The Vassar College slide collection currently houses approximately 150,000 35mm slides, as well as 60,000 older lantern slides, many of which have been converted to 35mm format. The collection is divided into several sections, each of which has its own organizational system. Folk is divided into sculpture and painting, both of which are alphabetically arranged by artist Photographers are arranged alphabetically by artist.
Anonymous photography is divided by nationality and period.
Asian Divided into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Islamic, Southeast and Central Asian art. Korean art is subdivided into architecture, sculpture, and painting. Southeast and Central Asian art are arranged alphabetically by country. Pre-Historic Architecture is arranged by Location. Sculpture is oredered by Type.