Records are arranged in six series: interoffice correspondence, general correspondence, minutes, organizational records, printed materials, and subject files. Interoffice correspondence (1962-1997) consists of letters or memos from the president or advisor of the Association to the membership and letters to MSNA officers from the national organization. General Correspondence (1977-1997) includes a small amount of miscellaneous correspondence. Minutes (1976-1997) include statewide conventions and scattered meetings of the Board of Directors. Organizational records (1972-2000) include membership lists, bylaws, individual campus material, and guidelines from NSNA. Printed material consists of scattered copies of newsletters (1962-1997) published by MSNA and "Heart Beat" (1988-1997) published by the Montana State University, Billings chapter. Subject files include a committee on legislative information (1980-1997); convention programs for both the state (1948-1974, scattered) and national organization (1980-1997); and records from the 1997 history project, including transcripts of oral history interviews. Miscellany includes a song and a poem. [The collection results from an Undergraduate Scholars Program project "Past 50 Years of MSNA" done in 1997 by nursing students Bridget Hickey and Kerri Klundt under the direction of Dr. Therese Sullivan.]