, and information related to the 1981 revision of the program's curriculum. Director's Reports to the Dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (1977-1981, 0.1 feet) provides useful overviews of the program's functioning from 1975 through 1981. Grant Files (1972-1981, 0.3 feet), arranged in rough chronological order, includes both funded and rejected grant applications, as well as related material. Related material includes efforts to develop the program, the areas of research the program wished to pursue and the lines along which the program wished to develop. While many of the grant files relate to teaching and curriculum development, projects such as the women's studies consortium lecture series demonstrate the program's desire to serve a broad constituency and to promote ties with the larger community outside the university.