The bulk of the collection is information and correspondence the council has compiled in areas dealing with children and youth. The collection holds a wealth of information in subject areas such as adoption, child labor laws, mental -health facilities, delinquency, and child care. The collection also includes materials from the National Committee for Children and Youth (NCCY), and the National Council of State Committees for Children and Youth (NCSCCY). There is also rather extensive material from the 1960 and 1970 White House Conferences on Children and Youth in the collection. The papers in this collection dealing with organizational activity cover the years 1949 through 1979, and include annual meeting minutes, financial records, board meetings, reports of committee meetings, history of the organization, and newsletters. The collection is organized in one alphabetical arrangement, and consists of general categories with more specific references following. Papers dealing directly with the KCCY are interfiled into the collection.

An addition to the collection, listed at call number RH MS 790, is inventoried, but not arranged. Researcher should consult both groups of material, as the content may overlap.