Correspondence, subject files, legal briefs and papers, and other material pertaining to Wells' career and interest in legislative representation and redistricting, including the Wells Vs. Rockefeller Supreme Court challenge, anti-gerrymandering legislation, presidential election system reform, and other legal cases concerning districting and reform.

Correspondence, subject files, preliminary and final reports, findings, surveys, and other records of the commission examining the issue of self-governance at Cornell University.