The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools Records contain material documenting the CSGS's re-establishment in 1971, along with many of the programs, reports, and committees relating to their purpose - that of considering problems in graduate study and research among the member institutions. These papers contain the minutes and reports of committees; special reports to the membership; correspondence of the Secretary-Treasurer; and many of the financial records.

The donor of the records, Dr. Arnold Schwartz of Clemson University, has been the Secretary-Treasurer of the CSGS since 1975 and much of the correspondence covers his activities within the organization.

The collection basically covers the period since the re-constituting of the Conference in 1971, but there are publications dating back to the 1930's and 1940's that were written while the group was called the Conference of Deans of Southern Graduate Schools. A few booklets on the history of the two organizations also are available, as are membership lists and applications; information about annual meetings; and reports relating to the important Committee on Issues and Planning. A few records concerning the national Council of Graduate Schools also exist.