The collection covers a period primarily from 1817 to 1979, and includes a large amount of business and personal correspondence from Brandon Barringer's life and career, along with financial reports, memoranda, minutes of meetings, and copies of legal documents; plus clippings, periodicals and other printed materials compiled by Barringer regarding his associations with various businesses and scientific and medical organizations (up to 1979). Other materials in the collection such as field notes, maps, manuscripts and clippings reflect Brandon Barringer's various scientific interests, including archaeology. Research materials and correspondence for a book of family history he co-authored with his cousin, L. Wethered Barroll, The Whethered Book is included, along with correspondence, reports, orders and other papers regarding his military career in the Army Air Force Office of Statistical Control (1942-1948). Photographs, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous items regarding Brandon Barringer's personal and family matters add to the significant amount of personal correspondence.

Consists of the papers of Margaret Thorp, including writings, lectures, correspondence, journals, sketchbooks, and photographs.

The bulk of the Academics series consists of material on particular academic departments, programs, and schools. Departments, programs, and schools whose names have changed or that have become defunct are nevertheless filed in this series; departments with more than one successive name (or departments that have split or merged) may have more than one folder -- one for each official name. The general section at the beginning of the series holds other academic topics such as the honor system, the preceptorial system, and grading.

Consists of the papers of members of the Osborn family, including William Henry Osborn, Alexander Perry Osborn, and Frederick Henry Osborn, as well as others.

Series 1: Princeton Artwork, circa 1820-1990 comprises paintings, drawings, prints, cartoons, and other original artwork and reproductions representing the Princeton campus, its dezinens, sporting and other events, and symbols of the school.

Consists of clippings, advertisements, art dealings, diaries, scrapbook materials, and other materials related to the personal life of Lulu Glaser.

The Personal Papers series includes correspondence, notes, diaries, photographs, and other materials relating to Hoskins travels, his time at Hill School and Princeton, and his service in both World Wars. Also included are correspondence, diaries, photographs, and scrapbooks that document several members of the Hoskins family, including his parents, Franklin Evans Hoskins and Harriet E. Hoskins, and their time as missionaries in Syria in the late 19th through early 20th century.

The Lake Carnegie Records series includes documents related to the construction and maintenance of Lake Carnegie. The bulk is correspondence between University administration and contractors and developers who worked on the project. Financial documents, including invoices, receipts, ledgers, and payroll information are also included. Items of note include a variety of maps, photographs, and blueprints from various stages of the lake's development.

Series 9 contains duplicates of Princeton University publications. These publications include announcements, catalogues, official registers, phone books, reports, student publications and year books. These are incomplete runs to be used for digitization.