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Collection consists of two sets of print proofs. Includes 49 copy edited pages from the final section of the uncorrected proof copy of Her Blue Body Everything We Know. Also includes a photocopy of a typescript of the novel Possessing the Secret of Joy submitted to the Book of the Month Club for consideration well in advance of publication.

The collection consists of one thesis: titled Southern literary magazines of the Reconstruction Period, by Aliene Johnson, "submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Duke University, 1935."

The collection consists of presentations given to the board of the Metropolitan Atlanta Transportation Initiative (MATI) in 1998, as well as press releases and background information. Topics addressed include creating a highly informed community; recommending a regional transit authority; and employer initiatives to help reduce traffic congestion. The MATI board's final recommendations are also included.

The collection consists of some of the writings of historian E. Merton Coulter.

The collection consist of papers of and about Jack Martin. A large portion of the collection consists of A Little Bit About This and That clippings, Martin's column published in the Athens Banner-Herald. Also included are resolutions designating Martin as an Honorary Historian of the State of Georgia, newspaper clippings concerning awards presented to Martin, copies of articles and books written by Martin (including History of St. Mary's Hospital and The Only Double-barreled Cannon). Also included are several newspaper clippings mentioning Jack Martin dressed up as Santa Claus; and a photograph taken at Ben Epps Airfield, Athens, Georgia in 1932, depicting the arrival of Martin dressed as Santa Claus in a Ford tri-motored plane.

The collection consists of artifacts, textiles, and other memorabilia associated with the B-52's, and, in particular, singer Cindy Wilson. Materials include wigs, dresses, coats, and boots from Cindy Wilson's stage wardrobe, Ricky Wilson's electric guitars, posters, and print souvenirs.

The collection includes interoffice communications; Shore's work on various committees and task forces; materials and galleys for courses offered at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education; promotional materials; and an overview of programs. There are also internal management studies and documents relating to the hotel and conference/hospitality functions of the Center.

This collection contains correspondence, contracts, and records of the management of rental property of the Allen Talmage estate by Maude and Frances Talmage in Athens, Georgia.

The collection consists of letters written during the Civil War by Allen C. Jordan, his brother Thomas W. Jordan, and several other family members. Allen Jordan's regiment moved through Virginia (Gordonsville, Culpeper, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Winchester) and Tennessee (Chattanooga, Greenville). His letters describe battles, the food and clothing he needs from home, and his desire to see his family again. A final letter (August 19, 1864) to his parents from their nephew Floyd Jordan tells them of a battle at Front Royal (VA) and the names of the men captured, including Allen and Thomas Jordan. Both were sent to Elmira Prison (NY) where they died in 1865. Also included are several financial papers of the Jordan family and two poems/verses written by Hattie Barton.