The South African political t-shirts and ephemera collection primarily contains t-shirts and other clothing items as well as CDs, printed cloths and campaign flyers, bulletins, and summaries of political platforms relating to the 2014 general election. Most materials refer to national politics, though some provinces such as the Western Cape are mentioned individually.

The Wearing Gay History collection consist of approximately 3.5 linear feet of material dating approximately from 1972 to 2019. The collection includes T-shirts, research conducted by students in relation to the T-shirts, including correspondence and interviews, and publications related to the project.