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The collection consists of three items: a letter to Thomas J. Gardener from S.R. Ellington, regarding a teaching position (1900); roll book kept by Gardner (1907-1909); and a report card of Pauline Rivers, John Means Institute, signed by Gardner (1909).

The collection consists of a photograph of Walter Blackstock and Blackstock's manuscript poems that were published in Quest for Beauty, 1942. Also included is a letter from Walter Blackstock to Mr. Wayne Yenawine, University of Georgia Library, Athens, regarding the purpose of the manuscript poems and photograph.

The collection consists of two documents as follows: (1) dated February 15, 1803, manuscript balance sheet submitted to Wilkes County Superior Court by Matthew Talbot, executor of the estate of the late John Talbot; (2) manuscript reply of Atha Jarrett, Thomas Talbot and Richard Sapping to the bill of complaint of Peter Bennett et al., filed July 21, 1817 in Wilkes County Superior Court.

The collection consists of financial papers and correspondence of Paul Rapelye, a general merchant of Savannah, Georgia. Included are sales receipts, bills of lading, and invoices documenting purchases of textiles, several shipped from Liverpool, England, to Savannah, Georgia, aboard the ship Oglethorpe. Correspondence is mainly regarding trade, and two letters are from his cousin.

The collection consists of three items: a letter dated Mount Hope Pl., October 13, 1815, to Judge Richard H. Clark, Atlanta, Georgia, signed "Aug. P. Wetter," relating legal cases; account page dated 1860 for Mrs. R. H. Clark, listing clothing items; a legal note dated April 27, 1867.

The collection consists of papers of the Stokes family of Madison, Morgan County, Georgia from 1819-1845. The papers mainly contain correspondence including letters to Charles Y. Stokes while a student at Vineville Academy (Madison, Ga.) and the University of Georgia (Athens, Ga.) mostly discussing family news, inquiring about school or Stokes' studies, and activities of literary or social societies. The collection also contains a letter to William S. Stokes from Robert T. Ware (November 1819) describing Ware's trip to Staten Island (N.Y.), quarantine, arrival in Philadelphia (Pa.), and illness; a speech (1845) on patriotism and U.S. history celebrating the 4th of July; and printed material.

The collection consists of correspondences, receipts, and one account book relating to Turner's work as a draftsman and surveyor for the Brunswick and Florida Railroad in southeastern Georgia and Florida. Correspondence discusses problems with the local geography, the need to leave heavy equipment behind due to bogs and marshy areas, and Turner's attempts to receive full payment for his services. The account book contains lists of supplies, employee accounts, and items purchased.

The collection consists of receipts, bills, and a letter written on R. N. Reed & Co., Cotton Factors and General Commission Merchants, Savannah, Georgia letterhead. The collection also includes an agreement, dated June 1, 1867, between W. H. Stark and Company and R.N. Reed and Company pertains to loans granted to James Wilson of Albany, Georgia, for cotton planting.

The collection consists of receipts of payment, bills, and other papers relating to the financial dealings of William D. Allen of Fort Valley, Georgia.

The collection consists of correspondence and notices to William A. Huff, for the payment of debts incurred by Huff on various long term purchases, primarily to support livestock operations. Correspondences have been sent from the Georgia towns of Barnesville, Forsyth, The Rock, and Thomaston.