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This collection consists of correspondence, lawsuits, publications, reviews, and other writings related to Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind. Most of the material focuses on copyright issues in other countries, along with a few in the United States. There are also several requests and correspondences with publishers seeking permission to print short biographies of Margaret Mitchell and reviews of her novel.

The collection consists of clippings from Knox's personal scrapbook, affidavits, letters, manuscript speeches, military documents, and other material. The speeches were likely written during the time he was a teacher in Mississippi, prior to the Civil War. Of particular interest are also two speeches he gave at the Knox Institute (a Freedmen's school named after him) in Athens, Georgia. Also included are materials relating to Knox's family, including letters (many addressed to Clarkston, Michigan), an account book, and photographs.

This collection consists of a variety of materials dating from the early 1990s to 2014. GLOBES materials include advertisements for Family and friends, correspondence, mixed media, photographs, posters and banners plus ephemera such as beads and ribbons. Boxes 8-12 are from Annette Hatton's collection and include materials that document the history of GLOBES. There are also numerous documents tracing that struggle for Domestic Partner Benefits at UGA along with assorted t-shirts from sponsored events.

The collection consists of the financial records of Uriah Harrold Davenport, his wife Sallie Fleming and his sister, Mary C. Davenport. A large portion of the collection deals with the estate of his wife, who had considerable land holdings in Athens, particularly in African American neighborhoods.

The collection consists mainly of family photographs, but also includes some genealogy, correspondence, printed material and a scrapbook. There are letters from Jim to his mother while he was stationed in Cuba, and letters to William from his cousin Herman De La Perriere and friend Paul Hosch, Jr. who was aboard the U.S.S. Catskill. The photo albums of Jim De La Perriere include photographs of his activities at the Naval Base, Winder High School, and the University of Georgia. There are group photographs of SAE fraternity members, Athens High School sports teams, and Winder High School class of 1944. The scrapbook contains obituaries of Homer Clarence De La Perriere and condolence letters.

Marvin McClatchey Jr. (1916-2002), son of Marvin McClatchey (1886-1939) and Juliet Neel McClatchey (1885-1960), and Sally Bruce Blackford McClatchey (1922-2015) are the main focus of the genealogical compilation. Various research files trace the McClatchey line back to John McClatchey from Ireland in the mid-18th century, but original documents are not present until reaching files from the late 19th century. Family line connections are present in genealogy and research files, with some focused files on individuals. Correspondence focuses on Marvin and Juliet before switching to their children, particularly Marvin Jr., in the 1930s. Photographs show family lines in the late 19th century, continuing through to descendants in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

This collection consists of genealogical records and research, scrapbooks, diaries, personal writings, published materials, financial papers, maps, and photographs. Margaret Elizabeth LaBoon made scrapbooks out of correspondence she received from family and friends, as well as newspaper clippings about Athens and Monroe, Georgia and the people she knew from these areas.

The collection consists of family correspondence, indentures and legal documents. Some of the Civil War letters describe battles and fighting at Falls Church, Virginia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Lookout Mountain, Tybee Island, and the retreat from Atlanta, Georgia. Later correspondence contains letters concerning family news, cotton sales, farm management, and land sales in Georgia.

The collection consists of genealogy, correspondence, writings, photographs, daguerreotypes, and printed material. The early correspondence concerns the LeConte, Furman and Carter families. More recent correspondence is of Carolyn Shaw McMillan, a great granddaughter of Emma Florence LeConte Furman. Much of this correspondence deals with efforts to preserve LeConte-Woodmanston and to reconstruct the botanical garden. In 1973 the site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and of the original 3,354 acres, 63.8 acres were deeded to the Garden Club of Georgia in 1977. Most of the writings are by Emma Florence LeConte Furman, who kept diaries for many years, and also wrote of her travels and her family.

Collection consists of materials pertaining to Mimi Jo Butler's genealogy research, from the 1970s until her death in 2011, including extensive family research, particularly in Georgia and the Pickens County area. Also contains materials related to J.B. Hill's work with the Georgia Marble Company, from 1927-1962, including numerous designs and artwork for mausoleums, tombstones, and cemeteries.