The scope and breadth of the Biographical File is inconsistent. Some files are rich, while others are sparse.

Important subjects in this collection include World War I in Albania and malaria control in Greece, Albania, Costa Rica, British Honduras, and Brazil.

Treasurer's files include but are not limited to: grants, vouchers, cash books, financial reports, payments, appropriations, expenditures, trial balances, and related files.

This collection is entirely made up photographs which document the activities of the Rockefeller Foundation during the years 1905-1980.

The Rockefeller Foundation maintained a vast collection of published pamphlets, academic papers, book manuscripts, magazine articles, and other booklets that reference the Foundation or members of the Rockefeller family or were created by RF officers, staff, or grantees

Grant administration files and related material.

This collection documents various conferences, meetings, and workshops attended by Lincoln Chen, both during his tenure at the Rockefeller Foundation and at the Global Equity Initiative. The files include agendas, participant lists, articles and pre-readings, promotional information, and notes.

Contains staff program files and grant administration files.

Contains speeches and remarks prepared and given by Richard W. Lyman at various seminars, conferences and events, as well as Rockefeller Foundation Board meetings and celebrations during the period 1987-1988.