The first series of the collection is articles, most of which pertain to deafness and social equality. There are a few articles from various countries about the deaf internationally as well. A large portion of the articles series relates to people who appeared in the news for such things as their accomplishments, newsworthy biographical information, and/or involvement in the mainstream.

This grouping consists of materials from the various national and international gatherings the NAD was involved in. Of particular interest are materials from the numerous world congresses. The Seventh World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf was the first international congress outside of Europe and hosted in the US by the NAD in 1975. Therefore, there are many documents pertaining to the event and its preparation in this series.