This collection is organized into three series: Minutes, Reports and recommendations, and Memos, all of which are organized in chronological order.

The first series consists of the recorded proceedings of the University Council meetings. Minutes from throughout the thirties are present, displaying the intellectual and institutional concerns of the faculty including the crafting of a new Arts and Sciences Curriculum, the possibility of shifting from the semester to the quarter system, the problems and benefits of increased enrollment, as well as the formation of a general "plan of action" for the university programs.

Reports and recommendations in the second series are those investigatory results and suggestions made by the University Council to the general faculty at university faculty meetings. Within this series one can trace the progression of discussions regarding retirement, as well as policies to stimulate the academic activities of both superior and "mediocre" students.

The third series, Memoranda, are those documents sent out to members of the University Council and the general faculty with regard to University Council business. The dominant theme within this series is the effort to reform the University Council so that it better met university and faculty needs. Included are surveys sent to the faculty so that the Council could get direct input from the general faculty.