This collection consists of a list of graduate students attending the University of Tennessee's Graduate School in August of 1945. It includes each student's name, a record of his or her bachelor degree (with dates and conferring institution), major, and thesis title. The collection also houses a list of graduates with bachelor degrees in other colleges.

This collection houses a receipt showing that William Clay paid Blount College eight dollars of tuition for his son, Clement Clay, on May 6, 1805. This document has the distinction of being the oldest known item in the University of Tennessee Archives.