| Series Number | Series Description |
| Series 1 | Pre-Presidential Papers, 1901-1920 (4 boxes) Correspondence arranged by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 2 | University & Professional Affairs, 1920-1929 (16 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically, & within folders, chronologically. Three subseries, "Atwood Controversy", "Past Students--Geography", & "U.S. Geological Survey", combine subject materials. |
| Series 3 | General Correspondence, 1925-1926 (5 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 4 | General Correspondence, 1926-1927 (4 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 5 | General Correspondence, 1927-1928 (4 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 6 | General Correspondence, 1929 (5 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 7 | General Correspondence, 1930 (5 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 8 | General Correspondence, 1931 (6 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 9 | General Correspondence, 1932-1933 (7 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 10 | General Correspondence, 1933-1934 (5 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 11 | General Correspondence, 1935-1936 (9 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 12 | General Correspondence, 1937-1938 (9 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 13 | General Correspondence, 1939 (4 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 14 | General Correspondence, 1940-1941 (6 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 15 | General Correspondence, 1942-1943 (4 boxes) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic or correspondent, & chronologically within folders. |
| Series 16 | General University Affairs, 1920-1946 (4 boxes) Arranged alphabetically by organization or function, & chronologically within the topic & folder. |
| Series 17 | Administrative Reports, 1920-1945 (1 box) |
| Series 18 | Faculty, 1920-1946 (11 boxes) Arranged alphabetically by name of faculty member, & chronologically within folders. Includes much University Press material in "Hunter vs. Murchison" sequence. |
| Series 19 | Miscellaneous (one box) |
*GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE SERIES REPRESENT FILE CATEGORIES, INDICATING THE GROUP OF LIVE FILES OF THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE IN THE YEARS INDICATED. THE INDIVIDUAL FILE FOLDERS WITHIN EACH SERIES, HOWEVER, MAY CONTAIN CORRESPONDENCE DATED EARLIER OR EVEN LATER THAN THE SERIES CHRONOLOGY INDICATES. FOR THIS REASON, DATES OF THE EARLIEST & LATEST LETTERS FOUND IN A GIVEN FILE FOLDER HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON THE CONTAINER LIST.