The collection consists of daily programming schedules and videorecordings received from Michigan Government Television (MGTV) during its operation. Coverage includes the televised broadcasts of proceedings of the House of Representatives, the Senate, oral arguments at the Supreme Court, speakers at the Economic Club of Detroit, commencement speakers at universities in the state, press conferences of state officials, committee and commission meetings of many state departments, live phone-in programs, speakers on public policy and special historical programs and conferences. Many speakers are nationally known political and business leaders.

During election years, candidates for national political offices visited the state of Michigan for campaign events and debates some of which were televised by MGTV. Also televised were MGTV election forums, state political party conventions, discussion and interview programs with candidates for state offices.

Special educational programs include a program about Michigan's Civil War Battle Flags (broadcast on April 17, 2000), a program titled "Defining moments: Frank Murphy, Fred Korematsu and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II" (broadcast on March 9, 2004), and a reenactment of Teddy Roosevelt's 1907 speech to the Michigan state legislature (broadcast May 31, 2007).

The Michigan State University Spartans Men's Basketball team and 2000 NCAA Champions were honored at a Capitol Rally which was broadcast on April 7, 2000.

A program at the Capitol honoring the 1968 World Series Champions Detroit Tigers was broadcast on December 3, 2003.

Michigan high school civics events such as mock elections, the "We the People" program and the Youth in Government program are also included in the televised proceedings.

From July 15, 1996 through February 2003, the programming was recorded on VHS tape. Beginning February 2003, the programming was placed on DVD. The last recording was January 16, 2013. Digitized recordings and records are also included in this collection.

An archive of MGTV website can be found at https://web.archive.org/web/20130305143747/http://www.mgtv.org/