The collection consists of a variety of French, English, and American documents that span from the late thirteenth century to the year 1950.

Series 1 contains medieval French and English land sale and grant documents on vellum written primarily in Latin from c.1290-1396. The French documents are from Caylus and Espinas, while the English documents are from Yorkshire.

Series 2 contains English land transfer, indenture, and last will and testament documents on vellum primarily from Yorkshire from the years 1577-1698. Some are written in Latin, while others are in English.

Series 3 contains early eighteenth century English manorial documents written in Latin, two from 1701 and one from 1713.

Series 4 consists of two nineteenth century English documents, an 1828 indenture and a mid-nineteenth century patent for “improvements in steam engines,” both from Lancashire.

Series 5 contains copies, dated 1832, of American land patents from the years 1798-1800 and refer to American Revolutionary War veterans.

Series 6 consists of a variety of nineteenth century American pamphlets and an 1873 New York Tribune newspaper.

Series 7 is a collection of American certificates of loans issued by the City of Philadelphia between the years 1854-1889.

Series 8 contains several American railroad company stock certificates from primarily the nineteenth century.