Correspondence in this collection includes letters and emails sent and received by Lillian Faderman. The correspondence is mostly professional, relating to her academic and literary work.

Academic materials include administrative documents such as course evaluations, award and grant applications, departmental memos and letters, and student letters of recommendation. Most of these materials are from Faderman’s employment at California State University, Fresno.

Authorship materials consist of writings, lectures, and book reviews authored by Lillian Faderman, as well as materials that relate to her writing, such as publishing contracts and financials, photos used in her books and layouts, and publicity materials for events promoting her writing.

Reference materials include periodicals and publications that Faderman collected related to academic, political, and cultural topics. Many of the periodicals related to lesbians and feminism have been removed from this collection and integrated into the Mazer’s Periodical Collection. A full index of the donated periodicals is available.

Audiovisual materials comprise VHS tapes, including commercial films, tapings of news segments, interviews, and independent films; CDs of Faderman’s lectures, interviews, and one of music; and a large collection of interviews on audio cassette tapes. The full index of audio tapes is available.