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The first series Brigham Building System (1944-1947, 1997) consists of prints, research designs and slides that document the process that Charles Lane went through to produce some of the first manufactured homes. The researcher should take special interest in the stress tests that were performed on the building materials at the University of Michigan, with the help of Professor George McConkey. Also of interest are the prints of the several models that Lane proposed.

In the Choreography series, (.20 linear feet, 1982-1999), are notes and sketches for several choreographic works by Sparling. The works represented--including "Delirium Waltz," "Seven Enigmas" and "Travelogue"--are all from the 1990s, except for "A Fearful Symmetry," which was first performed in 1981. The materials are arranged alphabetically by title.

The Correspondence series dates from 1989 to 1995 and consists of copies of outgoing correspondence from DeWeese and others. There is relatively little incoming correspondence. The letters are valuable in content though somewhat repetitive in that the same message was going to different individuals or organizations.