This is a list of the separate sections of the Papers. Most sections have a paper guide containing some detail; these guides are shelved behind the Reference Desk.
Part 1:
- Meetings of the Board of Directors, Records of Annual Conferences, Major Speeches, and Special Reports, 1909-1950
- Supplement to Part 1, 1951-1955
- Supplement to Part 1, 1956-1960
- Supplement to Part 1, Minutes of the Board of Directors, Secretary's Reports, Records of Annual Conventions, and Annual Business Meetings, 1961-1965
- Supplement to Part 1, 1966-1970, Meetings of the Board of Directors, Records of Annual Conferences, Major Speeches, and Special Reports
Part 2:
- Personal Correspondence of Selected NAACP Officials, 1919-1939
Part 3: The Campaign for Educational Equality, 1913-1965
- Series A: Legal Department and Central Office Records, 1913-1940
- Series B: Legal Department and Central Office Records, 1940-1950
- Series C: Legal Department and Central Office Records, 1951-1955
- Series D: Legal Department and Central Office Records, 1956-1965
Part 4:
- Voting Rights Campaign, 1916-1950
- Supplement to Part 4, Voting Rights, General Office Files, 1956-1965
Part 5:
- The Campaign Against Residential Segregation, 1914-1955
- Supplement to Part 5, Residential Segregation, General Office Files, 1956-1965
Part 6:
- The Scottsboro Case, 1931-1950
Part 7: The Anti-Lynching Campaign, 1912-1955
- Series A: Anti-Lynching Investigative Files, 1912-1953
- Series B: Anti-Lynching Legislative and Publicity Files, 1916-1955
Part 8: Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System, 1910-1955
- Series A: Legal Department and Central Office Records, 1919-1939
- Series B: Legal Department and Central Office Records, 1940-1955
Part 9: Discrimination in the U.S. Armed Forces, 1918-1955
- Series A: General Office Files on Armed Forces' Affairs, 1918-1955
- Series B: Armed Forces' Legal Files, 1940-1950
- Series C: The Veterans Affairs Committee, 1940-1950
Part 10:
- Peonage, Labor, and the New Deal, 1913-1939
Part 11: Special Subject Files, 1912-1939
- Series A: Africa through Garvey, Marcus
- Series B: Harding, Warren G through YWCA
Part 12: Selected Branch Files, 1913-1939
- Series A: The South
- Series B: The Northeast
- Series C: The Midwest
- Series D: The West
Part 13: The NAACP and Labor, 1940-1955
- Series A: Subject Files on Labor Conditions and Employment Discrimination, 1940-1955
- Series B: Cooperation with Organized Labor, 1940-1955
- Series C: Legal Department Files on Labor, 1940-1955
- Supplement of Part 13, The NAACP and Labor, 1956-1965
Part 14:
- Race Relations in the International Arena, 1940-1950
Part 15: Segregation and Discrimination: Complaints and Responses, 1940-1955
- Series A: Legal Department Files
- Series B: Administrative Files
Part 16: Board of Directors Correspondence and Committee Materials, 1919-1955
- Series A: 1919-1939
- Series B: 1940-1955
- Supplement to Part 16, Board of Directors Files, 1956-1965
- Supplement to Part 16,Board of Directors Files, 1966-1970
Part 17:
- National Staff Files, 1956-1965
- Supplement to Part 17, National Staff Files, 1956-1965
Part 18: Special Subjects, 1940-1955
- Series A: Legal Department Files
- Series B: General Office Files: Abolition of Government Agencies - Jews
- Series C: General Office Files: Justice Department - White Supremacy
Part 19: Youth File
- Series A: 1919-1939
- Series B: 1940-1955, American Jewish Congress - Motion Picture Project
- Series C: 1940-1955, NAACP - Youth Builders
- Series D: 1956-1965, Youth Department Files
Part 20:
- White Resistance and Reprisals, 1956-1965
Part 21:
- NAACP Relations with the Modern Civil Rights Movement
Part 22:
- Legal Department Administrative Files, 1956-1965
Part 23: Legal Department Case Files, 1956-1965
- Series A: The South
- Series B: The Northeast
- Series C: The Midwest and Far West
Supplement to Part 23, Legal Department Case Files, 1950-1972:
- Series A: The South
- Series B: The Northeast
- Series C: The Midwest
Part 24: Special Subjects, 1956-1965
- Series A: Africa - Films
- Series B: Foreign Affairs - Leagues and Organizations
- Series C:Life Memberships - Zangrando
Part 25: Branch Department Files
- Series A: Regional Files and Special Reports, 1941-1955
- Series B: Regional Files and Special Reports, 1956-1965
- Series C: Branch Newsletters and Printed Matter
- Series D: Branch Department General Subject Files, 1956-1965
Part 26: Selected Branch Files, 1940-1955
- Series A: The South
- Series B: The Northeast
- Series C: The Midwest
- Series D: The West
Part 27: Selected Branch Files, 1956-1965
- Series A: The South
- Series B: The Northeast
- Series C: The Midwest
- Series D: The West
Part 28: Special Subject Files, 1966-1970
- Series A: Africa - Poor People's Campaign
- Series B: Powell, Adam Clayton - White Supremacy
Part 29: Branch Department Files, 1965-1972
- Series A: Filed Staff Files
- Series B: Branch Newsletters, Annual Branch Activities Reports, and Selected Branch Department Subject Files
- Series C: Branch Newsletters and Regional Field Office Files, 1966-1971
- Series D: Branch Department General Subject Files, 1966-1970
Part 30: General Office Subject Files, 1966-1970