The Maxwell Anderson Papers have been divided into seven series:
Series 1: Manuscripts
Series 2: Production Copies
Series 3: Photographs
Series 4: University of North Dakota
Series 5: Maxwell Anderson Theatre and Design Conference, UND, October 14-16, 1983
Series 6: Miscellaneous
Additions to the collection were received from Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota; the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas; Dan Rylance, Department of Special Collections; J. F. S. Smeall, English Department, UND; and George Starcher, former President of UND, between February 1984 and April 1985 (85-1397 through 85-1400).
Material was also received from Allen Anderson in March 1984 ( 84-1287); Larry Hill, Department of Speech and Theater, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, on August 1, 1989 (89-1669); Judith Leroux, Atlantic Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2006 (2006-2820); transferred from the Law School Records (UA# 108) in June 2006 (2006-2827) and from Larry Hill, Bloomington, Minnesota, in February 2018 (2018-3376).