The collection is comprised of various color slides, as well as audio cassettes and primary print material. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings (primarily from the 1970s), class hand-outs and newsletters covering the school tour, and correspondence regarding Coit School (as in the early 2000s, it was unclear at that time if the school would continue to operate). Coit School is registered as a Historic Landmark (although not nationally); it has been renovated/expanded throughout its life. Additionally, a trolley tour of the area was conducted in connection to celebrating the 1976 Festival of the Arts, and materials/ephemera are included from that.

Coit School, which was originally a two-room schoolhouse, remains the oldest functioning school in the Grand Rapids Public School System (operating, as of 2019, as home to Coit Creative Arts Academy). The Tours began in 1974 and the project won an award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington D.C. Students participating in this tour viewed the historic neighborhood to observe nature in the city, the old streets and old homes in the area, and the Belknap Park's view of downtown Grand Rapids. Slides also exist of events at the school, including the Centennial Celebration and other happenings.