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The papers document a portion of the creative process of writer John O'Hara, 1905-1970. They consist primarily of typed manuscript drafts, galley proofs, and page proofs of individual short stories, collections of stories, and novels, many with manuscript annotations. Some drafts of the collections include previously-printed stories excised from their original print source (often the New Yorker). The manuscript for "The Ewings" is a photocopy. There is also a small amount of correspondence between O'Hara, James T. Babb, and Robert Hawthorne Wylie. The papers span the range of much of O'Hara's career, from circa 1934 to circa 1970, but represent only a portion of his creative output.

The John P. Marquand Collection contains manuscripts of books, essays, short stories, addresses, lectures, speeches, and book reviews, as well as business correspondence, research material, bibliographical material, biographical material, and photographic material.

The John Sawyer Brooks Papers contain correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs and drawings, and other papers, most relating to missionaries and mission administration at the Mendi Mission in Sierra Leone, 1851-1859. Also present are papers relating to the Mount Pleasant Mission in Peel Township, Ontario, 1846-1855, and to the Brooks family, 1850s-circa 2000.

The papers contain correspondence, legal documents, maps, and printed material by or relating to Guy Johnson and his experiences as Superintendent of Indian Affairs during the American Revolution, as well as documentation of his efforts regarding claims on his confiscated property in the United States. Series I holds Johnson's papers, which include correspondence with family members and British military officers Guy Carleton and Thomas Gage. Also present are two printed almanacs and two autograph manuscript journals recording Johnson's activities and voyages between Quebec and England, and New York and Quebec. Documents in the papers include several on parchment recording Johnson's services to the crown and his lands in New York, a list of accounts with Joseph Brant, and a manuscript record titled "Return of Services performed by the Indians of Colonel Guy Johnson's Department" which details "the Killed, wounded, etc. & damages done to the Rebels from the beginning of the Year 1780 to the end of 1781." Series II holds material related to Johnson's family in Ireland and Great Britain, in particular records of his son-in-law Colin Campbell and daughters Mary Johnson Campbell and Julia Johnson, documenting their involvement in the settlement of Guy Johnson's estate and their efforts regarding his confiscated property. Correspondence holds letters from banker Thomas Coutts, and several petitions the family submitted to the commissioners for American claims. Also present are personal letters to Colin Campbell from others, including British general Sir William Howe, concerning his military career.

The collection consists of letters addressed to Taylor by various correspondents, including Richard Ayton, Octavius Gilchrist, Alexander Haden and Harvey Marriott. Most concern publishing business or personal news; several discuss currency policy, an issue of great interest to Taylor.

The papers include correspondence, journal entries, photographs, sketches, and printed ephemera that document the life and military career of John Vance Lauderdale. Originally bound in thirteen indexed scrapbooks. Subjects discussed include family life, military life, treatment of Indians and blacks, and the practice of medicine. Two boxes of lantern slides accompany papers.

The collection consists of manuscript and printed letters, prospectuses, and brochures describing oil and mining investment opportunities in Colorado, Alaska, and Arizona. The bulk of the collection concerns mining ventures in Colorado, and particularly well-represented companites include the Crosby-Ehrich Syndicate, the Jack Pot Mining Company, and Tucker, Ballard, and Company of Colorado Springs; the Ramsay C. Bogy Investment Company of Denver; and the Gold Coin Mining and Leasing Company of Victor. The bulk of the materials is addressed to John Waddell and was collected by him as a prospective investor in oil and mining ventures. Some of letters, prospectuses, and reports include pictorial representations of oil fields. Printed maps of the mines of the Pinnacle Junior Mining Company of Colorado Springs and Alaska's Klondike River Valley are also included.

The papers contain correspondence and other papers documenting John W. Dodd's service in the Mexican War and the effect the conflict had on his wife Eliza in Marion, Indiana.

The papers consist of business and other correspondence, notes, accounts, and other documents.