The Nancy Melich photograph collection consists of 6 boxes containing approximately 1,500 black-and-white and color photographs of Broadway and off Broadway productions and people and Utah theatre productions and people. Most of the Broadway photos are from APN Sunday Illustrations in Rockefeller Plaza, New York. The collection also includes photos from others, such as the Salt Lake Tribune. Most of the photos include a description or short news story relating to the image. Images were largely collected by Melich, not created by her, and may have copyright restrictions.

The colleciton is arranged into three series. Series 1: Broadway and Off Broadway publicity photographs consists of Boxes 1-2. Box 1 contains photos of actors and theaters, arranged alphabetically by last name. Box 2 contains Scenes from Broadway and off Broadway performances and playwrites, composers and directors, both arranged alphabetically. Series II: Utah Theatre consists of boxes 3-5. Box 3 conatins images of actors and productions, mostly in Utah. Box 4 contains images from various Utah theatres. Box 5 contains images from Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake Community College, several festivals, and various theatre groups and conferences. Series III: Oversize consits of Box 6, which contains one oversized image from Theatre Works West.