The Germer collection is divided into six overlapping series of manuscripts:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1901-1966.

Series 2: Speeches, 1914[?]-1961.

Series 3: Personal material regarding Adolph Germer, 1900-1960.

Series 4: Subject files on the labor movement, 1898-1961.

Series 5: Diaries, 1930-1958.

Series 6: Scrapbook, 1930-1964.

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