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The collection consists of costume designs by Herbert Norris from 1897-1939. The watercolor designs, signed and dated by the artist, carry annotations giving the historical source of the design, the character, the actor and production for which the costume was intended, and instructions on the construction and wearing of the costume. Many of the designs are for productions of "The Rocklitz" (1931) and "Richard III" (1939).

This unprocessed collection contains the papers of Archer Taylor, a scholar of proverbs and jokes. The collection includes Taylor's copy of his Bibliography of Riddles which he has heavily annotated and pasted items into, possibly for revision. The collection is unarranged but a container listing is provided to facilitate access.

This collection contains partial sets from three different 18th Century tarot card decks. Two are Italian, one of which contains a signature of the cardmaker Solesio, and the third is French, of the tarot de Marsaille type design originally of Northern Italy.

This collection consists of two loose photgraphs and a photo album of color and black and white photgraphs featuring scenes from several different science fiction conventions from 1960-1970, including Seacon 1961, Baycon 1968, and Lunacon 1967. Appearing in photos are noted science fiction writers Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, and Poul Anderson.

The promotional/public relations series consists of the general files of the promotions department including advertisements, tear sheets, marketing files, meeting minutes, and correspondence and memoranda. Material related to Arbitron, Pulse, and Nielson ratings and surveys and analysis of programming is also located in this series. The contest files include ad copy for a wide variety of contests, entries, and occassionally photographs of the winners. In 1969, WSB developed the Community Interest Forum, which addressed broader community concerns and these files include meeting minutes, correspondence, and reports.

The collection consists of a large number of manuscripts, letters, typescripts, pictures, maps, genealogical charts and 3x5 cards containing biographical and genealogical material concerning the LeConte and allied families of Georgia. The material was compiled by the late Mr. James Augustus LeConte of Atlanta, Georgia.

The collection consists of miscellaneous family materials including correspondence, legal records, financial records, indentures and plats of the Chapman family of Ludowici, Georgia.