The African American oral history project (1971-1973) contains interviews with people who resided in Utah during the Depression and World War II era. Those interviewed discuss their experience being African American in Utah during this time. Items discussed include difficulty finding housing and jobs as well as discrimination in public areas and from neighbors. Audio is also available for the interviews.

The Allan D. Ainsworth papers (1956-2000) consist primarily of research materials related to the Act of June 18, 1934 (Indian Reorganization Act) in 1934. Ainsworth taught in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Utah and founded the Fourth Street Clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1988.

The Patricia Albers papers (1953-1991) contain articles, essays, and symposium documents regarding water issues in the Intermountain West, especially about the Central Utah Water Project. Patricia Albers is an author and former director of the American West Center at the University of Utah.

The Ambrosina Colombo Bonza oral history interview (1979) was conducted by Floyd A. O'Neil of the University of Utah American West Center. Bonza was an Italian immigrant to Carbon County, Utah. She discusses her life in Carbon County, her family, and social conditions.

The Mary Lythgoe Bradford papers (1936-1994) contain personal writing, research, and manuscripts written by Mary Lythgoe Bradford, a LDS poet, author, and literary critic. Materials predominantly consist of her research and drafts of the biography of Lowell Bennion, Lowell L. Bennion: Teacher, Counselor, Humanitarian.

The Albert George Brain papers (1985-1987) consist of an autobiography; biography of Sidney S. Fox, owner of the first radio and television stations in Salt Lake City, Utah; a transcript of an interview by Albert Brain with Sidney Fox regarding his career in broadcasting; and other materials. Al Brain was a cameraman and photographer with several Utah television stations.

The Chase and Mathews family histories (1957-2006) consist of memories, recollections, transcriptions and copies of materials that detail the history of these two families. Isaac Chase came to Utah in 1847 and in 1854 he partnered with Brigham Young to developed a flour mill which became known as the Chase Mill.

The Richmond L. Clow papers (1880-1991) contains correspondence, legal files, and map on the Unitah-Ouray sawmills.

The Vesta Pierce Crawrford papers contain her research for the unfinished book "The Elected Lady," correspondence, poetry, and a journal.

The Ruth Draper Crockatt papers (1899-2004) consists of biographical materials, correspondence, news clippings, employment records, congressional funding requests and appropriations, reports, and projects she produced for the Utah Arts Council (UAC) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

The Louise Degn papers (1946-2015) consist of personal and professional correspondence, journals, sheet music, newspaper clippings, and various materials such as scripts and researchfrom her work as a reporter for KSL and a professor at the University of Utah. The collection also includes documents and internal KSL correspondence concerning to the controversial program "Mormon Women and Depression," which almost did not air.

The Richard Dutcher papers (1988-2012) consist of materials related to the production of his motion picture films. Included within the collection are administrative materials, budget break-downs, logs and reports, production materials, etc. Dutcher gained popularity with his film, God's Army which presented the experience of a missionary from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Angeles to a wide audience.

The EIMCO oral history project (1980-1983) contains transcripts, an interview listing, interview sheets, and a history of EIMCO by Gregory C. Thompson and Allan D. Ainsworth. EIMCO (Eastern Iron and Metal Co.) began as a pushcart scrap metal operation of Russian immigrant, Nathan Rosenblatt in the late 1800s and grew into a corporation serving the demands of numerous manufacturing industries.

The Jo-Anne Ely papers (1949-1977) contain correspondence, news clippings, interview transcripts, maps, reports, and published material relating to Charles A. "Charlie" Steen, the "Uranium King," and uranium mining in Utah. Ely was researching a possible biography of Steen.

The Jessica Furman scrapbook (2007) contains the handmade book of a class trip to Topaz, the Japanese-American internment camp in Utah.