The Glinda Crawford Papers contain materials related to Crawford's tenure as head of the UND Department of Home Economics Education. These include publications, correspondence, home economics curriculum schedules for UND and other universities, lists of Home Economics graduates, student teacher placement lists and guidelines, and home economics career outlook reports and statistics. Publications by Crawford include articles, a student teaching handbook, and Home Economics Department program reviews and reports. Articles about Crawford comment on her artistic abilities and teaching techniques. One folder contains an article on UND alumna H. Christine Finlayson, who served as North Dakota State Supervisor of Vocational Home Economics from 1922 to 1963. Correspondence includes letters to and from supporters of the UND home economics program and letters to cooperating teachers participating in student teacher placements. The collection also contains material about the Home Economics Advisory Committee, formed in 1991 to advise about the feasibility of retaining UND's home economics program.

There were numerous additions made to the Glinda Crawford Papers, and the materials from early additions include: records that document a 1998 presentation given at the University of North Dakota by Chief Arvol Looking Horse, a Native American spiritual leader; copies of poems written by Crawford in 1997; various academic works by Crawford; and a sketch of the Home Economics Building. Materials from the later additions include: various articles written by Crawford focusing on the beauty, health benefits and preservation of Echinacea, the Purple Coneflower, along with local and regional newspaper articles and facts about Echinacea; information on the Healthy UND- Environmental Wellness Subcommittee; a program from an art show which featured Glinda Crawford's work; the Thesis Crawford wrote while attaining her Master’s Degree, and the Dissertation she wrote while earning her Doctorate; and publications recording the history of the Home Economics Department at the University of North Dakota and the North Dakota Home Economics Association.