The papers include some correspondence, course materials, bibliographies, honors and newspaper clippings on Wallace. The bulk of the materials are copies and reprints of articles that were written by Wallace. The materials deal primarily with the field of ornithology including a statement given to the House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife on the effects of DDT in 1960. Also included are issues of the Michigan Pesticide Council Newsletter.

This collection consists of letters from Harrison R. Hunt, Professor Emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Zoology, to "Miss Mac" Henderson, former secretary of the Department of Zoology.