The Ralph Young papers are divided into four series. Series 1, Correspondence, is arranged alphabetically by subject. The correspondence covers Young's last years as Athletic Director (1951-1952) and consists mainly of letters to directors at other institutions and agencies such as the N.C.A.A. Series 2, Individual Sports, is composed of materials dealing with individual varsity sports. This series not only contains materials related directly to the varsity sport but also an extensive amount of materials used in teaching physical education courses for the various sports. The sports in the series are baseball, basketball, boxing, cross country (which also includes some track materials), fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling. The amount of material for each sport varies in size. The cross-country and track are the most extensive and contain materials from Young's entire tenure as Athletic Director. Football and basketball are also extensive but only cover the years 1920-1929 and 1950-1952. The remaining sports only contain small amounts of material, usually only from 1951-1953. This series arranged by sport and then roughly chronologically there under. Series 3, Subject Files, encompasses major subject categories unrelated to varsity sports. These include correspondence and financial records from Young's chairmanship of the 1952 Olympic Fund Raising Committee, Physical Education Department material and papers on training and nutrition. These are arranged by subject and then roughly chronologically there under. Series 4, Office Files, is composed of miscellaneous materials from Young's office files (1951-1953) and is arranged alphabetically by subject. The collection also contains photographs of athletics, Jenison Field House, as well as people. They are listed alphabetically by folder title.