This collection includes issues of two Tau Beta Pi Publications, The Bent (1907-1985) and The Council Bulletin (1925-1985). Other highlights include the files of two past Tau Beta Pi presidents, H. M. King and P. W. Ott, as well as the historical financial records of Tau Beta Pi. Membership and chapter records of the Sigma Tau Engineering Fraternity, with whom Tau Beta Pi merged in 1974, are also included in this collection.

This collection houses proposed agendas and minutes of meetings, financial statements, membership lists, and general correspondence documenting the activities of the Tau Beta Pi Great Smoky Mountains Alumnus Chapter between 1976 and 1990.

The Technical Society of Knoxville Records contains papers related to the society's business, operations, community activities and publications. The society, founded in 1921, strives to educate and assist its members and the public in technical areas that impact the Knoxville area and its inhabitants.