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The collection consists of one patent for 300 1/2 acres of land in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, dated June 22, 1787, presented by Andrew Galbraith and signed by Benjamin Franklin, President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and James Trimble, Deputy Secretary. The document, handwritten in ink, is on parchment with the State Seal of Pennsylvania in the left corner.

The collection consists of certificates and diplomas of Andrew Jackson Cobb. Included are Cobb's University of Georgia High school report cards, University of Georgia Certificates of Merit, Proficiency, and diplomas; Certificates of Admission to the Bar, Appointments to boards, and Certificates of Election. Further certificates include Mary H. Stark's Griffin Female College diploma; Albert Edward Davison's Mystic Shrine, Yaarab Temple, Atlanta, Georgia Certificate of Membership; Ida Davison's Mary Ann Lipscomb Elementary school of Lucy Cobb Institute certificate of completion of seventh grade; and Aaron Newton Bowers, Jr.'s Atlanta Southern Dental College, Atlanta, Georgia Doctorate of Dental Surgery.

The collection consists of one letter: dated Newburgh, September 19, 1838, to "Miss Garrettson," signed "A.J. Downing," regarding the New York Horticultural Exhibition on September 29, 1838, and asking her to tell Freeborn Garrettson and Edward P. Livingston of the exhibition.

The collection consists of family correspondence, pictures, scrapbooks, receipts, genealogical information as well as business documents, clippings, and publications.

This collection consists of one letter from Andrew Jackson to Edward G. W. Butler discussing the 1825 Treaty of Indian Springs and the conduct of Georgia Governor George M. Troup. The letter is dated July 25, 1825 sent from Jackson's Hermitage plantation, Nashville, TN.

The collection consists of personal and business papers of the Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar families from 1796-1929. Early records deal mainly with the Zachariah Lamar family and include deeds, bonds, land grants, receipts, bills of sale describing enslaved persons, and correspondence. The period 1811-1928 covers the Lamar, Cobb, and Erwin families and contains correspondence, both business and personal; bills; receipts; invitations; legal papers; telegrams; tax notices; postcards; case books; letterbooks; scrapbooks; account books; photographs; and genealogical and biographical information pertaining to the Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar families. Also includes information on the law practice and legal firms of the Cobb and Erwin families. Of particular interest are Howell Cobb's order books for the 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment (Cobb's Brigade). The collection includes correspondence and material relating to the following family members: Zachariah Lamar, Howell Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, John Addison Cobb, Sarah Robinson Rootes Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar Cobb Erwin, and Alexander S. Erwin.

The collection consists of letters written by Andrew J. Taft to his family in Whitehall, New York while he was a soldier. His regiment was first to enter Atlanta, and Taft describes fortifications around the city, the houses with bullet holes, and foraging expeditions after the battle. Letters discuss details of battles, officers, fellow soldiers, and camp life. Also included in the collection are a carte de visite of Andrew Taft in his uniform, his watch fob, and 2 ribbons from the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).

The collection consists of a bible that belonged to Andrew Lipscomb and his family from the mid-19th century.

The collection consists of negatives and prints (from negatives) of Andrews family members. The prints are undated (a few contain date original photograph was taken), and contain brief typewritten annotations. The collection also includes a photocopy of a genealogical chart of the Andrews family, beginning with the death of James Andrews, Essex County, Virginia, died 1684.

The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, commissions, and diplomas of John Mason Giles and his son, Andrew Samuel Giles, from 1836-1892.