This series contains correspondences with officers in the Department of Justice, and letters written to former House of Representatives Annelle Amaral and the editors of Honolulu Star Bulletin.

This subseries contains Dr. Chesney-Lind’s teaching materials such as syllabi, lecture notes, blank examinations, and newspaper clippings that focus on the sociology of gender, women, and crime.

This series includes three subseries, Addresses and Presentations, Publications, and Service in Regional and National Organizations. Items found in this series related to her presentations to regional, national, and international meetings; and her published works, research projects, and leadership roles and involvement with professional organizations including the Western Society of Criminology and American Society of Criminology.

This subseries consists of Dr. Chesney-Lind’s manuscripts, publishing agreement, correspondences with publishers regarding her published works including books, articles, and book reviews.

This series reveals the extent of Dr. Chesney-Lind’s research on girls' delinquency and women's crime; issues of girls' programming and women's imprisonment; youth gangs; the sociology of gender with an emphasis on women and systems of social control; and victimization of women and girls. Some of the documents are related to her effort as a social activist in the Women’s Movement and the Prisoners’ Rights Movement.

This subseries contains Dr. Chesney-Lind’s service reports to the Family Court of the First Judicial Circuit in Hawaii, documents related to her leadership role in the American Society of Criminology.

This subseries contains Dr. Chesney-Linds’s presentations and services at UH campus.

This series comprises three subseries, Courses, Dossiers, and System-wide Services which reflect Dr. Chesney-Lind’s teaching and research experience at Honolulu Community of College and University of Hawaii at Manoa. Some of the items in this series include her presentations given at various school events and organizations and her service as the director of the Women's Studies Program.