The collection consists of scrapbooks, diaries, and loose items including correspondence; clippings about friends, relatives, and religious leaders; obituaries; verse, humor, and human interest stories; writings of Edward B. Willis; recipes; marriage and birth announcements; programs; photographs; financial records; sketches of birds and butterflies; religious notes, and poems Mrs. Lindsey wrote upon special occasions for family and friends.

The papers in this collection consist of letters and other writings of members of the Meroney family. Of special interest are the Civil War letters. All the documents in the collection are original, accompanied by a typed transcription.

The collection contains typescripts, carbon copies, correspondence, and research materials relating to Texas history and East Texas communities. Significant subjects include Texas Centennial historical marker campaigns, historical and biographical research, genealogical documentation of the Brewer family, and correspondence among Texas historians, researchers, and civic leaders.

The collection contains correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and land deeds documenting the Blake family and related families. Notable materials include William Bonaparte McKnight's papers on oil and timber interests and several original Texas land grants, including two signed by President Anson Jones.

Abstracts of title and correspondence of the Nacogdoches family and materials relating to the Nacogdoches Oil Mill Company.

The collection consists of correspondence, reports, agendas, committee minutes, bibliographies, and other materials used by the revision commission. Most items are printed or photocopied, but there are some original letters signed by Texas senators, legislators, judges, and other government officials.

In addition to a diary of Nelson's adventures on a whaling ship, the collection includes business, legal and personal correspondence pertaining to topics like surveying and local politics.

The Herrera Family Papers document the history of a longstanding Hispanic family in Nacogdoches County, Texas, from the nineteenth through the twentieth century. Materials include an original 1871 land grant signed by Governor Richard B. Hubbard, deeds, photographs, account books, and family records that trace the Herrera family's land ownership, community connections, and multigenerational presence in East Texas.

The letters and business papers included in the Orton Family Papers concern mostly the Sidney Maury Orton family. In addition, many letters concern the Mt. Enterprise Male and Female Academy, where Sidney and Louisa's children attended school. Many of the letters in the collection have typed transcripts.

The E. O. Siecke Papers document the career and influence of Ernest O. Siecke, widely regarded as the “Father of Texas Forestry.” The collection includes personal and business correspondence, writings, publications, biographical materials, and records relating to the development of forestry in Texas, featuring communications with prominent political leaders, educators, conservationists, and representatives of major timber and forestry organizations.

This collection consists of Price – Hall family letters, photographs and newspaper clippings about the family.