The Department of History and Philosophy documents the History and Philosophy Department at Eastern Michigan University from 1926 until 2012. The collection is broken into ten series: Administrative Files, Annual Reports, Budget and Finance, Course Proposals and Requests, Events, Meeting Minutes, National Council for Social Studies, Press, Reports and Reviews, and Scholarships and Awards.

The Administrative Files series contains an Assessment Process, correspondence, Degree Requirements, Graduate Committee, Departmental Goals, Office Files, Old Class Schedules, and Sabbatical Leave. The Annual Reports series includes the years 1958 until 1992. Budget and Finance series includes Faculty Allocations and Usage and Operating Budget. The Course Proposals and Requests include requests and proposals from both the History and Philosophy sections from 1988 until 1995. The Curriculum series includes history slides for lectures on American History, Civil War, Women in the 19th & 20 centuries, the Working Class, European History, and Native Americans during the colonial period.

The Events series is comprised of the Annual History Day, Calendars & Meeting Schedules, European Cultural History Programs, and Invitations. The Meeting Minutes series includes meeting minutes from the Department from 1957 until 1960 and 1965 until 1999, Graduate Committee minutes from 1989 until 1994, History Section meeting minutes from 1965 until 2003, Instruction Committee minutes from 1977 until 1999, Personnel and Finance Committee minutes from 1989 until 1999, Roundtables, and Student Affairs Committee from 1989. The National Council for Social Studies information from 1994 and the Full Folio from 1996.

The Press series is comprised of A Sesquicentennial Commemorative Booklet, Articles by Faculty, clippings and News Releases, Newsletter, and Pamphlets and Promotions. The Reports and Reviews series includes a Development of Marketing Plan, Faculty Evaluation Report, Input Document and Report, Program Reviews, and Surveys. Scholarships and Awards include Department Awards, Honors Ceremony, Michigan Teaching Excellence Awards, Information on the different department scholarships, and Scholarship Certifications.

The collection is not a complete record of the program the department was on campus well before 1926. There are no substantial records in the collection from department heads or faculty, any materials pertaining to the department heads or faculty such as King or Janice T. Terry, can be found in the biographical files stored in the University Archives.