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The collection consists of manuscripts, documents, printed materials, and a photograph of Sadovskiĭ with his son and grandson. The manuscripts are memoiristic in nature and concern such topics as Sadovskiĭ's work in and near Vitebsk as part of Stolypin's land reform commission, the creation of a botanical garden in Vitebsk, Sadovskiĭ's imprisonment by the Cheka in 1919-1920, his emigration to Brazil and various antisemitic topics. The documents include Cheka affidavits regarding Sadovskiĭ's arrest, photostats of diplomas and emigration forms. There are two copies of a brochure Sadovskiĭ wrote about the Vitebsk Botanical Garden.