The Eldri Dieson Papers consist of 4 linear feet of biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, photographs, research notes, and scrapbooks primarily related to Dieson's work for the YWCA of the U.S.A. The bulk of the papers date from 1948 to 1964 and focus on Dieson's work for the YWCA's Foreign Division in Japan and in Chile. A small portion of the contents are in Japanese and Spanish.

This collection is organized into three series:

• BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS AND CORRESPONDENCE
• ORGANIZATIONS
• PHOTOGRAPHS