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.

Locations: Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, California, Illinois, Idaho, District of Columbia, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Minnesota.

Locations: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Oregon, Washington, California, Mexico, District of Columbia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, British Columbia, Idaho.

Locations: Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado.

Locations: Illinois, District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, Wisconsin, Colorado, Wyoming, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, British Columbia, California, Minnesota, Montana, Utah, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, Missouri.

Locations: Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, District of Columbia, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio, Missouri, Louisiana, Oregon, California, Arkansas, Washington

Locations: Illinois, Oregon, Ontario, Wisconsin.

Locations: Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio.

Locations: Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, California.

1930-1964 and Undated