Included in the Organizational Files series are records documenting the establishment of the Argus Archives, its collection goals and practices, and materials produced by approximately 800 humane organizations in their efforts to inform the public about the daily abuse of animals in society. Topics include, but are not limited to: vivisection, the use of animals in cinema and other human entertainment, fishing and hunting, environmental impacts on animal habitats, vegetarianism, and companion animals.

Folders had been created for the following organizations, but the folders were empty when received at NCSU: ARIES - The ARIES NewsletterAVA - American Veterinary Association AVHA - Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, Va., Inc. BCS - British Columbia SPCA BHG - Bunny Huggers' Gazette CAWD - Canadian-American Wolf Defenders CLAL - Committee for Constructive laboratory Legislation CWD California Wildlife Defenders DOC - Docktor Pet Centers DPA - Defense at Protection DRF - Dalmation Research Foundation DSC - Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., Inc. ECPS - Eur. Com. for Pro. Seals and Other Fur Animals EJMH - D. J. Meyer Memorial Hop. FAL - The Friends of All Life HCB - Children's Hospital of Buffalo HD - Handi-Dogs, Inc. HJ - Jamaica Hospital, N.Y. HSJ - St. Joseph's Hospital, Burbank, Ca. IAWL - Illinois Citizens Welfare League IBM - IBM Data Processing Division ICR - Imperial Cancer Research Fund IFHS - Indiana Federation of Humane Societies ITTS - International Turtle and Tortoise Society LF - Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research LFI - Lovelace Foundation, Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute NIEH - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NTA - National Trappers Association NYMR - New York State Society for Medical Research OTTER - Otterwise PAWP - "Pawprints" - Pound Animal Welfare Society PET - Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PLG - Pet Lovers' Gazette (newspaper) PO - Peoples Oakland SBHM - St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College (London) SFCI - Sidney Farber Cancer Institute SR - Syntex Research STER - Sterling Drug, Inc. TBC - Tobacco Research Council (London) UAD - United Animal Defenders UAM - University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) UAN - Australian National University (Canberra) UBG - Bowling Green State University, Ohio UBM - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston UBPB - Brown University, Psychology Department (Primate Behavior Lab) UBR - Bradley University, Peoria, IL. UCFE - College de France Lab. d'embryologie Exp. UCHE - Columbia University, Harkness Eye Institute UCI - University of California, Irvine UCMD CMDNG - Rutgers Medical School, UCO - University of Colorado UCPM - University of Chicago, Pritaker School of Medicine UCSO - University of California - Scripps Institute of Oceanography UCWB - Columbia University, William Black Research Building UD - University of Delaware UDM - Duke University Medical Center UE - Emory University UED - University of Edinburgh (Scotland) UI - University of Iowa UIN - University of Indiana UKHS - U.K. Home Office, Commission on Safety of Medicine UKL - K.U.L. (Leuven, Belgium) ULC - Livingston College (New Brunswick, NY) ULF - Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL ULI - University of Long Island ULM - Louisiana State University Medical Center UM - University of Maryland UMID - Middlebury College, Vermont UMNA - University of Minnesota, College of Agriculture UMG - McGill University (Montreal) UMO - University of Missouri UMS - Michigan State University UMSP - University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy UMTP - MIT, Department of Psychology UNAM - State University of New York, Amherst UNBX - State University of New York, Bronx (Maritime College) UNCA - State University of New York, Canton UNCO - State University of New York, Cortland UND - State University of New York, Delhi UNFA - State University of New York, Farmingdale UNFR - State University of New York, Fredonia UNG - State University of New York, Genesco UNH - University of New Hampshire UNI - Northern Illinois University UNJM - New Jersey Medical School UNN - State University of New York, New Paltz UNNY - State University of New York, New York City (School of Optometry) UNOS - State University of New York, Oswego UNP - State University of New York, Purchase UNPL - State University of New York, Plattsburgh UNPO - State University of New York, Potsdam UNY - State University of New York (SUNY) UPAM - University of Pennsylvania Medical School URU - Rutgers University, Camden, NJ USAA - U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine USAW - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research USOS - U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration UTXA - University of Texas at Austin UTXM - University of Texas Medical School, Houston UUAM - Union University, Albany Medical College UVCM - Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College UVM - University of Virginia School of Medicine UVN - Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) UWS - Wayne State University UX - Syracuse University UXA - University of Southern Alabama UXCM - Medical University of South Carolina UXJ - San Jose State University, California UXTO - University of Stockholm VHSC - Veterans Administration Hospital, Sepulveda, CA VWH - V.A Hospital, West Haven, Conn.

Folders in this series are alphabetized by organizational acronym. Each organization file may then contain a number of folders represented by the labeling system P1, P2, P3 etc. Although these labels record accurately the number of folders within a file, they do not uniformly represent the same content. For example, folder P1 may contain correspondence in one file and newsletters in another. In addition, if for preservation purposes it has been determined that one folder was insufficient to hold the material within it, that content has been put into several folders, which has created occurrences where one organization might have six folders labeled P1. Each one of these folders contains the content, in original order, of the folder created by the Argus Archives.