Most of the collection is background materials, especially published literature, concerning Israel and Palestine, compiled by Joseph McCarty, a former officer of the SPJME on the UWM campus. The background materials consists of journals, newsclippings, newspapers, and pamphlets.
The collection includes Action, a newspaper dedicated to the liberation of Palestine (1970-1971). Pamphlets from the Jewish Alternative to Zionism include Problems of American Policy Makers in the Middle East and Peace in the Middle East. The reports of the American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism (1969-71) consist of articles, editorials, and organization news. Discussion guides put out by the American Zionist Youth Foundation provided background for the issues involved. The eight issues of the Arab Women's Information Committee's The Facts (1969-1971) examined the problems in Palestine. The stated purpose of The Facts was to be a factual sheet, to present facts with no analysis or description. There are three issues of the Fifth of June Society (1969-1970) which discussed peace in Palestine; and two issues of Interplay (1970-1971), a magazine of international affairs. Two issues of Israel and Palestine (1972) described the Arab point of view. Two issues of Lillit (1971) discussed Israeli society, politics, and current affairs. The are seven issues of Middle East News Review (1972-1973) which provided news about the Middle East; and four issues of the newspaper News and Letters (1971-1972) discussed events from around the world. Twelve issues of the newspaper Socialist Tribune (1970, 1972) examined socialist issues.
Three papers from the Jewish Liberation Project (1970-1971) described the meaning behind their movement. The Jewish Peace Fellowship provided information on being a conscientious objector and how to achieve peace in the Middle East. There is one folder of photographs of Palestinian refugees.
The collection also includes a file on the Arab Youth Club (1971-1972) which includes membership lists and the club's newsletters containing poems, songs, and news of future events.
A scrapbook of the Students for Peace and Justice in the Middle East contains the constitution of the SPJME, a manuscript history written by McCarty, letters written to and by the SPJME, copies of flyers advertising events, and memorabilia.
There are four audio reel tapes of a December 6, 1970 radio broadcast from WOKY's Milwaukee Talkie, hosted by Bob Schuster, with guest Uri Davis. Davis was an Israeli pacifist who launched the Deir al-Asad campaign which protested the appropriation of 1,600 acres of land from Arab villages. He helped organize demonstrations in Israel on behalf of Arab civil and national rights, and was a member of the Israeli branch of War Resisters International.
