The University Library records collection contains administrative records such as files of various previous directors and administrative units, information on library buildings on campus as well as files of various conferences and events held in or by the library. The collection spans from 1892 until around 2013 with the majority of the records being administrative files dating from the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's.

The collection is divided into four series. The first series, Administration, contains files of budget information, organizational charts, as well as various forms, manuals and policies. This series contains the subseries Director's files which contains the files of four previous directors of the library, E. Walfred Erickson who took over the position in 1952, Morell D. Boone, Rachel Cheng as well as a few files from the current University Librarian, Tara Lynn Fulton. The General Files subseries contains administrative files from 1892 until 1979. This series includes the subseries Annual Reports, which contains Divisional Reports with files dating from 1930 to 1989, as well as Reports of the Librarian which houses files from 1933 to 2006. Collection Holdings is a subseries which contains files of journal holdings lists as well as accession books and files pertaining to Collection Development. The subseries Committee Meeting Agendas and Minutes contains the outputs of committees housed under the library such as the Library Coordinating Council and the Library Advisory Council. Additional subseries in the Administration series includes Publications and Publicity, e.g. bibliographies and newsletters published by the library; Units which documents various service areas in the library, e.g. University Archives, Technical Services, and Circulation.

The second series Buildings contains information on the two newest library buildings in campus, the now Porter College of Education Building and the Halle Library building and contains records of renovations and remodeling projects as well as the planning and opening of the Halle Library Building. The third series Conferences and Events contains files of conferences held by the library as well as records of retreats and other events.

The final series Realia are materials distributed to promote events, services, and the library as well as items used in the library. While not a complete collection, it is a very good representation of the library, library staff and faculty, as well as library services.