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The collection consists of transcripts of the 401 interviews which were done. There is one complete bound set, and one set of loose interviews, nos. 100-626. Most of the interviews cover the following topics: the revolt of 1956, personal life, work experience, economic conditions, social problems, education, friends and family, government, party, police, army, communications, ideology, attitudes, and opinions. There are also a few more unstructured interviews defined as "open ended conversations , largely with expert informants" covering topics such as those above but also including religious affairs, the intelligentsia, and Hungary and the Soviet Union.

The collection includes photocopies of letters by Josef Cardinal Mindszenty and an undated photograph of Pope Paul VI. The arranged correspondence dates from 1947 to 1980. There are manuscripts by a number of Hungarian emigres as well as by Pfeiffer himself. The subject files contain information on the Assembly of Captive European Nations. Among the printed materials are 49 folders of newspaper articles by or about Pfeiffer. In addition, there are seven reels of 7 1/2" audio tape containing interviews with Pfeiffer.