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The collection consists of five items pertaining to Stephen Vincent Benet: a broadside containing a prayer by Benet, which begins "God of the free," undated; collage containing a photograph of Benet, undated; letter to Benet from Brandt & Brandt regarding permission Benet gave to Mrs. Georgia Marshall Cragin to write a musical composition for Benet's poem O Lordy Jesus, dated December 29, 1939; a copy of the completed project (i.e., O Lordy Jesus! sheet music, with words by Stephen Vincent Benet and music by G. Marshall Cragin); and a copy of a speech written by Benet for a November 20th celebration, Council For Democracy – Committee of Correspondence, circa 1940.

This collection contains Confederate Surgeon Samuel H. Stout's recommendations to the Atlanta Relief Society and a transcription of an excerpt of his memoir that discusses his appointment as medical chief of the Army of Tennessee after the battle of Shiloh.

The collection consists of items relating to William Hope Hodgson. Items include: three Christmas cards (undated), signed "Lissie S. Hodgson"; correspondence to H. C. Hoenig, dated January [4?], 1949, signed "Lissie Hodgson," regarding receipt of a money order from Hoenig; three photographs (undated), two of William Hope Hodgson, and one unknown (possibly Lissie Hodgson); one advertisement for two of Hodgson's books ("Night land" and "Carnacki the ghost-finder"); and biographical information on Hodgson.

The collection consists of photocopies of official notices concerning the end of World War II in the Pacific, 1945. It includes a copy of mimeographed "War extra!!!"

The collection consists of a typescript titled The professor discovers ballads, by Roosevelt Walker. The story concerns an English professor who taught at a college "named for Benjamin Franklin situated in a town whose founders had hopefully called it Athens."

The collection consists of eight scrapbooks of the Mell family from 1857-1916. Scrapbooks contain some memorabilia and correspondence between Mell family members, but mainly contains newspaper clippings relating to Patrick Hues Mell, Jr., and his father, Patrick Hues Mell. Clippings document Mell's involvement with the Georgia and Southern Baptist Conference and as Chancellor of the University of Georgia; and Mell, Jr.'s work at Alabama Polytech Institute (Auburn, Alabama); the United Confederate Veterans, Alabama Division; and the Baptist Church. The scrapbooks also contain clippings relating to Annie R. Mell's involvement in various patriotic societies, including The Daughters of the American Revolution; and clippings concerning other relatives in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. The collection also includes Mell Jr's class lecture notes on philosophy while attending the University of Georgia.

The collection consists of records of the Patrons of Husbandry, Grange No. 101 (Athens, Ga.) from 1873-1877. Records include a list of life members and dues paid, a roll book containing names of charter members and candidates, and meeting minutes (1873-1877). The collection also includes the original 1873 charter and a membership certificate.

The collection consists of one manuscript poem by Paul Hamilton Hayne, titled, "This too shall pass away." An envelope is included, addressed to E.T. Lawsing, Schenectady, New York, postmarked September 18, 1885.

The collection consists of one scrapbook containing ephemera collected by Paul Lamar Fleming while attending the University of Georgia. The scrapbook contains University of Georgia receipts; newspaper clippings (Athens Banner, Red and Black, The University Bumble-Bee); monthly and final reports of grades; commencement and debate programs; and debate speeches.