Leland Roloff taught Interpretation (later Performance Studies) at Northwestern University from 1968 until his retirement in 1990. The papers include biographical information, correspondence, teaching, and research files, and publications.

The records of the Interpretation Division of the Speech Communication Association are contained in 6 boxes, spanning the years 1952-1986, with the bulk of the records falling between 1970-1986. The records consist of adminstrative files, convention and conference materials, materials related to the book Performance of Literature in Historical Perspectives (University Press of America, 1983), and the Division's publications.