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The Divestment Files contain correspondence and other documents relating to the University of Michigan's decision to keep or sell stock from companies supporting apartheid in South Africa. Many of the letters come from community members and University supporters voicing their disapproval of the University's continued ownership of stock in companies supporting apartheid. There are also letters between Shapiro and the Board of Regents, and from the various businesses, discussing what should be done about the stock in those businesses. The files offer interesting material on the University's stance on, and actions in response to apartheid.

The Computer Disks sub-subseries is made up of 56 -- 5 and 1/4" floppy disks. The disks contain digital copies of correspondence composed primarily during Shapiro's term, but material from Fleming and Duderstadt is also included. Many of the disks include a paper index of the files stored on each disk. The correspondence and other documents stored on these disks are back-up copies of paper documents already stored in earlier accessions of the president's records. This correspondence originates from the president's office, and is typically printed on green paper in earlier accessions.