Contains the professional materials of Beecher, including records from symposiums and conferences largely on the topics of Mormon women, literature, and religion in general. Also includes correspondence, faculty notes, meeting minutes, records on college administrative structures and committees, faculty evaluations, her application for rank advancement, her curriculum vita, an application for leave, and a guide to the archives. Also contains records from special projects Beecher had a role in, including a retreat to Nauvoo and a humanitarian trip to Africa. Includes records from the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute, including mission statements, staff records, meeting minutes, publication lists, administrative organization, award nominations, correspondence, and funding records.