The Sister Ellen Murphy Papers have been divided into six series as follows:
Series 1: Diaries, 1931-1934 and 1962-1998
Series 2: Publications, 1934-1997
Series 3: Correspondence, 1930-2002
Series 4: Personal Materials
Series 5: Murphy Family Records
Series 6: Photographs
Sister Ellen Murphy donated additional material on December 29, 1993 (Acc.93-1932), in May 1995 (Acc.95-2001), in August 1996 (Acc.96-2085 and Acc.96-2086), and on November 4, 1997 (Acc.98-2215).
Additional material was also donated by Father Robert Mullins, UND, on January 27, 1982 (Acc.82-956) and December 20, 1982 (Acc.82-1051), as well as by Sister Mary Louise Matt, St. Cloud, Minnesota, on June 23, 2004 (Acc.2004-2678).