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The Donors series, 1948-1996 (3 linear ft.), includes two types of records: the Master Set of Donor Cards and the Memorial Volumes. The Master Set of Donor Cards is comprised of cards and copies of transactions for each donor, corporate and individual through 1996. The cards are arranged alphabetically and are housed in four .5 linear feet boxes. The Memorial Volumes are an undated set of seven bound books. At the time they were prepared (unfortunately unknown, but estimated to be in the late 1960s or early 1970s), they contained a complete list of individual (non-corporate) contributors.

The first volume contains the names of the National Board of Officers and Sponsors, followed by a list of individual donors and the person memorialized. The next six volumes include an alphabetically arranged list of names. According to a document in the History series (Box 4, History, Background Material, Memorial Volumes in George Mason Library), the volumes were compiled from an IBM list of donors once kept in the Rackham office, title pages to each volume were hand lettered, illustrative material was prepared by Dwight Gadbery, and the list was typed by Edna Robbins on a "special IBM typewriter in 400 typing hours." The volumes were bound by the university bindery and kept in a case especially designed for them in the Phoenix library entitled "Honor Roll of Donors to the Michigan Memorial-Phoenix Project." Researchers should note that contributors who gave money toward cancer research were listed in a companion volume identically bound and kept in the Alice Crocker Lloyd Therapy Center. The record group does not include the Crocker volume.

Collectively, the Research series, 1948-2003 (20.5 linear ft.), offers a precise and detailed view of Phoenix supported research. Records exist for all but one (# 802) of 816 funded projects, which are arranged chronologically by grant number. Included for most are the initial grant request, progress reports, and a final summary of the project's accomplishments. Frequently there are substantial final reports in the file, publications resulting from the project, and bibliographies. The series also includes a run of applications for funds arranged by year, 1948-1961; a run of applications arranged by year with accompanying evaluations and comments, 1968-1994; and a set of index cards. The index cards are arranged alphabetically by project director and include the name of the project, the amount funded, and opening and closing dates. Researchers are reminded that there is also a series comprised of early research material in the first accession. The Research series also includes a compendium of research grants funded by the Phoenix Project since the inception of the grant award process in 1948. Additional information regarding the grant-decision making process and project evaluations can be found in the Faculty Executive Committee files in the Minutes of Meetings series.