This collection consists of records for the University Elementary School and University High School. These include reports, correspondence, bulletins and catalogs, minutes, handbooks, and documentation from workshops. This collection is primarily organized chronologically by material type within three series. Series I consists of Administrative records. Series II (University Elementary School) consists of six sub-series: Annual Reports, Handbooks, Note to Teachers, Testing Programs, Minuet Annual Plays, and Photographs. Series III (University High School) consists of 10 sub-series: High School, Athletic Program, Annual Reports, Teacher's Handbook, Testing Program, Yearbooks, U-High Life, Parnassus, Memorabilia, and Fiftieth Anniversary.This collection is a rich source of images. There are three carousel slide trays of images taken during the 50th anniversary celebration in 1966, and nearly four feet of index cards bear the names and addresses of alumni. Photographs may be found in each volume of the U-Hi Hawkeye yearbooks, 1921 - 1972. In addition, three document boxes hold fifteen linear inches of University Elementary School photographs which document the classroom activities, field trips, and annual portraits. Not all of these boxed photographs are described in the list below, because few of them are dated or identified, with the exception of the class portraits, 1957 through 1972. An unknown number of the photographs are by University Photographer, Frederick W. Kent. Mr. Kent' son, Jim, graduated from University High School in 1937, and displayed his own photographs of students at the 1966 anniversary celebration. It is not known if his photographs are included in this collection.

In addition to the yearbooks, other publications represented include U-High (or U-Hi) Life, a monthly newsletter, and Parnassus, an annual collection of poetry by the high school students. The Scribe, a monthly publication of poetry, is represented for the years 1965-1968. Town Crier, a weekly newsletter, consists of four 1969 volumes. "Note to Teachers" is a collection of memoranda and guidelines for elementary school teachers, bound by academic year. "Program of Studies" student handbooks were printed within the high school between 1967 and 1972.

The Memorabilia sub-series includes a 1935 University High School diploma, report card examples, and material regarding the 1981 homecoming for the Blue Hawks' 65th anniversary. A large scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the University High School covers roughly 1966 through 1977. The Administrative series includes ten linear inches of records documenting the closing of the two schools in 1972.