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The collection consists of an indenture between Cornelius L.L. Leary, trustee, of Baltimore, Maryland, and Ebenezer Strahan of Baltimore, Maryland. In pencil at the head of page four are notations of genealogical interest relating to the Strahan family.

The collection consists of receipts and bills dated 1868 to 1873 from businesses in Savannah, Boston, Liverpool, North Shields and Newcastle. Merchandize and cargo listed on the receipts included beef, copper, scrap iron, wood, sugar, cotton, and coffee.

The collection consists of one ledger and two receipt books recording the freight received in Athens, Georgia at the Seaboard Air Line from 1893-1896.

The collection consists of records of a series of talks on books and reading sponsored by the University of Georgia Libraries in 1936. Records include posters, notices, lists of people invited and attending, speeches, newspaper articles, and notes concerning the meetings. Guest speakers included Dr. John Wade of the University of Georgia English department, and Dr. W. D. Hooper.

The Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project documents how the Georgia Republican Party grew from a small grassroots party during an era of Democratic dominance into the state's premiere political organization and governing party over the course of the late-twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Interview participants represent current and former Republican and Democratic political figures who were active contributors or commenters on this transformation between 1952-2016, with a primary focus on the years post-1974.The collection documents the personal experiences and insights of the candidates, officeholders, activists, organizers, strategists, and analysts who participated in those key campaigns, intraparty conflicts, policy debates, and legislative battles. It also documents the accounts of the journalists and scholars who have chronicled these activities and achievements.

The Refugees in Georgia Oral History Collection documents refugee organizations and refugees in Georgia to ensure that their stories and experiences are part of the historic record of the state. Oral histories with advocates, legislators, and refugees primarily document refugee support and non-profit organizations, state and federal legislation that impacts refugees, and refugees' experiences.

The collection consists of an annotated typescript and galley proofs for Rembert Wallace Patrick's The Reconstruction of the Nation.

The collection consists of reminiscences of Wilson Lumpkin, written entirely in his hand, in 1852. The reminiscences mainly highlight his political career including service as a U.S. Representative; Governor of Georgia; United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Commissioner to execute the Cherokee Treaty of 1835; and U.S. Senator. Besides the personal reminiscences, the volumes include copies of official correspondence as Governor and Commissioner, and speeches and remarks as U.S. Senator. The reminiscences describe state and national political matters and include extensive information regarding the native American Indians, particularly the Cherokees, and their subsequent removal to the West.

The collection consists of one completed record book "for use by county extension agents in making a combined statistical report on all extension work done in the county during the year." The record book reports agriculture and home economics data for Cobb County, Georgia.

The collection consists of a report titled "The national significance of the winter campaign in Georgia, 1778-1779," copyright 1978 by June Clark Hartel. The report was prepared as a preliminary study to be submitted to the United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, Washington, D.C., and the Georgia Natural Resources Department, Atlanta, Georgia, for the primary purpose of reevaluating certain Georgia Revolutionary War Battle Sites.