Letter from W. H. Henderson to his father and mother, sent from a camp near Jonesboro, Georgia on September 9, 1864, telling about how the "Yankees" took Atlanta and giving updates on friends and family members in the war.

Letter from Charles Moore to Liza Moore, wherein Charles talks about troubles coming from the war and hoping for peace to come soon. He copies a letter from his Uncle W. C. "Bill" Moore regarding the sacking of Atlanta.

Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Liza Moore, wherein Charles talks about troubles coming from the war and hoping for peace to come soon. He copies a letter from his Uncle H. C. "Bill" Moore regarding the sacking of Atlanta.

Letter from S. C. Page to friend discussing her travels to hospitals to tend to wounded soldiers from Louisiana. She took with her sacks of clothes and letters and gave money when she could. She was appalled at the injuries she saw and the lack of clothing some men received while they were hospitalized. Page went to multiple hospitals and introduced herself to the Louisianan soldiers to give them company. She earned the nickname "Lady Bountiful" during her travels.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-press. This design "is to so construct a press that the force shall be applied solely by the pulling action of the screw, and so that the cotton can be put in at the top of the box and compressed without the usual tramping of the same therein by an operative preparatory to applying the force of the press, thereby doing away with a door or opening near the top of the box for inserting the cotton, and dispensing with the tramping operation" (lines 32-42).

Patent for improvements in rotary engines to allow for the expansion of steam after admission and minimum leakage in order to provide an engine that is capable of long-continued use with a minimum of wear and working friction (lines 15-22), including illustrations.

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Birdie McGee McKinley and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore and the White Family. In this letter, Birdie informs her kin of the goings-on in her community. The news includes: details about how they have survived the drought with their well and spring for the stock animals, a discussion about Minnie's visit and their preparation for Minnie's return to Georgia, a dialogue about Birdie's baby who likes to be in her buggy, updates on community news and the well-being of family and friends, a discussion about a boat trip Will took with the boosters, details about some dentistry work Birdie is going to get done, news about their chickens and milk cow surviving the drought, a discussion about the baby and how she wears short dresses now, details about having some Kodak pictures made of the baby, a dialogue about correspondences received including Linnet's postcard, an update about Will's position at Ewing's,and news about Will's aunt passing away. She closes the letter by noting that she hopes to hear from Mary Ann and the white family soon. The envelope is included with the letter.

Document outlining the trial of Second Lieutenant John J. Grimes on charges of absence and drunkenness, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.

Document outlining the trial of First Lieutenant Robert J. Redding on charges of repeat absences, drawing bad checks, and failing to repay loans, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential dismissal.

A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Atlanta by bad weather. Written on Hotel William Penn stationary.

Special orders extract reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots to new stations and agreeing to pay them by the mile flown or to reimburse them for expenses incurred while traveling.

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner asking for samples and Stewart Pecans with prices.

Letter from James Armour Lindsay to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing their hopes Kempner will visit the schools on his trip through the Southeast.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. James A. Lindsay discussing inability to visit the Berry Schools, appreciating their thought of him.

Envelope and handwritten letter from R. P. Westbruch requesting a baptistry painting from Perry for the Pennville Church of Christ in Trion, Georgia. Includes a sketch with measurements of the church auditorium interior and baptistry area.

Letter from Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera in Houston, Texas from Private Abel Cisneros at Camp Gordon, Georgia, written on September 5, 1954.

Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera in Houston, Texas from Private Abel Cisneros at Camp Gordon, Georgia.

Letter to John J. Herrera from Abel Cisneros regarding details about his hardship discharge application.

LeA lter written to Allen N. Carswell from his brother Norwood [T. N. Carswell], dated September 5, 1957. T. N. Carswell requests that Allen Carswell destroy this letter after reading whether or not he sees fit to use the suggestion in whole or in part. T. N. expresses his enjoyment of their last visit confiding that he felt they were more like brothers than ever before. He offers options for Allen regarding the land handed down to Allen from their mother.

Copy of telegram sent by B. W. Middlebrook of Dixie Paper Shell Pecan Exchange to the National Broadcasting Company discussing what in their opinion was a biased broadcast specific to North and South cultures. Middlebrook mentions statistics without a specific citation and problems based on personal observations with the Supreme Court ruling of May 17, 1954 (Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka), Middlebrook expresses opinions in favor of racial segregation in education and states their opinions regarding what they judged to be a poorly informed broadcast and how it painted a false picture of the South in an additional letter addressed to customers.

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Wallace L. Jernigan, Candidate for Congress Eighth District, Homerville City Hall Bldg., dated September 5, 1962. Jernigan expresses his appreciation for the campaign contribution and requests continued help, advice, and suggestions from Carswell.

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Carl C. Brigham regarding his interest in knowing more information of the experience of the Texas Prudential Company with Mr. Robert Bagot.

Periodical published by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Each of the pages are blue and the words are typed in small print. The article has a picture of Mississippi and is about the updates of a summer project for the rights of African Americans.