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The collection consists of orders, reports, forms, and other documents from Jim Butler's career in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Naval Reserve shortly after the war's end.

The collection consists of five manuscripts by Ruby Lorraine Radford dating 1960-1969. Included are: Secret of Ocean house; James Edward Oglethorpe; Juliette Gordon Low: Founder of the Girl Scouts; Sequoya's Gift to the Cherokees; and Prelude to Fame. Secret of Ocean House is accompanied by correspondence from Radford and publishers during the process of revision and rewriting; and Prelude to Fame is accompanied by an invitation to an autograph session by the author.

This collection contains 35mm slides showing groups of agricultural, architectural, and social scenes throughout Georgia in the early and mid 1960s. It features the towns of Athens, Madison, Marshallville, Montezuma, and Savannah.

The collection consists of one transportation order, dated February 27, 1866, detailing the railroad passage of James F. Frazier's body.

A land grant for 202 1/2 acres of land in Baldwin County, to James Furgerson of Oglethorpe County dated February 2, 1807 and signed by Jared Irwin.

The collection consists of one letter from James H. Blount, dated May 23, 1882, to Hon. H. M. Burch, Dublin, Ga., whom he addresses "Dear Friend." Blount thanks Burch for his support and constituency.

The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, promissory notes and legal documents of James H. Carter from 1853-1861, and 1889. Several letters are from various law firms who are collecting debts for Carter. In a letter dated December 26, 1860, Savannah, James H. Carter is introduced as "Druggist of this city who is on his way to Texas."

Collection includes a broadside and letter sent by Union soldier James Himrod to his niece. The letter describes Thanksgiving Day festivities at Fort Pulaski. After describing the food and festivities, he comments on the scandalous behavior of some of the officers and offers his opinion of commanding Generals McClellan and Burnside. Also included is a broadside for the Grand Thanksgiving Fete and Festival, November 27th, 1862.

The collection consists of one letter written on Alabama Polytechnic Institute, A. & M. College, Auburn, Alabama letterhead: dated October 26, 1898, to "Mr. Charles E. Jones," signed "James H. Lane," regarding Lane's participation in the Battle of Chancellorsville, and the role of Stonewall Jackson in the battle.

The collection consists of three letters to C. W. Folsom signed "J. J. Dana": dated Quartermaster General's Office, Washington D. C., April 29, 1867, acknowledges receipt of inspection report on the National Cemetery at Marietta, Georgia; dated Quartermaster General's Office, Washington D. C., May 6, 1867, regarding the National Cemetery at Lawton, Georgia; dated Quartermaster General's Office, Washington D. C., May 13, 1867, regarding "graves of Union soldiers scattered across Georgia," and the Cemetery at Montgomery, Alabama.