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This collection consists of one letter written by S. Richards to her sister, Mrs. Goffe Halford in England. The letter discusses the perilous journey of Richards' and her family to Georgia, her thoughts on slavery in the area, her consideration of acquiring an enslaved person, her young sons' future, and the high cost of goods in Georgia.

The collection consists of a carbon copy of a typewritten letter: dated Quebec, Canada, July 29, 1916, "Dear Mr. Fitzgerald," regarding the proposed memorial tablet to Clara Barton's memory to be place in the Memorial Building.

The collection consists of a note written on the back of a blank form from the Confederate States of America Treasurer's Office (circa 1862): "To Hon. Jeff Davis, President," regarding Sgt. Maj. John G. Foley and his service in the Cobb Legion.

Letter from Joseph E. Brown to Colonel William Letcher Mitchell regarding his efforts to keep the University of Georgia segregated. Fearing the loss of white student enrollment and funds Brown proposes using the University's federal funds to give African Americans an institution of their own instead of integrating UGA.

The collection consists of three letters from Samuel Worcester, Salem, to Reverend William Jenks, Bath, Maine, in 1815. Letters regard missionaries in India, plans for a mission in Ceylon, ordination of missionaries, language and methods to use for converting Native American Indians to Christianity, Worcester's plan for Native American Indian missions, and possible missionaries to send on an exploratory trip. Also included is a signed engraving of Worcester (undated).

The collection consists of one letter (facsimile): dated New Orleans, June 10, 1872, "My dear General," signed "G.T. Beauregard," regarding defense of Charleston.

The collection consists of papers pertaining to the family and decedents of the Oliver Hillhouse Prince from 1785-1919. A considerable number of documents focus on Oliver Hillhouse Prince, Jr., including his interest in the genealogy of the Prince family and documents relating to his service in Cobb's Legion during the Civil War. Correspondence is written by or addressed to Abraham Baldwin, Mrs. Martha Price, Martha J. Jackson, Dr. H. Jackson, and John B. Lamar. Of particular interest is a parody of a court case at the Honorable Mouse-Owlry court, in Bibb County, where Billy Beeswax of Honey Comb Hall is petitioning that Peter Pushroot pays him the 400 bushels of potatoes he is owed. The collection also includes wills of Oliver H. Prince, Henry Jackson, Joseph Webber; and a scrapbook containing mostly printed pictures and newspaper clippings relating to Georgia political matters and deaths of Prince family members and notable Athenians.

The collection consists of a letter to Governor Peter Early from the Solicitor General of the Western District of Georgia Thomas W. Cobb, dated October 31, 1814, which discusses court business and a letter from Early to Seaborn Jones, dated January 8, 1815, regarding land sales and the settlement of debts between Early and Jones.

A letter dated September 19, 1871 from W. A. Hemphill, proprietor of the Atlanta Constitution, discussing another of his business enterprises -- that of running an undertaking establishment -- is written to the manager of his funeral parlor and concerns financial matters. Accompanying is a note of October 8, 1971 from Reg Murphy, the editor (in 1971) of the Atlanta Constitution to Gary L. Doster referring to Hemphill's letter.