The bulk of the collection consists of photographs, together with considerably smaller amounts of correspondence, writings, clippings, and other materials relating to women in aviation, created and collected by Elizabeth L. (Mrs. Ulysses Grant) McQueen. The materials were at an undetermined time, and for an unknown reason, separated from the bulk of Mrs. McQueen's papers, which now form the Women's International Association of Aeronautics (WIAA) Collection, No. 55, Special Collections Department, Doheny Library, University of Southern California. Many of the photographs can be identified in a typescript list in the WIAA Collection. The descriptions in the list often refer to Mrs. McQueen as "the author", which suggests that it is an inventory of materials intended by Mrs. McQueen to illustrate her planned but unrealized history of women in aviation.

Because of its small size, the collection is arranged as a single series divided into four groups, as follows: (1) People, (2) Organizations, (3) Events, and (4) Printed Matter. The first group (People) constitutes approximately two-thirds of the collection, and is arranged alphabetically by name. Most folders contain very few items, usually one or more photographs, correspondence, or a biographical account; the contents of each folder is indicated in the container list. The biographical accounts were often written by Mrs. McQueen, and many appeared in her "Happy Contacts" column in Speed (1932-1933). Of particular interest are the materials relating to Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes, Alys McKey Bryant, and Evelyn "Bobbie" Trout. The photographs of Mrs. McQueen include portraits of her in flying attire, in fancy dress, and with her parrot, Dick. Mrs. McQueen's writings include an undated account of aflight from Seattle to Juneau.

The second group (Organizations) contains materials, almost exclusively photographs, relating to the Women's Aerial Police Association and to the Women's International Association of Aeronautics (WIAA). The materials relating to the women's aerial police include a 1994 account written by Gail F. Ryan-Johnson (added by the Honnold/Mudd Special Collections staff), an autographed photograph of Beverly Hills Police Chief Charles Blair, who had deputized Mrs. McQueen in 1929, and photographs of the dedication of a placque honoring the Association at the Mission Inn, Riverside, in 1938. The records of the WIAA include minutes of the annual Board of Directors meetings for 1953-1955 (the minutes for 1955 are missing the first page). The photographs include the Blind Flying Challenge Cup presented by Lady Drummond-Hay; an undated (but almost certainly 1934) gala luncheon, probably at the Del Mar Club in Santa Monica, attended by many of the leading pioneer women aviators of the day; meetings of the WIAA Board and of the general membership at the Mission Inn, Riverside (1946-1947); and the "Annual Aeronautical Literary Contest in All Languages", sponsored by the WIAA (1947 and 1949).

The third group (Events) contains photographs of events not necessarily attended by Mrs. McQueen or associated with the WIAA. The majority date between 1933 and 1936, and include the visit of the brothers Auguste and Jean Piccard to the University of Southern California, the 99s visiting the Famous Fliers' Wall at the Mission Inn, Riverside, and several breakfasts at the Los Angeles Breakfast Club, honoring Air Commodore P.F.M. Fellowes; Col. Roscoe Tanner, Clyde Pangborn, and Thea Rasche; Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith; and Lady Drummond-Hay. Other events include the victory of Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes in the Bendix Trophy Race, Mrs. McQueen's Goodwill Tour of Central and South America (1940), and a luncheon for Mrs. Amy Oris Earhart (1949).

The fourth group (Printed Matter) consists of a single 1929 magazine clipping, 4 issues of an unidentified Japanese-language publication, and the 15th anniversary issue (1944) of the WIAA newsletter, Aero-Gram.