Materials include artist and exhibition files; audio visual materials; lectures; university course materials; correspondence; research notes; newspaper clippings; books; journal articles; essays; photographs; and other printed and written materials that pertain to Francis V. O'Connor's research on Jackson Pollock, Thomas Hart Benton, New Deal Art Projects, American mural painting, and his personal research.

Marerials include draft and final copies of Francis V. O'Connors essays published between 1963 and 1980; correspondence; newspaper clippings; research notes; and other publications. Files are organized by article title.

Materials include correspondence between O'Connor and publishing companies pertaining to the publication and sale of Francis V. O'Connor's books, Art for the Millions and New Deal Art Projects; drafts of introduction to the exhibition catalog, Federal Arts Patronage 1933-1943, introduction by Francis V. O'Connor; tombstone information on WPA artists and artworks; royalties; book reviews.

Materials include publications; correspondence; bibliographies; photographs; lectures pertaining to Francis V. O'Connor's research on New Deal Art Projects of the 1930s and 1940s.