The collection contains papers, photographs, mimeograph sheets, transparencies, inventory cards, guestbooks, notebooks, films, pamphlets, programs, equipment, and other ephemera relating to the founding and operation of Linfield Research Institute. It also contains awards given to director Walter Dyke, as well as scientific equipment used at the Institute.

This collection contains invitations, newspaper articles, reviews, correspondence between IPNC and wineries, advertisements, magazines, letters, meeting summaries, photographs, negatives, posters, exhibition material, objects that relate to the IPNC and CDs with digital content.