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The Topical Files series (13.5 linear feet, 1957-2007) spans the entire history of the college and contains information from all the directors, different educational programs, and reviews of the Residential College. It also consists of reports to LSA on the RC, director and staff correspondence, committee (Curriculum Planning Committee, Educational Policies and Curriculum Committee, Liaison Committee, Residential College Advisory Committee) meetings minutes and reports, information on the 20th, 30th, and 40th anniversaries of the college, RC curriculum information and evaluations, and information on the Writers-In-Residence Group. Several of the Topical Files contain electronic mail (printed) from the RC Director Thomas Weisskopf and also include his own hand written notes about each topic. The series also contains posters and flyers on speakers participating in the Writers-In-Residence Group. Digital content (42 MB) includes word processing documents such as syllabi and course descriptions for the Russian program as well as an image of a poster for the 40th anniversary celebration.

The Audiovisual series (59 GB, 1968-2007) includes a variety of different formats, including VHS tape, EIAJ-1 videotape, Mini DVs, audio cassettes, 7" and 10.5" reel-to-reel tape, 12" vinyl records, one 8mm film reel, and digital materials from CDs/DVDs. VHS tape content includes graduations from the early 1990s, events from the college's 30th anniversary celebration in 1997, a talk by James Robertson on the origins of the Residential College, symposia, interviews, and documentaries. While most of the EIAJ-1 videotapes are unlabeled, among them are a debate on nuclear power and inaugural festivities from 1973. The Mini DVs mostly contain faculty member interviews and video recordings of events such as the East Quad Music Festival and the RC Afro-Cuban Drumming Concert. Audio cassettes include faculty interviews and Student-Faculty Research Community research design training tapes. Reel-to-reel tapes contain recordings from music classes and concerts. The vinyl records contain recordings from the East Quad Music Co-op, including the album "All who Rob and Plunder" from the band Civilian Fun Group." Digital content (59 GB) includes video files of several student/alumni-produced films; course activities, including from a Nonviolence in Action course and an Afro-Cuban drumming course; recordings created for the college's website of faculty members and students discussing their experiences in the college; and two theatrical productions, "The Struggle for Existence: Darwin's Dreams" and "Blood Wedding."

The Archived Website series (205 MB, 1998-) includes captures of the Residential College website and documents the academic programs, accomplishments, resources, events, and people at the Residential College. Content includes information for prospective students explaining what RC is and what it offers as well as information for current RC community members such as faculty and staff listings, list of events, newsletters, program and course guides, graduation requirements, and student activities descriptions. The series is arranged chronologically and includes content captured by the Internet Archive starting in 1998 as well as versions from 2001, 2003, and 2007 originally stored on optical discs. The 2003 capture is from "The Art (and politics) of War" pilot sub-section of the RC website. Since 2010, this archived website has been captured on a regular, ongoing basis as part of the University of Michigan Web Archives, hosted at https://archive-it.org/organizations/934.