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Included in the Governing and Oversight Bodies series is material from the Regents (1919-1945), minutes of the organization's executive body (1920-1964) and files of the Vice President for Research (1957-1964). The Regent's material consists of excerpts from the official proceedings regarding research at the university, and communications sent to the regents by DRDA and its predecessors. The minutes of the executive body (which has various names under DRDA's predecessors) represents an apparently complete set of records from 1920 until 1964. The files of the Vice President for Research are those of Ralph A. Sawyer, first individual to hold that office. They are arranged alphabetically and are particularly interesting for information about the Great Lakes Research Institute (1956-1963) and the Institute of Science and Technology (1957-1964). There is also information about funding for the Aerospace Building, obtained through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and a proposed missile range on Michigan's Keweenaw peninsula.

Staff and Committee Records have been divided into four subseries: minutes, administrative file, financial records, and newspaper clippings. Minutes of staff meetings are complete from 1948 to 1964. The administrative file (1948-1979) is largely that of Dennis Cebulski. It deals primarily with various problems encountered by the Office of Research Administration (ORA) and DRDA in their efforts to rationalize the administration of grant funds at the university. The office also served as a data-collecting agency, and so a number of completed questionnaires are found in this file. Financial records consist of two types of documents, project ledgers and various statements of overall research. The project ledgers detail expenses for specific research projects and are arranged by account number. They date from ca. 1922 to 1948. Balance sheets, monthly statements and trial balance make up most of the remainder of the financial records and date from 1940 to 1950. Newspaper clippings include a very few items from 1927 and a group of items beginning in 1941 and ending in 1955.