Marie Evans, Ordway Elementary, Bainbridge Island, WA. Photographer Steven Wall, 1990

Series contains photographs whose origin within the collection is indeterminate. A number of images are from a catalog put out by the NEA. Folders whose only title is a number are part of this catalog, and each numbered folder contains only one photo. The large majority of these catalog photographs are of teachers and other educators, schoolchildren and schools. Other subjects include exterior and interior images of the NEA's national headquarters.

In order to make searching easier, Library of Congress subject headings are attached to files containing photos of significant individuals or events. Users are can find photos by using these subject headings. When representatives of state and local affiliates are in a picture, a subject heading for the affiliate rather than the individual is added.

Formats include photographs, negatives, contact sheets, slides and converted slides.