The collection consists of four boxes of miscellaneous biographical material from early education through Plutzik's years as a professor at the University of Rochester; four boxes of correspondence; twelve boxes of manuscripts of poetry, published and unpublished; three boxes of manuscripts of critical essays and fiction; eleven boxes of lectures, exams, and miscellaneous material from courses he taught at the University of Rochester; two boxes of material from poetry recitals and public lectures; and two boxes of miscellaneous academic and departmental materials.

The John Rothwell Slater Papers consist primarily of Slater's writings, mostly typewritten copies and newspaper clippings. The order of the articles and book reviews in Box 3 (binders and envelope) was arranged by Dr. Slater himself, who planned to publish his works under the title Obiter Dicta.

The collection consists of correspondence written by Raymond Dexter Havens from France to family and friends while he was engaged as a Y.M.C.A. volunteer, 1917-1919, letters written to Raymond Dexter Havens from Cecilia Beaux (1863-1942), American painter, and letters from other scholars to Raymond Dexter Havens. There is also a collection of classroom registers from his English classes at the University of Rochester, 1909-1925.