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The Maddy portion, circa 1880-1967, features his parents, brother, family homes, boyhood friends, recreational activities, and major events in his professional career, including his broadcasting, conducting, and other music education endeavors. They also cover his work at Interlochen, including scenes of him with many prominent guests. The prints begin before his birth and conclude a year after his death (with the sculptured bust presented to Interlochen in his memory). Volumes 3 and 4 of the Scrapbooks, 1938-1940, also contain images of Maddy.

Closely related to both Maddy and the Camp are scenes of the National High School Orchestra. They cover its appearances, 1926-1930 and 1938. The last, a special revival for the MENC convention in St. Louis, Missouri, with Joseph Maddy presiding, celebrated the centennial of music education in America.

The Administrative Files, 1874-1985 subseries (2 linear feet) include interoffice and campus-wide mass mailings to students, faculty, departments, and schools from 1912-1987. Data on financial aid for graduate students is documented, as is a history of administrative systems and processes within Rackham. Furthermore, a large amount of statistics dating back to the early part of the twentieth century documents graduate degree information.