The Beryl Williamson papers consist of albums, programs, clippings about Williamson and her skaters, Lansing Skating Club directories, photographs, scrapbooks, audio, films and videos with segments about Williamson. Many of the albums in the collection contained pages that over time would harm the photographs inside. Where it was appropriate, the pages were photocopied to show arrangement and then the photographs removed from the album. The page number was written on the back of the photo. When album contained images in it with no discernable arrangement the photographs were just removed from the album, put in a folder and the cover of the album photocopied.

The family photographs album was badly water damaged before transfer to the archives. Many of the pictures were stuck together. Because of this, many of the pictures could not be saved and the ones that were may be in bad condition. The photographs were loose in the album with no arrangement. The scrapbooks contain family and vacation photographs, skating photographs, and newspaper clippings of Williamson or her students.

The photographs consist of photographs of skaters Williamson taught including Sandra Tewkesbury, Gary Clark and Joey Heckert, designer Vera Wang as a child, as well as others. There are a number of photographs of skating shows that Williamson coordinated, many of which took place at MSU. The photographs have been separated into folders for identified and unidentified people and groups. There are also photographs of Williamson, family, and Michigan State University.

The oversize items contain image boards that Williamson created by adhering clippings and photographs to large pieces of cardboard and chipboard. There are also oversized photographs and a drawing for her retirement. The audio materials contain reel-to-reel tape and audiocassettes of music from skaters' routines. The 16mm and 8mm film consists of skaters as well as home movies. There are also videotapes of "Perspectives on Ice," a MSU talk show where Williamson was interviewed, and an "Unsung Hero" segment that featured Williamson.