The following is a list of broad themes into which many of the materials in the archive are categorized. Please note that not all of the items in the archive have one of these theme assigned to them, so this is not a comprehensive listing of the materials in the archive.
| Activism (127) | Early Women Students (75) | Medicine (48) |
| Arts (130) | Education (12) | Memory & Remembrance (58) |
| Business (102) | Family (68) | Military Service (25) |
| Campus Organizations (20) | Fashion (8) | Philanthropy (27) |
| Childhood (14) | Food (11) | Philosophy & Spirituality (25) |
| Citizenship & Voting (44) | Freedom Movement (230) | Political Engagement (96) |
| Civic Engagement (61) | Gender & Sexuality (76) | Reflections on America (27) |
| Community Media (134) | Identity (9) | Religion (45) |
| Community Organizations & Organizing (163) | Immigration (13) | Remittances & Relief (16) |
| COVID-19 (12) | Independence Day (21) | Sports & Athletics (6) |
| Cultural Organizations (57) | Labor (70) | Trailblazers (25) |
| Early Immigration (107) | Law & Justice (20) | Travel (11) |
| Early Student Life (91) | Lecture Circuits (21) | Visitors & Exchanges (71) |