The Yerker Andersson Papers consist mainly of correspondence, E-mail correspondence, memorandums, minutes of meetings, reports, news clippings, printed materials, articles, and speeches.

The collection, which consist of approximately 82,000 pages, dates from 1947 to 2005, although there are Xerox copies of articles published in Deaf Swedish and German periodicals regarding international events from 1873 to 1934. The bulk of dates are mostly between 1980s through 1990s, which are during his faculty years at Gallaudet University and presidency of the World Federation of the Deaf. The strength of the collection is centered mostly on his professional activities at Gallaudet University and involvement with the World Federation of the Deaf. The largest subject in the collection are focused on three mainly organizations, such as Gallaudet University, the National Association of the Deaf, and the World Federation of the Deaf. The significant subject aspect of the collection is about human rights focusing on disability and advocacy both on national and international levels through the National Association of the Deaf, the National Council on Disability, and the World Federation of the Deaf. Another significant part of this collection is how the Deaf Studies Department became a reality after decades, which started as a task force within Deafness-Related Concerns Council from late 1970s. Notably, Deafness-Related Concerns Council which was renamed later as President’s Council on Deafness.