The Earth Day Steering Committee Papers include notes and memos of meetings, correspondence of individuals and groups interested in participation of Earth Day, and publicity of the Earth Day 1990 efforts including public service announcements.

While there are no formal meeting minutes, the notes and memos aptly describe and document the course of action of he committee and are arranged chronologically. Included in this section are lists of participating organizations and individuals and schedules of Earth Day events. General correspondence is mainly from individuals and organizations interested in the activities of Earth Day. There is also a photocopied letter from Gaylord Nelson in this series. Lastly, publicity includes public service announcements to WLSU, lecture series, and some information on the Earth Day 1990 button.