The Richard Samuel West Collection contains correspondence, taped interviews, clippings, and tearsheets of many editorial cartoonists with a focus on the work of cartoonist and close friend, Jim Borgman. The materials in the collection range in date from 1896 to 2004, with the majority of the material dating from 1978 to 1993.

Draper and Sarah Collection and Papers was received in four separate accessions and the collection has been origanized by acession year.

Series 1: 1997 Accession includes original editorial cartoons by Burt Thomas, Hy Lewis, and other artists, rough sketches by Draper Hill, velox reproductions and tear sheets of editorial cartoons by Draper Hill, and clippings.

Series 2: 2007 Accession features a valise owned by Joseph Keppler and an original James Gillray sketchbook.

Series 3: 2009 Accession contains materials on Joesph Keppler that was obtained or compiled by Draper Hill.

Series 4: 2017 Accession contains mainly cartoon research materials gathered and used by Draper Hill. In addition, there are sketches, roughs, reproductions of Hill's works, clippings, correspondence and material related to the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC). This series is preliminarily arranged and has been rehoused in approximately the same order as it was received in 2017.