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The Access Copies series contains reformatted material from the collection. These are CD access copies are available for researcher use.

The Administration series, 1935-1980s, contains records relating to the operation of the Committee. Histories of the organization are filed at the beginning of the series, followed by the constitution and bylaws and scattered minutes of meetings of the board of directors, 1935-1950, and the executive council, 1960-1972. Correspondence with individuals who served as sponsors of the Committee, fundraising appeals, and general office material, are followed by biographical information on several individuals prominent in the Committee. Also included in this series is correspondence of several of the Committee's attorneys; correspondence and general information sent to the local counsels in the various cities who defended the foreign-born; correspondence and statistical reports of the Committee's Naturalization Aid Service; a notice of the opening of a branch office in Harlem; and various financial records.

The Administrative Files consist of background and history of the USACID, as well as biographical information on Tufts, including a transcript of an interview, and some brief biographical sketches on other military personnel.

The Administrative Materials series consists of 1.25 linear feet of correspondence, scattered minutes of the Executive Committee, financial records, staff reports, committee files, mailings, press releases, and other internal documents.

The bulk of the correspondence is from/to staff members Grace Hedemann (Special Project Secretary, 1974-1978), and Ed Hedemann.