The series includes the source materials and copies of Sandford's annual Cultural Compendia, lists of books read, cultural events attended, and his selection of the best of the year. The sources materials consist of his manuscript and typescript lists of books, theater, and motion pictures. The source materials are divided into five subseries Cultural Compendia, Literary, Theater, Motion Pictures, and Reference Materials. The Motion Picture subseries includes spiral bound notebooks primarily consisting of motion picture lists, however a few notebooks contain book and theater lists. The last subseries contains reference materials from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and motion picture studios.