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Biographical Materials is a small series consisting of autobiographical sketches written by Joy on different phases in his life.

The Correspondence series, except for a scattering of letters, dates primarily from the period following Joy's retirement from the Packard Motor Car Company in 1918. The letters concern Joy's various political and public interests: his opposition to the 18th Amendment (Prohibition), his interests in the nation's naval readiness, his support of measures to improve America's roads, and his opposition to some of the activities of the Federal Council of Churches. Joy corresponded widely with various public figures. His correspondents include James J. Couzens, Elizabeth Dilling Warren G. Harding Charles E. Hughes Edward Hunter Harry A. Jung Alfred M. Landon Andrew W. Mellon Truman H. Newberry Franklin D. Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Elihu Root William H. Slayton and William H. Taft. In addition to the files of correspondence, the collection includes two volumes of letterpress books of Joy's business activities. The volumes are dated 1888-1892 and 1902-1903.

The Photographs/Photograph Albums series documents early trips made by Joy on the Lincoln Highways. One was a trip from Detroit to San Francisco in 1915; another is an undated tour "from coast to coast" in a Packard Motor Car. Other albums are of the Vanderbilt Cup Automobile Racers (1906) and a trip in a Packard "Six." See also Ac and UAm

The greatest part of the collection consists of Scrapbooks, dated from 1883 to 1936, and consisting of clippings, memorabilia, and scattered correspondence detailing Joy's various interests and activities. Subjects include the Lincoln Highway, the development of the Packard Motor Car Company, the Michigan Naval Reserve, national tariff policy, the prohibition amendment, and state and national politics.