The Milton A. Wolf Papers consists of materials dating from 1940 to 2005, with the bulk of materials dating from 1980 to 2005. The collection documents the life of Wolf, a Cleveland, Ohio businessman, philanthropist, university professor, and former Ambassador to Austria (1977-1980) who was active in Ohio politics. Included in the collection are agendas, correspondence, and publications documenting Wolf's involvement with groups such as the American Austrian Foundation, the Council of American Ambassadors, the Ohio State University Board of Trustees, and the United Nations Association of the United States of America. This collection also includes materials related to Wolf's time at Case Western Reserve University, such as his economics teaching materials and research used in the completion of his dissertation. Files from Wolf's involvement in John Glenn's senatorial and presidential campaigns are also included in the collection. The collection has Wolf's personal reference and subject files, as well as copies of speeches; also included are an oral history interview about Wolf's military service during World War Two, as well as VHS videocassettes documenting two trips he took with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

The collection also contains materials such as calendars, speeches, and appointment books documenting the activities of Ambassador Wolf’s wife, Roslyn Zehman Wolf, in various charitable organizations in the greater Cleveland area.