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Correspondence covers a fifty-year span from 1939 to 1989, a period during which Kish was usually at the University of Michigan. The files are arranged as Kish had them, first by groups of years, then, within each group, alphabetically. For example, the folders for 1961 to 1966 are comprised of an alphabetical run of correspondence for those six years. Throughout the correspondence there are letters in the many languages in which Kish communicated. These include (in order of frequency): English, Italian, French, German, Swedish, Hungarian, Spanish, and Russian. This section is mostly general correspondence from both individuals and organizations.

Subject Files contains both correspondence and other materials ordered into one alphabetical sequence. Subjects covered in this section include conferences (documenting Kish's involvement in the planning of and his attendance at), correspondence with publishers, and other topics. Under the sub-heading "Personal," some of Kish's private life is revealed, especially his becoming a United States citizen and his retirement from the U-M. While Kish was in Sweden conducting research for his biography of A. E. Nordenskiold, his secretary kept fairly complete records for him of events in Ann Arbor. This is found in the "Sweden to Ann Arbor Office" folder. Both Kish's life and interests can be glimpsed by glancing through the headings of the Subject Folders.