Arrangement
The collection is divided into the following series:
- Series 1. Correspondence
- Series 2. Manuscripts
- Series 3. Business papers
- Series 4. Printed materials
- Series 5. Photographs
- Series 6. Certificates, awards, bonds
- Series 7. Ephemera
- Series 8. Artifacts
- Series 9. Collection history
Series 1 and 2, Correspondence and Manuscripts, are arranged by individual person, with items originating from or associated with Robert Holbrook Smith grouped first, followed by items originating from or associated with Williams G. Wilson, and finally followed by items originating from or associated with the respective spouses of Smith and Wilson, and other family members and associates.