The Lucia Thorne papers date from 1943-1957 and measure ten linear inches. The papers are organized into two series, General and Musical Recordings. The papers are primarily concerned with Thorne's professional singing career and work with WHO Des Moines radio.

The General series consists of magazine articles and newspaper clippings about Thorne, radio scripts, photographs of Thorne alone and with other performers, sheet music for the songs she wrote, and a short autobiographical note by Thorne.

The Musical Recordings series consists of eleven 12-inch 78-rpm record albums, seven audiocassettes, and one CD of Thorne's music. The CD includes sixteen songs Thorne recorded at WHO Radio in the 1940s and 1950s. The audiocassettes contain songs from Melody Madhouse and Standard Melody Parade programs, as well as Bud Hovland's audition material. On the records are songs recorded at WHO studios, audition material, and recordings Thorne made with Jack Lester and his Orchestra. Some of the record albums are duplicates. A complete listing of the songs on the records, audiocassettes, and CD is filed in the General series (Box 1, folder 5).