Papers documenting the life and career of Washington, DC-based Welsh poet Doug Lang through correspondence, creative writing notebooks, handmade artwork, ephemera such as fliers and posters, manuscripts and typescripts including annotated drafts, and photographs. Lang's friends and peers Susan Campbell, Lee Haner, Sandra Rottmann, and others created the art, which includes collages, computer graphics, illustrations, and photography. The materials highlight the poetry and art scenes of Washington, DC in the late twentieth-century.

In addition to Lang's extensive collection of written works, there is substantial material related to the poetry readings at Folio Books in Washington, DC, and to Lang's leadership with United Artists and ACE Exhibits. The teaching materials series documents Lang's work as a writing teacher and is predominantly comprised of notebooks Lang kept during his time at the Corcoran School of Art and Bard College. Personal papers include articles about Doug Lang and his family, autobiographical journals and notes, and photographs. Notable peers whose papers and correspondence are featured in the collection include Ray DiPalma, Frank DiPerna, Tim Dlugos, Ted Greenwald, Michael Lally, Phyllis Rosenzweig, and Terence Winch.