The A.C. Bakken Papers contain materials related to major cases heard before Judge Bakken in Northeast Central District Court in North Dakota, files on cases from other districts, and memorandum decisions written by the Judge. Also included are materials from the North Dakota Supreme Court; these documents are of two types: decisions in which Bakken participated, as well as cases appealed from Bakken's court. Trial notes, briefs, affidavits, jury instructions, orders, decisions, and correspondence are among the types of legal documents included in the collection. Several newspaper clippings are also present.
The collection is divided into six series.