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Subseries comprises primarily embassy records of personnel, accounts, payrolls, receipts, passports and visas, trade matters, reports on war and politics, news clippings, as well as files on various oversea affairs, dating from 1941 to 1946.

Subseries comprises primarily embassy records related to personnel, accounts, payrolls, receipts, daily appointments, passports and visas, news clippings, dating from 1946 to 1956. The files also contain information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Chinese Nationalist government's procurement of defense equipment mission in the U.S. and guests and specialize groups' visits to the United States.

Subseries comprises primarily embassy records related to personnel, accounts, payrolls, receipts, passports and visas, as well as files related to the oversea affairs of Chinese nationals, dating from 1932 to 1941. Some of the embassy files also contain information relating to the conflicts and issues in Europe at the time such as the refugee situation as the Embassy was impacted by the political situation in the region.

This section consists of financial records generated primarily by the firms of Harrison & Abramovitz and Abramovitz - Harris - Kingsland. The records span the years 1948-1987 and cover approximately 240 projects. All the boxes were labeled Accounting Dept. and numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 14 (there was no box 4, 6, or 11).

Contains appeals, circulars, resolutions, financial reports, flyers, leaflets, brochures, minutes of meetings, accounts for various activities, and printed materials from British press related to Chicherin's involvement with various organizations' activity, including Russian socialist groups and Russian Political Prisoners and Exiles Relief Committee in London. Organizations are listed in alphabetical order.

The financial records are arranged chronologically, with the exception of the bound ledgers, which can be found at the end of the subseries. The records include ledgers, account books, receipts, and check stubs. These folders also contain financial statements and advertising invoices, and a small amount of finance-related correspondence.

Other than contracts, financial estimates, costs and fee and statements, the Records sub-series includes mainly correspondences between architects, owner (the Cabinet of Shams Pahlavi), clerk of works (Tom Casey), associate architect (Nezam Amery), contractors, consultants and suppliers. A few photos, some hand-drawn furniture designs and Christmas card designs are also documented in the records. Two construction logbooks included in the collection recorded the day-by-day activities on the construction site from 1969 to 1973. Last part of the records is the documentation of the litigation process after 1979 when the royal family fled to the United States without settling their accounts with TAA. The lawsuit involves the accounts for both Pearl Palace and the Mehrafarin Villa. The content of each folder in this series is ordered chronologically.

Both during and after her service at the Children's Bureau, Lenroot was concerned with international and inter-American child welfare, and this subseries contains documents and photographs associated with the Pan-American Child Congresses, the League of Nations, and the United Nations and UNICEF. The subseries also includes Lenroot's own account of the history of the Children's Bureau's international activities.

This file contains autobiographical statements, self-criticisms, and eyewitness accounts authored by individuals in the neighborhood. These materials were written in conjunction with the introduction of "Democratic Reforms" [dmangs gtso bcos ʼgyur] in Lhasa, starting in 1959. Arranged by personal name of subject as spelled on the document, with alternative spellings of the name in parentheses. All translations are in English, and rendered by Matthew Akester and Tupten Khétsun, unless otherwise noted.

Included here are the many ledger books that detail the everyday workings of Harper & Brothers. General journals, in which notes on everyday operating procedure were kept, span from 1896 through 1940. The series contains royalty ledgers kept from 1881 to 1926, and separate English royalty ledgers from 1901 to 1919, and 1921 -1926. General ledgers and account books are here, as well as ledgers dealing with preferred and common stock.

This subseries holds a variety of materials relating to MacDuffie's visit to the USSR. It includes a detailed account of his experience in the report "Russia after Stalin," several articles on Russian culture written for magazines, a copy of his book,The Red Carpet, and handwritten notes about trip, though it is unclear whether these were written while traveling or afterward. It also contains reports and clippings about the region and ephemera collected on the trip, such as tourist brochures, clothing catalogs, booklets on architecture, and newspapers.

Contains materials for one of Darden's earlier works, which was submitted to the "From Here to Eternity" exhibition. This project set up an allegorical museum dedicated to historical American impostors. Situated in the Baltimore Harbor Water Gap, the project research included in this subseries concentrates on nearby historical sites and figures, such as Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key, the Lazaretto, Interstate Highway 95, and the Lehigh Cement Factory. Also included is the semi-fictionalized account of Sarah Wilson, along with notes and drafts, and a few drawings.