The Evening Star Records consist of a variety of formats. These materials were gathered over 130 years of the newspaper’s publication in Washington, D.C. The collection includes information on the day-to-day operations, leadership changes, labor disputes, marketing reports, historical materials, and other topical files and reports.

Materials in the collection include: correspondence; financial records; newsletters; newspapers; clippings; advertising and marketing reports; legal documents; photographs; negatives; slides; scrapbooks; audiocassettes; videocassettes; awards; certificates; and programs.