The Board of Trustees collection dates between 1908 and 2020 and covers 25 boxes.

Large School Board Minutes books are bound together and date from 1908-1960. Executive Committee minutes are included in these volumes. Two folders from the first volume contain minutes and Executive Committee records folded into folders pasted into the volume.

Board of Education records are also bound, dating from 1960.

Most of the binders holds agendas, minutes, and reports by various entities, such as Bethel Seminary, Bethel College, and Vancouver Bible College.

Two reports from the president of Vancouver Bible College through the executive secretary for higher education date to March and November 1977.

The Papers Prepared for the Board of Regents in 1980 has Mary Jo Twogood's name on the cover. It contains materials similar to the Agenda Books.

One binder has the information planning the trustee meeting in February 2020.

The San Diego Board of Executive Advisers folder dates between 2008 and 2009, holding meeting minutes and reports.

The New Trustee Orientation dates from 2008 to 2012, and holds orientation material, organizational charts, and basic trustee minutes and notes.

The Governing Boards That Work: Proven Principles and Practices document dates to 2009 and was facilitated by Robert Andringa.

The Compensation folder contains a CCC copensation study from 2008, comparative data for Bethel, and the subcommittee's agendas, dating between 2008 and 2012.

The CEO Evaluation folder dates to 2009, and contains evaluation materials for Jay Barnes.

The Committee on Trustees folder holds evaluation materials about the Board of Trustees, including self-evaluations filled out by members. It dates from 2010 to 2012.

The By-Laws Revisions folder dates to 2012, and holds the revisions and updated by-laws.

The Federal Funding folder dates to 2009, and holds discussions by the Academic Programs Committee involving the policies on receiving federal and state funding.

The Recognition of pre-1989 Retirees binder dates to 2001. It holds the Board of Trustees' decision to grant more money to retirees, as well as letters written by retirees thanking the president and Board.

The Regents Handbook from 1973 was owned by Gordon G. Johnson. Two other binders date to 1981. These handbooks contain policies, guidelines, the structure of the Board, and other guiding documents.

The Executive Committee series contains four binders dating from 1999 to 2006. Three more binders dating from 1996 to 2020 came from the President's Office acquisition in 2025, as well as folders dating between 2008 and 2012. They hold agendas, minutes, correspondence, financial information, and faculty data used for canidate hires or promotions.

The Business Affairs Committee binder dates from 2004 to 2005. It holds the subcommittee's agendas, financial information, auditing information, and other notes.