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The collection consists of one letter: dated Hawkinsville, Georgia, December 23, 1887, to Mrs. John T. Grant, Atlanta, Georgia, from George White, regarding shipment of medicine.

The collection consists of a nine page typescript: Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia, and his Virginia genealogy, by George Magruder Battey, III, detailing the ancestry of Wilson Lumpkin.

The collection consists of carbon typescripts of a number of George Magruder Battey's writings and various correspondences as well as some incoming letters from Adlai E. Stevenson and governors of Virginia and Alabama.

The collection consists of issues of Subscribers' Bulletin, by Georgia Information Service, which was managed by George M. Battey. Issues are typewritten on carbon paper, dating November 14, 1938-May 13, 1939, and cover topics relating to Georgia history and genealogy. The collection also includes a typewritten letter signed by George M. Battey, regarding a scrapbook, exhibits destroyed in the bombing of Shanghai, Georgia Information Service, and the class of 1861 of Princeton University.

The collection consists of papers of George M. Hanvey. Papers from 1858-1865 relate to Hanvey's service as captain of the Newnan Guards, later known as Company A of the 1st Georgia Infantry Regiment, including letters regarding its organization; a letter to South Carolina Governor G. W. Gist offering their services should South Carolina secede; a note from Governor Joseph E. Brown instructing Hanvey to rendezvous at Macon, Georgia on March 20, 1861; a letter to General Braxton Bragg desiring to attach his company to the Artillery at Warrington, Florida; a muster roll of the Newnan Guards; a circular from Harvey to W.L. Beadle regarding the bombardment of Ft. Sumter; and Harvey's oath of allegiance.

The collection consists of a journal written by George Rockingham Gilmer detailing a trip he took to Virginia in 1858. The journal describes travels, friends, relatives, and activities during the trip. Also included are two letters containing biographical information of Gilmer, and a land grant for 202 ½ acres to Hardy Deloach in Carroll County, Georgia, surveyed January 18, 1827.

The collection consists of materials relating directly to the publication history of George R. Wren's Modern Health Administration (Athens : University of Georgia Press, 1974). Included are the corrected typescript, first proofs, corrected proofs, final proofs, and sets of galleys.

The collection consists of one letter: dated Savannah, June 13, 1833, to "William Bard," signed "George Schley," regarding the purchase of an insurance policy for a friend. Schley describes the individual in this fashion: "His habits of life are regular & temperate - his character elevated - he pursued Literature and Science, being a Professor in Franklin College at Athens in the State of Georgia, a place remarkable for its salubrity..."

The collection consists of two letters: dated February 25, 1865 (name of location is illegible), signed "George L. Thomas," regarding request for a furlough (furlough approved on reverse side of letter); written on W. C., Virginia Midland & G. S. R. R. Co. letterhead, dated August 25, 1879, "Dear sir," signed "G.L. Thomas" (signature illegible), regarding the deposit of Thomas' furlough.