The collection consists of items from former UC Riverside Emeritus Professor of Biology Kenneth W. Cooper. Items in the collection include family photographs and genealogical information, as well as academic articles written by Cooper's wife Ruth and his brother G. Arthur. Also included in the collection are correspondence and photographs related to Cooper's academic mentor Franz Schrader, and his wife Sally Hughes-Schrader.

This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Betty Clark Moore, a biologist and former research associate at UC Riverside. Materials in the collection include correspondence, photographs, research notes, and scientific publications written by Moore and others.