Series 3: Truth and Reconciliation Commission is divided into two files, one of material produced by the commission, and the other of material produced by other institutions about the Commission. In File 41: Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación, publications by, all items are arranged chronologically by year of publication. In File 42: Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación, publications about, items are arranged alphabetically by publishing organization; within each publishing organization, the items are ordered chronologically by year of publication. At the end of File 42 is a group of documents that were difficult to categorize, labeled "Various."

In the case of undated documents, either the symbol "s.d." or brackets are used to indicate the approximate year of publication. Undated items are either placed with other undated material at the beginning of the publishing institution's section, or among other material whose dates of publication are approximately the same.

Material with unidentified publishers is labeled "Miscellaneous."