The Dorothy Bondurant papers date from 1926 to 1999 and measure 3.75 linear feet. The papers are arranged in eight series: Teaching materials: Waterloo Community Schools; Waterloo Recreation and Arts Center: Biographical; Cultural explorations program; Iowa Arts Council; Photographs; Slides; and Scrapbooks.

The Teaching materials: Waterloo Community Schools series (1943-1983, and undated) includes music education journals, dance programs, directions for making instruments, newspaper clippings concerning cultural programs in the schools, and collections of music.

Newspaper articles, information about the 'generation to generation' program, and one pamphlet concerning the Waterloo Recreation and Arts Center are contained in the series Waterloo recreation and arts center (1981-1982; 1998).

The Biographical series contains several informational pamphlets about Friendship Village, the retirement center where Bondurant lived; graduation programs, a descriptive list of Bondurant's accomplishments and awards, and several newspaper articles about Bondurant; and Bondurant's diploma from the University of Iowa, along with various certificates of accomplishment and appreciation.

The Cultural explorations program series (1972-1985, scattered) contains newspaper clippings, annual reports, student poems, and thank you letters while programs and meeting presentation notes are contained in the Iowa Arts Council series (1974; 1978, and undated).

The Photographs series contains portrait photographs of Bondurant and photographs of Bondurant at work, as well as two photograph albums containing mostly unidentified photographs of family and friends.

The Slides series consists of two slide trays titled 'Cultural expo elementary' and two trays titled 'River Hills.'

The Scrapbooks series (1926-1993) constitutes the bulk of the Bondurant papers. Bondurant's scrapbooks contain letters, photographs, newspaper articles, theater programs, and ticket stubs, many of which concern her teaching.