This collection primarily contains letters written to Cora Cessna Schumacher, a graduate of Western Female High School and later a teacher and missionary. Spanning 1891-1923, the collection also contains ephemera from Western Female High School, including a 1900 commencement program and a book of Schumacher's grades, among other materials.

This collection contains letters to Robert Goodloe Harper (1765-1825) from various correspondents, 1801-1821. Also included are letters addressed to John Pendleton Kennedy, Severn Teackle Wallis, and two letters from Harper Carroll to a Mr. Pennington.