Topics listed on reels include: women, daycare, Caermon Mitchell, Church, Dancing, Travel, Bridge, Relaxing soldiers, Families at home, Kitty Carlisle, Night, Bus, Service men on leave

Topics listed on reels include: Land of Liberty, Housing, Post-War Life, Not so Long Ago, Baby Takes the Headlines, Baby Boom, Careers for Girls

Topics listed on reels include: Newsreel march, prosperity music, don't wanna set world on fire, pocketful 'o' dreams

Topics listed on reels include: Shopping, Home improvements, bank, the mint, new industry, nightclubs, fashion show, vacations, race track, paychecks, workers

The film series is by far the largest series in the collection and contains footage of those that were interviewed. There is also a large amount of supporting footage showing events from the 1940s. Revisions and edits to the film footage are included as well as the final version of the film on 16mm and videocassettes. The titles of the files are the original names of the materials taken directly from the labels on the film reels and the boxes they were stored in.

Topics listed on reels include: Dorante, Somewhere I'll find you, You John Jones, Abbott and Costello