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Eleven merchant ledgers kept by various Guilford residents ranging from 1721 to 1835 listing customer names, purchases, and payments.

Primary and secondary source materials related to Guilford Native Americans and African Americans, including deeds of sale, Guilford town records, merchant ledgers, and published records and histories.

The Guilford Smith Memorial Library holds personal photographs, books, furniture, and family records of the Charles Smith family who was the owner of Smith and Winchester Manufacturing Co. The library also holds records, books, photographs, and historical artifacts relating to the Smith and Winchester Manufacturing Co. In addition, the library has photographs, artwork, documents, and historical artifacts relating to the history of South Windham, including Dr. Rose's Sanitarium.

The papers of the Guion family of Litchfield. Brothers Hobart Guion (1869-1950) and George Guion (1870-1962) married sisters Harriet Cutler McAllister (1880-1977) and Amelia Hamilton McAllister (1877-1962), respectively. The McAllister sisters were the nieces of New York social arbiter Samuel Ward McAllister, who coined the term "the 400" to describe, in his opinion, the elite New York society members who mattered.

Papers contain a history of the Hadlyme Ferry Association, covering its purpose, establishment, issues and problems addressed for fifty years regarding ferry operation and Gillette State Park impact on traffic, shoreline integrity, residential quality, expansion of properties and zoning issues. Mrs. Leonora Prowell (d. 2013), resident and long-time president, figures largely in the papers.

The collection contains family trees and correspondence relating to genealogy research on the Hall and Moore families.

The papers of Norman Hall (1805-1852) and a son, William J. Hall (1839-1912), residents of Milton, a part of Litchfield, consisting of deeds and an estate inventory. The papers of William also contain a certificate of exemption from service during the Civil War and related documents.

Family papers of the Hamilton and Knapp families of the Danbury, Conn. area, including deeds, sketch maps, correspondence, check stubs, school report cards and Civil War letters. Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid and container list (pdf).​ ​

The collection contains handbills for performances.

The Parents' Information Collections includes handbooks and other information sent to parents of incoming and transfer students at Wesleyan University.