These collections are organized by broad subjects rather than specific office of origin. The majority were created and maintained by Russell Miller University Historian and author of Light on the Hill, a two volume history of Tufts (1966, 1986).

• Academic, 1862-1994 (UA004)
• Activities and organizations, 1870-1994 (UA024)
• Alumni/ae, 1860-1990 (UA023)
• Classes, 1858-2000 (UA039)
• Departmental course listings, 1989- (UA067)
• Faculty and Senior Class Photograph Yearbooks, 1858-1898 (UA118)
• General Administration, 1938-1989 (UA058)
• Historical materials, 1852- (UA136)
• Liberal Arts, 1860-1997 (UA019)
• Self-Study reports, 1955-2003 (UA050)
• Sheet music, 1880-1945 (UA064)
• Student body, 1870-1985 (UA029)
• Vertical files, ca. 1850-2001 (UA073)