Part I of the collection contains numerous opinions written by White on the social, political, and economic issues that came before the court during the 1962-1983 court terms. Files in Part II focus on cases brought before the Supreme Court between the 1984 and 1992 court terms.

The collection contains opinion files and administrative files arranged chronologically by court term. The opinion files document cases considered by the court with memoranda and drafts of majority opinions, dissents, and concurrences that were circulated among justices. While the circulations are typed or printed, many contain handwritten notes and other marginalia made by White or his clerks. The opinion files are segregated by appellate, miscellaneous, and original dockets. Beginning with the 1970 term, the miscellaneous docket was replaced by the in forma pauperis docket.

Administrative files consist of case assignment lists, circulation records, conference lists, schedules of court hearings, decision statistics, per curiams, and some docket sheets. In addition, there are numerous memoranda and reports generated by various officers of the court, including the administrative assistant to the chief justice, administrative officer, clerk, legal officer, librarian, marshal, nurse, personnel administrator, public information officer, and reporter. The files also include information on selected cases, especially in topical files such as "capital cases" and "drug cases." See the Scope and Content Note in the finding aid for more detailed information on White's cases.