These records include correspondence, minutes, annual reports, articles of incorporation and by-laws. Also included are applications for the directorship (1958), a proposal to create a middle west deposit library (1953), and publications.

The collection contains reports from on-campus programs related to international studies, including the African, Asian, Canadian-American, Latin American, and Russian and East European Studies Centers; the International Library; the International Extension Office; and Institutes of International Studies in Agriculture and Education. Also included are agendas for planning seminars.