The Cora Dean Papers consist of correspondence from the late 1930s, letters of acknowledgment for donations to both the Phi Beta Kappa Society and to the Student Union Fund, and membership certificates. Also includes are photographs of Cora Dean, her family, and her farm. An additional photograph album contains pictures ranging from college at the University of North Dakota to the church where she and M. John Furlong wed.

One oversized folder was separated and placed in the Oversize File Cabinets. The folder contains her UND Bachelor of Arts diploma and drawings by her mother, Katherine.