The performance photographs (approximately 1930-1989) include photographic prints, negatives, and photographic slides of Donn Arden and other dancers in dance productions choreographed by Donn Arden. The photographs primarily show the Donn Arden Dancers and the Arden-Fletcher Dancers at performances at the Lido in Paris, France, and in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada.

The personal and family photographs (approximately 1920-1989) contain photographic prints, negatives, and photographic slides that depict Donn Arden, his family, and his friends. The photographs include Arden's family gatherings; his colleagues Ron Fletcher, Pierre Lewis-Guerin, and Margaret Kelly (who was also known as Madame Bluebell); parties; award ceremonies; and portraits of Donn Arden.