The series documents the history of the Army Air Forces Western Technical Training Command at Colorado State College of Education. The collection includes correspondence, reports, army regulations, training manuals, curriculum instruction, syllabuses, histories, photographs, historical data, a list of classes, and a list of instructors.

Correspondence from James A. Michener to Henry C. Jensen, a former student of James A.Michener student at Colorado State College of Education (now the University of Northern Colorado).

Two letters, one dated 1995 October 11 from James A. Michener to Martin L. Allday regarding Michener's views on the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan during World War II and a second dated 1997 December 12 from Martin Allday to Gary Pitkin giving context to the first letter.

This collection consists of two unpublished manuscripts by James A. Michener, "Fortune-Telling" and the untitled "Russia" manuscript, which includes notes, research materials, photographs, and other items.

This collection is organized into the following series: Series 1: Fortune-Telling Manuscript Series 2: Russia Manuscript Series 3: Notes, Research, Photographs, Etc.

Posters and a decal created during and after World War II related to public health, war bonds, fighting, and enlistment.