This collection chiefly consists of scripts, awards, scrapbooks, and a small group of papers of American film director and producer Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959). In addition, there is a set of reviews and a program for the play "The Lost Paradise" (1891) written by DeMille's father Henry C. DeMille.

Personal materials include a notebook with a 1920 appraisal of DeMille's personal property in his study at the Famous Players-Lasky Studio; a photograph album of the Vermejo Club ranch, DeMille's estate in New Mexico; genealogical notes; and some miscellaneous items.

DeMille's film work is represented by more than 80 shooting scripts, often with handwritten notes, as well as some film musical scores; 17 stereopticon cards with stills from "Fool's Paradise" (1921); a handbook for "Samson and Delilah" (1948); scrapbooks of photographs and clippings related to the French release of "The Crusades" (1935), the world premiere of "Union Pacific" (1939) in Omaha, Nebraska, and the Italian publicity campaign for "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1953); and printed materials and 6 stills for "The Ten Commandments" (1956).

There are approximately 80 awards and certificates for DeMille, as well as one for his wife, Constance DeMille, from a variety of organizations related to his movie career and philanthropy.