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The collection consists of an illuminated 16th century parchment Spanish manuscript of the Gradual of the Roman Catholic liturgy. The manuscript is richly illuminated throughout the text with particular emphasis on the first capital letter which is executed in gold and pastel colors. Many of the remaining capital letters of the manuscript are of a red and blue Moorish design while the verse letters are black with yellow trim. A portion of the Kyriale and Sanctorale sections are palimpsest, that is erased and reused, with some of the old notation still visible. The manuscript is bound in tooled leather fastened to wooden boards with ornamental brass plates and knobs on back and front covers.

The collection consists of two Egyptian grave bowls, given by Sir Flinders Petrie, the English Egyptologist, to Nathaniel B. Stewart in 1917; two strips from a palm book, either Burmese or Thai, also gift to Stewart from Petrie; one letter from Stewart to his daughter-in-law Mrs. Bucknell dated "American Consular Service, Port Said, Egypt, December, 1917." One letter from Chancellor David C. Barrow of the University of Georgia, to John Addison Cobb, grandfather of Mrs. Bucknell, regarding Stewart prior to his marriage to Lucy M. Cobb Taylor, Mrs. Bucknell's mother. Also included is one picture of the Senior Class of 1893. The class included a picture of Stewart as well as Jim Taylor, Mrs. Bucknell's father.

The collection consists of three photographs from the Hargrett family. One photograph features the Wesley Thomas Hargrett home in Tifton, Georgia. The other two photographs feature the father and mother of brothers David Medford and Felix Hargrett.

The collection consists of two items: Bible record of George and Ann Gray, 1775-1862 (photocopies); explanatory letter regarding the Gray family history (photocopy), dated July 4, 1978.

The collection consists of a letter from John Y. Noel, Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, dated November 29, 1796, to the Chief Magistrate of New York City. The letter asks for assistance because of a great fire which broke out on September 26 and provides details as to the extent of the fire and its devastating effect. Also includes a newspaper account of the fire reprinted from the Columbian Museum on November 29, 1796.

The collection consists of one Greek manuscript, probably papyrus, origin unknown, from the early 2nd century A. D. It measures 6.2 X 7 cm with a 2 cm margin at the lefthand side. It is a small fragment of a private letter written in a fair upright script to be compared with W. Schubart, Tabula 22. Only the beginning of seven lines is preserved and the document is difficult to read. "A son Herm[ ]" or "a son of Herm[ ]" is mentioned in 1.2. The word "grapes" occurs in 1.3.

The collection consists of a 45 page typescript titled "A brief study of Greek Renaissance houses in Athens, Georgia" written by James W. Curtis II for Urban Geography, University of Georgia, March 1965. The typescript includes original illustrations, a map, photographs and graphs.

The collection consists of a bound volume containing a listing of 700 citizens (men and women) of Greene County (Ga.) who signed an amnesty oath to the United States after the Civil War. Entries may include name, rank, regiment, place of residence, description (complexion, hair, eyes, height), signature, date, and remarks. The remarks usually include age and occupation, and in some cases parole information.

Collection consists mostly of letters from William Walter Green to his mother, Ruby Green, of Albany, Georgia. The letters cover William Walter Green's time serving in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1943-1945. Also includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and one copy of the South Pacific Daily News from 1944.

The collection consists of two items: the Grisham family Bible; and a court document. The Bible contains records of John Grisham, 1715-1814, and continues through several generations, including Joseph Grisham, 1789-1857, who married Mary L. Steele, and had daughter Elizabeth, who married Joseph Emerson Brown. The mortgage deed is between Joseph S. Dial and Joseph E. Brown, of Cherokee County, Georgia, for three lots of land and 10 "negroes" ("Harriet about 44 years old, also...named Maria about twenty two years old and her two children Emila, a girl four years old, and James Al...boy about two years old. Also a negro woman name Aggy about twenty years old and her child a boy named S...about three years old, also a boy named Toby about fifteen years old, and Nathan, a boy about twelve years old...a boy about nine years old and..."