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The collection consists of correspondence from James Williamson to his family from 1944-1946. Williamson writes from Camp Peary, Virginia, New Port, Rhode Island, Little Creek, Virginia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and aboard the U.S.S. Chicago. Correspondence regards camp life and training, radar school, and sea duty. The collection also contains photographs of Electronics and Combat Information Center personnel taken aboard the U.S.S. Chicago in Tokyo Harbor, and additional photographs of American carrier ships in Tokyo in 1945.

A four-page manuscript memoranda of James Wilson (1742-1798) and others relating to the Yazoo Land sales. The manuscript includes: 1. Power of attorney from James Wilson to Matthew McAllister and Seaborn Jones, authorizing them to act for him in buying land in Georgia - dated November 20, 1794; 2. Receipt of Matthew McAllister and Seaborn Jones to James Wilson for $25,000; 3. Receipt of Seaborn Jones to Matthew McAllister for $25,000 "in bank bill, which the Honourable James Wilson hath placed in his & my hands ..." - dated November 20, 1794; 4. Record of release by Matthew McAllister "as a grantee," to Colonel Wade Hampton of South Carolina, giving answerable bond [transcribed from the Washington (Georgia) Monitor of September 24, 1803]; 5. Page of memoranda referring to "Pamphlet."

The collection consists of two letters: dated Selma, Alabama, May 26, 1873, to F. W. James, Austin, Texas, signed James W. Lapsley, regarding a letter written to General Hansel, President of Roswell Manufacturing Co.; [form letter] dated Roswell, Georgia, November 15, 1873, "To the Stockholders," signed "A. J. Hansell, President," regarding activities of Roswell Manufacturing Company.

The collection consists of correspondence regarding Jane Macon's first Baccalaureate Diploma of Liberal Arts as well as Miss Macon's examination in English Minor, her graduate English class paper titled "The Beginnings of American Fiction," and materials regarding the 1926 commencement ceremony at the University of Georgia (Wednesday, June 16, 1926).

The collection consists of correspondence to Jane Teasley from James J. Norman (15th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company I), and James William Thornton, James W. H. Hunt, and Singleton J. W. Hunt (all in 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company F) from 1859-1886. The collection also includes some genealogy of the Teasley, Thornton, and Herndon families, photographs, receipts, and a poem written for James W. Thornton.

The collection consists of a scrapbook and photographs documenting WSB Radio from 1922 to 1925 and a collection of photographs taken in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

The collection consists of a small book with black and white photos that depict various places. The book has accordion-type pages and shows approximately 100 images which are labelled in Japanese. Its origin is otherwise unknown.

The collection consists of three scores: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing; and two copies of Ukolbavka, dated 1925.