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The Chronological File represents the basic records of the collection. Arranged by academic year, it consists primarily of printed concert programs, newspaper clippings and other publicity material, occasional financial records (generally summary statements of club finances for an academic year), details regarding tours (particularly the annual spring tour), and minutes. Many posters were included in the Chronological File. Unfolded posters have been housed separately in an oversized folder. This series contains four individual documents of particular note. A fifteen page club history written by John Payne is found in 1958-1959. Narrative logs of the club's international trips in 1955, 1959 and 1967 were maintained and are filed in the appropriate years. Chronological File materials from 1886-1969 have been scanned and these digital versions may be found in the Bentley Library's digital repository.

The 2012 additions to the Chronological Files series include digitized images of content in the first two boxes of the series, spanning the years 1886-1969. Glee Club members scanned this content as part of an organizational project in 2011. Digital versions of Laudes, the official newsletter of the Men's Glee Club, were also part of the addition. These newsletters were published biannually and span the years 2000-2011 (with the Fall 2009 issue missing from the accession). Both the original and digital copies have been retained.[BHL deposit ID: 87250_0002]

The Communications series (57.1 MB, 2008-2009) contains materials produced by and about the Cockrel administration, with talking points and speeches related to the opening of a new Census Bureau office, cable commission, Spring Clean Up and Detroit Recycles, and the 2009 State of the City Address as well as articles about Mayor Ken Cockrel's transition and performance, op-ed pieces and news releases produced by the Mayor's office, and snapshots of various pages on the mayor's website as it appeared in 2008-2009. Also includes campaign materials and April 2009 poll results.

The Community Activism series, 1981-2003, documents Mary Hathaway's involvement with a number of peace and social justice organizations in the Ann Arbor area and is further divided into the subseries: Coalition for Arms Control (CAC), Coalition Against War in the Gulf, Economic Conversion Task Force, Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, Shelters, and the What is National Security Forum.

The Cornelia C. Hampton series includes a typescript reminiscence, "A Story of the South During the Civil War Days and the Harrowing Experiences of Mrs. C.C. Hampton, Mother of Will E. Hampton and the Outrages Suffered at Hands of the Texas Secessionists." The story, recorded by Will Hampton based on recollections of his mother, describes the experiences of Carlos and Cornelia Hampton in Hunt County, Texas during the years 1858-1862, the pressures on Dr. Hampton to enlist in the Confederate army and Cornelia's journey back to Michigan in 1862. Will E. Hampton originally took down her story in shorthand and later printed it in his paper, the Charlevoix Courier. There are also three poems by Cornelia Hampton.

The Correspondence series (1 linear foot and 12.0 GB, 1943-2012) includes both original and digitized versions of documents and is divided into three subseries: Family correspondence, Personal correspondence, and Research correspondence. Family correspondence contains letters and related materials sent or received by Lawrence Witt's mother, Gladys Collins. The bulk of the correspondence was sent by Witt himself, and much of that from when he was a prisoner of war (POW) in Germany. Also included are notifications sent by the Department of War about Witt's status, a few notes or letters to Witt, and related materials such as newspaper clippings. Personal correspondence primarily consists of letters sent between Lawrence Witt and his future wife, Lois Davis, but also includes a few letters from other friends and acquaintances. The bulk of this subseries was sent following the end of the war. The Research correspondence subseries contains letters related to Laura Edge's research on her father's and other airmen's experiences as prisoners of war in Germany during World War II.

The Correspondence series includes personal letters (both the original letters and typescripts) between members of the Bingham and Warden families. There is extensive correspondence (1848-1861) between Bingham and his wife, Mary Warden Bingham, during his absences while serving in government offices in Lansing, Michigan and Washington, D.C. There is also a substantial correspondence from James W. Bingham, writing to his parents during his boarding school years at the Normal School in Ypsilanti, Michigan and one year while studying at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Later letters between James and his mother were written while James was serving with Co. H, 1st Michigan Infantry, and then in Co. B, 2nd Battalion, 16th U.S. Infantry. Also of interest are letters in 1850 referring to John, a nephew who participated in the California Gold Rush, where he died.