The records of the Michigan State Grange are held by the MSU Archives and the Bentley Historical Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The MSU Archives holds the Grange records from the following counties: Allegan, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Otsego, Ottawa, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Wexford.

The counties held by the Bentley Historical Library are Alcona, Antrim, Arenac, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford, Emmet, Genesee, Gogebic Hillsdale, Iosco, Jackson, Lenawee, Macomb, Marquette, Menominee, Midland, Monroe, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego, Sanilac, Saginaw, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw, and Wayne. The end of the finding aid contains the list of materials held by the Bentley Historical Library. This list may have changed in format since the original was given to the MSU Archives.

The records held by the MSU Archives are arranged alphabetically by county, then by grange name, and by type of record. The style of record keeping varies from year to year and grange to grange. For consistency the records were grouped into three major categories, Membership materials, Minutes, and Treasurer. When donated, the materials were labeled by the donor with the county grange name and type of material on the inside cover of the record books. However the classification of the type of the material sometimes did not fit with the actual content of the material. In these cases the material was classified according to actual content.

The Membership materials consist of membership applications, dues record books, and roll books. Applications were arranged alphabetically by date. The dues and roll books often contain similar information. The dues books record the names of the members and whether they paid their dues and sometimes the amount paid. In some cases the dues were also tracked by cards. The cards are alphabetized by name. The roll books often are lists of members, sometimes what meetings they attended, or what status they achieved as member.

The Minute records and books mainly consist of accounts of the grange meetings. Sometimes they contain other information such as treasurer reports or membership lists. They may contain highly detailed accounts of the meetings or general accounts. The minute books were sometimes called Secretary's Record or Subordinate Grange Record books. Granges often stuck loose materials in the pages and covers of the books. When possible these were left in book and labeled with the date of the page in brackets [ ].

The Treasurer records consist of the financial accounts of the grange. They vary in content. Sometimes they are very in-depth listing individual dues, and detailed lists on what the money was spent, other times the money is listed in broad categories. Because the treasurer books sometimes list who paid dues they are also a good place to check for membership information.

Additional materials such as reports, bylaws, or newspaper clippings are listed alphabetically with the various record types.