The collection consists of black and white photographic prints and 35mm negatives, color slides, original artwork, and other records created or acquired by Charlie Hughes while working for the Cuban-Haitian Task Force at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Other materials include a copy of the camp's newsletter, La Vida Nueva, Hughes' press passes, and a handbook for potential sponsors of refugees. Photographs capture daily life and recreation (particularly baseball and boxing) around the camp, as well as Halloween festivities, the aftermath of a fire, and other events. Some photographs illustrate the tensions between refugees and Army personnel. The majority of photographs are by Hughes, but others were taken by other press and government agency photographers.