Includes constitution and bylaws, minutes of the membership and executive board, records of affiliated retail clerk organizations, financial ledgers and statements, membership documentation, and negotiation and contract files.

The earliest materials contained in the collection are membership applications from 1906 to 1930's. Other early materials include minutes from 1918 to 1945 and dues ledgers from 1922 to 1939. The earliest correspondence dates from 1926 to 1939. The most current materials are minutes and Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA) reports from 1979 to 1980 and one store contract from 1984.

The most significant gaps are the missing membership minutes from 1934 and all the missing minutes from 1945 to 1957.