The records of the JDR 3rd Fund consist of correspondence, reports, publications, administrative material, financial records, records of meetings, and a wide array of non-textual material documenting the activities of the Fund's various programs. These records also contain large contact files, consisting of correspondence, brochures, and records of meetings related to organizations with which the Fund had no grant relationship.

The J. George Harrar Papers mainly consist of material relating to Harrar's various activities outside The Rockefeller Foundation between 1958 and 1982. The bulk of the collection is made up of correspondence, but it also contains publications, speeches, clippings, awards, interviews, photographs, and books.

The papers of John D. Rockefeller 3rd (1906-1978), document Rockefeller's life and philanthropic activities. They provide information on his education; relationships with family, friends, and business associates; travels; and social concerns, including his lifelong involvement in four major areas: population, Asia, philanthropy, and the arts. The records document his concern for the projects and institutions he initiated and developed.

The collection consists of personal and office correspondence, clippings, conference information and proceedings, memoranda, and reports.

Kenneth N. Dayton's papers contain material on the nomination of a new president of the Rockefeller Foundation.

Includes grant files, administrative files, correspondence, reports, minutes, financial material, annual reports and a small selection of personal materials. The collection is not comprehensive. Due to routine file purges, this collection includes only the records of the final personal beneficiaries, Markle Scholars, and the communications program, along with assorted administrative files. Documentation of other grants exist only in the minutes, progress reports, and collected reprints.