The collection comprises writings, correspondence, clippings, photographs, organizational records, flyers, notes, and other personal papers, 1946-1997, from African-American writer, musician, and educator Frank Milton McCoy. Materials in the collection document his career teaching for various Los Angeles Unified public schools, serving on the boards of the Southeast Symphony Association and the Education Guild of the Los Angeles Music Center, and touring as a concert pianist to numerous countries. The collection also includes his dissertation regarding a historical analysis of counseling programs in higher education for African-Americans; as well as his book, Black Tomorrow, published by Vantage Press in 1976. Also included are production materials and photographs for an untitled high school theatrical production (with a mostly African-American cast) for which McCoy was the instructor.