This collection brings together prints, slides and negatives, many of which were used in campus publications such as the yearbook, student newspaper, course catalogs, and alumni publications. There are color as well as black and white photographs. The different photographic formats are interfiled. The collection includes photographs of athletics, student life, and academics, as well as special events and university advancement activities from the college's founding until the early 2000s.

Congressman Mike McIntyre served as the Representative for North Carolina's 7th Congressional district from 1997 to 2015. McIntyre's Congressional collection consists of papers and memorabilia accrued during his time in office and represents issues important to the district and his interactions as a Congressman. The collections consists of 111 linear feet of papers and approximately 700 artifacts.