The collection consists of 49 photographs of people, most of whom are from the Black Jack Community in Nacogdoches County Texas.

The collection contains two photographs of the Shady Grove school, one Woodman of the World Camp record book from 1930, and one directory of names and phone numbers from the 1950s.

The bulk of the collection is genealogical information on the Williams and Bickley families. The Journal has an autobiography written by S. R. Williams along with biographical information about members of his family.

The bulk of the collection is about Tom Parker and his daughter Nancy Parker. There are two interesting items from World War I in the collection: Tom Parker's identification tags and a pair of scissors he carried through the war in his first aid kit.

The bulk of the collection consists of family letters. Most letters were written by family members in Jackson County, North Carolina to William Kerr(1839-1912) in Texas. Letters from Jesse Kerr were addressed to both his brother William and his son William.

The 1884 to 1913 journals were written by Sam Lee. The journal entries are short and mostly describe crops being planted or harvested. There are some personal notes of information such as when his sister Cordie or Bessie visit, who preached the church services and where, and when people in the community died.

The collection consists of mostly legal documents and receipts associated with J. B. B. Davenport and his son, J. B. Davenport.

Most of the collection centers around the 1951 Army Security Agency ROTC Summer Camp. Vernon was an editor on the pictorial book created to document their expereinces. Many of the photographs have detailed descriptions on the back, including ones that were not added to the book.

Most of the collection are letters about his business, there are two letters from his cousin Harriet Ellen Shawn living in Maine.

The collection consists of three items, a 1917 “Exemption from Service” certificate, a drawing of a dogtrot house, and a Harris county “Abstract for Title”.

The majority of the collection are letters, postcards, and photographs associated with Josie Pack Wilson Atkinson.

Cherokee Co. records pertaining to R. A. Ewing: deeds and land papers related to Ironton, heirship affidavits, Ewing family genealogy, information on Boggy Creek and Carey Lake, and an oversize map of north part of the county

1 piece of sheet music "Souvenir de Vienne”

The collection contains five items about Nettie Marshall.

One recipe for eascakes.

World War 1 and World War 2 maps and a World War 1 roster book.

The collection contains five photographs from the 1920s of Caddo Lake General Store, J. C. Crain Grocery & Market, and Johnson Brothers Ranch. Postcard of T & P Hospital in Marshall, Texas. Nacogdoches, Texas Fredonia Hotel, postcard, newspaper clipping and advertisement.

The collection is one poem.

The bulk of the collection are letters that Roy Martin wrote to Pat Justice (Salena Justice) in 1943.