The Early African and Other Work series contains reports, notes, correspondence, and articles from Dr. Snyder's first trips to Africa. Included are materials related to various conferences and seminars in countries such as Kenya, Ghana, the Philippines, the Caribbean, Pakistan, and Iran, as well as extensive documentation on the World Assembly of Youth: Young Asian Women's Seminar. The series also includes three scrapbooks, which chronicle Snyder's first years in Africa with photographs, postcards, and numerous articles about work performed and various events. The scrapbooks relate mainly to Kenya and include articles on topics such as Kenya's independence, polygamy, politics, local events, women's roles within society, and early programs such as the Kenya Women's Seminars and others by the African Women's Organization.

The Economic Commission for Africa series documents Dr. Snyder's first position with the United Nations: Consultant for the ECA Regional Programme on Advancement of Women. This series contains mission reports from many African countries including publications and proposals regarding programs for African women on such topics as home economics, food production and technology, development, educational opportunities, work opportunities, family planning and life, and handicrafts. Also included are papers and reports from conferences and seminars on topics such as population problems, the changing role of African women, integration of African women in development, education, family welfare, technology and machinery, discrimination, and social conditions of women. The series also contains "country reports" which describe programs conducted in various countries. The International Women's Year, the springboard to the United Nations Decade for Women (International Women's Decade), is also documented through reports, meeting minutes, agendas, activities, memos, and speeches. Of special note is the Research and Evaluation folder which contains evaluations the organization created to assess African women's status, home life, education, and social conditions, and when combined with other research, were used to create programs and communicate with the United Nations and other organizations about the imperative need for such development. Also of note is Snyder's first contract was signed by Kofi Annan in 1971.

The African Training and Research Centre for Women series documents Dr. Snyder's involvement with the United Nations Programme for Women. The organization offered programs and publications for African women on such topics as home economics, food production, development, education opportunities, work opportunities, family planning and life, and handicrafts. Also included are papers and reports from conferences and seminars on topics such as population problems, the changing role of African women, integration of African women in development, education, family welfare, technology and machinery, discrimination, and social conditions of women. The series also includes "country reports" which describe programs conducted in various countries.

The UNIFEM series documents the development of projects and programs in numerous countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The series contains extensive documentation on the history and development of the Fund through reports of the General Council, financial statements, meeting minutes, memos, correspondence, and staffing records. A major portion of this series contains reports from the Consultative Committee, which reviewed project proposals, fund-raising activities, financial statements, and guidelines for future work.

Professional and Personal Papers contains correspondence, speeches, personal materials, documentation of her professional achievements as a Fulbright Scholar and educator as well as research and writing related to her published works.

The Photographs series contains printed photographs from Snyder's travels across Africa, Asia, and Latin America as well as her activism and personal life in the United States. This series contains photos related to her work with UNIFEM. Box S-000528 consists entirely of photographs related to Snyder's travels to Senegal, Bolivia, Peru, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Barbados, Swaziland, Zambia, Ghana, Uganda, Japan, and India. It also contains photos related to the work of Wangari Maathai, and Unicef alongside personal photos from holidays and visits with family and friends. Box S-000526 contains photo negatives.

The Interviews series consists of the many audiotaped interviews which Dr. Snyder conducted during preparation for the writing of her books. Represented are people from three different continents discussing women and economic development programs in their respective countries.

The Publications series includes reports, articles, papers submitted for publication, brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, and other materials. The majority of these publications were produced by the United Nations, the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Training and Research Centre for Women, and UNIFEM. Of special note is a comic strip entitled "Bogi Benda," which demonstrates African gender roles. For additional materials related to Snyder's published works and research, see Series 5.

These materials document the activities of the Sirleaf Market Women's Fund (SMWF), an organization dedicated to supporting female traders in post-war Liberia and the larger market women movement in Africa. The records, often annotated by Snyder, include internal and external reports; minutes; memoranda of understanding and legal documents; work plans; personnel documents; email correspondence; grant proposals; financial documents such as budgets and tax returns; and other administrative materials. These records reflect SMWF's cooperative work with the Liberian government, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (also known as UN Women), and the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) to implement various support programs in attempts to bolster the economic development and empowerment of market women. Of particular note are the market surveys conducted in 2006 and 2007 of 83 different markets in Liberia. The materials also document the creation and internal workings of SMWF as a nonprofit organization.

The Green Belt Movement series contains materials related to the organization as well as Wangari Maathai. The Green Belt Movement (GBM) is an environmental organization that empowers communities, particularly women, to conserve the environment and improve livelihoods. GBM was founded by Professor Wangari Maathai in 1977 under the auspices of the National Council of Women of Kenya (NCWK) to respond to the needs of rural Kenyan women who reported that their streams were drying up, their food supply was less secure, and they had to walk further and further to get firewood for fuel and fencing. GBM encouraged the women to work together to grow seedlings and plant trees to bind the soil, store rainwater, provide food and firewood, and receive a small monetary token for their work.