The international subject files include materials about gaming and non-gaming topics in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and the Pacific Islands dating from approximately 1991 to 2015. The materials include socioeconomic reports, national surveys, annual reports, Alberta Gaming Research Institute materials, conference materials, maps, brochures, booklets, journal articles, periodicals, promotional materials, photographs, audio recordings, video recordings, and newspaper articles. The international subject files focus primarily on gaming and non-gaming topics in Australia and Canada and provide valuable documentation for national and international comparative research.

The National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) files document NGISC’s efforts to survey gambling in the United States dating from approximately 1980 to 2002, with the bulk of materials dating from 1997 to 1999. Spilde worked on a subcommittee of the commission that researched the impacts of Native American gaming and non-Native American gaming on Native American and non-Native American communities. The materials include NGISC testimonies; agendas; memos from NGISC, the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), and the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC); correspondence from corporations and private communities regarding their support of Native American gaming; socioeconomic reports; journal articles; and newspaper articles. The socioeconomic reports investigate a number of topics such as state lotteries, Native American gaming, and advertising.

The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Joint Task Force files (1995-2002) document the task force’s efforts to regulate Native American gaming. The materials in this subseries document institutional and political approaches to Native American gaming and national legislation about Native American sovereignty and civil rights. Materials include socioeconomic reports, correspondence, memos, court opinions, newsletters, periodicals, notes, agendas, press releases, proposals to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), journal articles, and newspaper articles. The materials document IGRA amendments, the Enzi amendment, and California gaming.

Additional materials relating to NCAI can be found in the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) subject files located in general subject files. Materials directly related to Spilde’s activities as a member of the task force were placed in the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Joint Task Force files. Other materials about NCAI were placed in the NCAI subject files or the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Data Management, Needs Assessment, and Auditing Workgroup files.

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Data Management, Needs Assessment, and Auditing Workgroup files document the workgroup’s efforts to manage, regulate, and assist Native American gaming enterprises from 1995 to 2007, with the bulk of materials dating from 1997 to 2001.The materials document the creation and administration of the workgroup, institutional and political approaches to Native American gaming, and national legislation about Native American issues. The materials include reports; a cooperative agreement between the BIA and NCAI; senate bills and testimonies; Legal Services Corporation reports and materials; "NCAI Sentinel" and BIA newsletters; informational packets; Dr. Spilde’s contract and notes on meetings and personal research; memos; legal briefs; book chapters from other scholars; surveys; journal articles; and newspaper articles.

Additional materials relating to NCAI can be found in the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) subject files located in general subject files. Materials directly related to Spilde’s activities as a member of the workgroup were placed in the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Data Management, Needs Assessment, and Auditing Workgroup files. Other materials about NCAI were placed in the NCAI subject files or the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Joint Task Force files.

The Veterans History Project files document the efforts of the Library of Congress Veterans History Project and the National D-Day Museum to organize and plan a public history project about Native American veteran representation in the public discourse. Materials date from approximately 2002 to 2004. The subseries includes a registry for Native American service people; an interview list; notes on the process and meetings of the organization; materials about the Mississippi Band of Choctaw including journal articles, promotional materials, and a resume; Dr. Spilde’s research photographs of World War II monuments, memorials, and the National D-Day Museum; and agendas, correspondence, business cards, a button, and newspaper articles.