The Meiklejohn Papers consist mainly of correspondence between Meiklejohn and other educators during his term as President of Amherst College, as well as records created during his presidency. The material is organized into the following nine sections, including General Correspondence, Faculty Affairs, Speeches and Writings, Student Activities, Administration Materials, Curriculum, Letters of Congratulation on Acceptance of Amherst Presidency, Miscellaneous, and Letters Concerning Meiklejohn's Resignation.

This collection is organized into nine series:

• 1: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
• 2: FACULTY AFFAIRS
• 3: SPEECHES AND WRITINGS
• 4: STUDENT ACTIVITIES
• 5: ADMINISTRATION MATERIALS
• 6: CURRICULUM
• 7: LETTERS OF CONGRATULATION ON ACCEPTANCE OF AMHERST COLLEGE PRESIDENCY
• 8: MISCELLANEOUS
• 9: LETTERS CONCERNING MEIKLEJOHN'S RESIGNATION