The Charles G. Davis Papers contains approximately 2400 pieces of material either created or collected by Davis and arranged into 5 categories.

The largest series, "Manuscript Articles and Books by Charles G. Davis," includes the manuscripts for Davis' published along with unpublished works and related papers. The manuscripts, typescripts, and illustrations in this series are arranged alphabetically by title. Of special interest are several illustrated manuscript journals of various yachting cruises and races. This series is contained in boxes 1 through 4.

"Published Article Copies," located in box 5, contains published articles by Davis, clipped from Yachting, Forest and Stream, and Outing Magazine. These are arranged alphabetically by publication title.

"Miscellaneous items written by or regarding C. G. Davis," located in box 5 and part of box 6, contains personal correspondence, contracts, and tax records and Davis' sketches. These are arranged alphabetically by folder title.

The series "Yacht Club Race Information," contains Mr. Davis' notes and newspaper clippings regarding certain yacht races. These are filed chronologically and located in box 6.

"Ship Model Papers," in box 7, is comprised of Davis' notes, specs, measurements and other relevant information collected and used by him in the repair and building of his many ship models. This series also contains photographs of ship models. These are arranged alphabetically by title.

"Charles G. Davis Papers Regarding the American Bureau of Shipping: 1941-1944," located in box 8, contains Davis' notes, correspondence and employment information for the years 1941-1944, as well as U.S. Shipping Board ( became the U.S. Shipping Bureau in 1933) photographs of World War I era shipyards and shipbuilding. This series is comprised of a large gift given to the Museum in 1996, and an earlier gift of 250 pieces originally cataloged as Collection 192 "Charles G. Davis Papers."