Jill Peláez Baumgaertner Papers are organized into four series: Essays/Reviews, Poetry, Biographical, and Correspondence.

Essays/Reviews contain material over three decades from 1972-2003. Poetry (published and unpublished) is organized by year and contains manuscripts from 1983 to 2012.  Biographical contains letters written by Chaplain Martin Baumgaertner (USAF) during WWII and Korean War, as well as, media and photographs.  Correspondence (personal) covers over fifty years from 1960s until 2016 and includes individuals, Frederick Buechner, Madeleine L'Engle, Luci Shaw, Walter Wangerin, and Elie Wiesel.