The archives consist of subject files on artists, typographers, clients, business contacts, suppliers, projects, etc. Individual files contain correspondence, lectures, photographs, greeting cards, and examples of artwork. Also to be found are printed items by Plantin Press and other printers, drafts of books, galley proofs, work sheets, sample pages, photographs and negatives of illustrations, color separations, prospectuses, etc. Job printing such as wedding announcements, programs, stationery sets, business cards, invitations, membership cards and menus can be found in files such as those of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Union Bank and the University of Southern California. Financial records consist of ledger and journal sheets, account cards, invoices, statements, purchase orders, tax papers, canceled checks, paid notes and other business papers.

Included in the files are materials relating to typographers and other presses such as the Grabhorn Press, Rampant Lions Press, Stanley Morison, Will Cheney, Vance Gerry, Ward Ritchie, Grant Dahlstrom and the Castle Press, Patrick Reagh, Fred Goudy, The Golden Cockerel Press, John Dreyfus, Paul Standard, Adrian Wilson and Beatrice Warde. Examples of work by artists such as Reynolds Stone, Ilya Schor, Fritz Eichenberg, Ernest Freed, Gene Holtan and Stan Washburn are also included.