The collection consists of minutes of the Yellow River Baptist Association from 1824-1965. The organizing minutes of 1824 include by-laws, purpose of the organization, and a list of original members. Subsequent minutes document topics discussed and decisions made by Association members, and include a list of member churches and their respective ministers; and for each church the number of members baptized, received by letter, excommunicated, dismissed, or deceased within each year. The volumes also include circular letters of spiritual guidance.