The Records of the Bijou Theater span 1972 to the present and consist of three series: Film Titles, Film Festivals and Compilations, and Calendars and Posters. The Film Titles series, the largest series in the collection, includes promotional fliers, press releases, photographs, scheduling information and other data about the respective film and is arranged alphabetically by film title. The Film Festivals and Compilations series includes similar information pertaining to special events featuring multiple titles. The Calendars and Posters series is arranged chronologically by year.

This collection consists of film reels of different University of Iowa sports throughout the 1900s. The sports covered in this collection consist of football, basketball, and wrestling, with football making up the majority of the collection. The films cover overviews of many of the sports games, game highlights, and a few of the films highlight students and coaches who were prominent at the University of Iowa.