The papers of Violetta Susan Elizabeth White Delafield, consist of her writings, correspondence, documents, photographs, memorabilia, and miscellaneous material. Her writings and notes deal with her research in mycology and horticulture, and much of the correspondence reflects these topics. In addition, there is correspondence with family members such as her sister and brother, Lucy A. White Morris and Alain C. White. The documents contain papers of the White family as well as correspondence bearing on their estate. Material regarding the annual meetings of the Garden Club of America makes up the bulk of the miscellaneous material series.

The Student Aid and Employment series contains files related to providing students with financial aid and with employment at the University. For information on tuition, see Series 33 (Student Life).

The Correspondence Series includes letters, notes, and telegrams from a variety of individuals, usually to or from Woodrow Wilson (although some correspondence is between others and is related to Wilson). Perhaps the most notable portion of this series is the Wilson family correspondence, including letters between Wilson and his first wife, Ellen Axson Wilson, from their courtship through the end of her life in 1914, as well as correspondence to and from his daughters Jessie and Margaret, and his brother-in-law Stockton Axson. This series also includes a "Special Correspondence Collections" section, which contains shorthand notebooks of Wilson letters recorded by his secretary, Gilbert Close, as well as correspondence collections of other individuls close to Wilson, including Lawrence Woods, David Huston, and Mary Hulbert, as well as the Thackwell collection of correspondence between Woodrow family members and especially between Woodrow Wilson and his cousin, Harriet Woodrow. These collections include letters to and from Wilson and others. The final section of the Correspondence Series includes copies of letters in other collections.

The Museums and Art series consists mostly of records relating to three campus museums (the Art Museum, the Epigraphical Museum, and the Natural History Museum) and to miscellaneous campus art and artifacts.

Series 3: Post-2003 Additions contains materials that were added to the collection after it was processed in 2003. Most of these materials were already in the possession of Mudd Manuscript Library prior to 2003, but they had not yet been described or associated with this collection. When known, the student who recorded the notes is listed as the creator and the instructor's name is recorded in the title.

Born in Peoria, Illinois April 19, 1861, John Grier Hibben was the son of the Rev. Samuel Hibben, a Union chaplain in the Civil War who died when John Grier Hibben was one year old, and Elizabeth Grier Hibben. Hibben graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1882. As a student, he was a junior orator, editor of the Bric-a- Brac, winner of the mathematical prize, sophomore honor prize, and the Class of 1861 prize. He was also valedictorian, class president, and received the J.S.K. fellowship in mathematics. Having completed a one-year post-graduate course at the University of Berlin, he attended the Princeton Theological Seminary from 1883 to 1886. During this time he temporarily took the place of Henry B. Fine, Class of 1880, as instructor in mathematics at the College of New Jersey, and he briefly taught French and German at the Lawrenceville School. Hibben was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1887 and married Jenny Davidson of Elizabeth, New Jersey the same year. They had one daughter.

The Miscellaneous series contains various records held by the University Archives which are loosely connected to the duties of the Registrar. These include bonds issued to students in the 19th century as an early form of financial aid and a registration book used to keep track of alumni data.

The Physical Planning Office Series consists of documents related to the management of construction of major structures and alterations to existing structures on the Princeton campus. Major construction projects represented in this series include the construction of Wilson College, the Engineering Quadrangle, and the Cyclotron Building. Documents include correspondence between office administration and contractors and architects, reports and studies of campus, internal memoranda discussing the feasibility of potential projects, and financial documents related to specific projects.

Series 7, Memorabilia and Clippings, 1803-1954, relates to the life and work of members of the Van Antwerp and MacMurray families. The memorabilia, chronologically arranged from 1803-1952, includes a family Bible with a marriage, birth, and death record of members of the Van Antwerp and MacMurray families (1829-1894). Newspaper and magazine clippings span the period 1873-1960, and Christmas and calling cards can also be found.

The Occasions and Events series documents many of the services, events, and festivals that have taken place at Princeton. Many of the events in this series, such as Unity Weekend and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day celebration, document the diversity of the Princeton community. The collection's files on distinguished visitors, found in this series as well, are sorted by name (or, in the case of groups, place of origin).

This series is mostly comprised of materials related to George F. Kennan's family history. The materials were collected by Kennan's daughter, Joan. Some of the materials were consulted by John Lewis Gaddis as part of his research for his biography of Kennan prior to the materials' transfer to the Mudd Library. The materials in this series are occasionally annotated by either Joan Kennan or John Lewis Gaddis.

The Student Records series contains the academic records of individual Princeton University students. The type and amount of information recorded about each student changed frequently from Registrar to Registrar, and as such the Student Records series contains several different forms of student academic data ranging from yearly course grades to attendance records to full academic transcripts. The most common forms of student records include scholastic cards, which contain the courses taken and grades awarded to students by term, and registration cards, which contain basic biographical information at the time of entrance to the University and the results of entrance examinations.

Files of articles about Scribners and its staff, memorabilia from Christmas dinners and other special events

Consists primarily of correspondence and photographs. Included are papers relating to John Insley Blair, the 19th-century American railroad capitalist and father-in-law of the firm's founder, as well as other Blair family members.

Dishware includes traditional ceramic plates, bowls, and mugs, as well as glassware. The series also contains more ephemeral containers for food and drinks, such as beer cans, plastic cups, bottles, and snack bags.

The material in this series is comprised primarily of correspondence to and from Conrad Richter, including all facets of his life: family, friends, career, fans. A significant addition of materials consists of the correspondence of Harvena A. Richter (HAR) and Harvena C. Richter (HCR), his wife and daughter, respectively.

Consists of material compiled by Baker relating to all facets of Hemingway's life. Included is genealogical information, copies of additional Hemingway correspondence, printed matter, memorabilia, a few photographs, and correspondence and notes of Baker about Hemingway. Also present is a miscellaneous file (1899-1939) of Xerox copies of letters, printed matter, and other ephemera of and about Hemingway compiled by an unidentified collector.

Series II, Documents: (1917-1969) The Documents principally concern Eddy's military promotions, citations and service records from both World Wars, medical records, geneological information, part of his will and property deeds, and a list of books in his personal library. They are arranged chronologically.

The Administration series documents the offices, deans, presidents, and primary administrative functions of the University. There are also several boxes of material on University finances.

Series 3: Student-generated publications are those documents composed by enrolled undergraduate or graduate students. Several 19th century student publications are present, including some of the earliest known student newspapers, such as The Balance (1802) which provides an account of a Nassau Hall fire, and The Chameleon, written by the Class of 1835. The series also includes special editions and joke issues of the Daily Princetonian, such as The Gaily Printsanything (circa 1920s). In addition, the years 1969 and 1996 saw particular literary flourishing, with the inception of several student-generated magazines consisting of a few issues before the magazines' discontinuation. In a few cases, the records of the creating organization are included with copies of the publications.

Most of the materials in this series relate to Samuel Comfort's involvement and experiences during the Civil War. His career in the oil industry, his time as consul and vice-consul to India, and his work with various patents and inventions are also documented. Other Comfort family members are also represented in this collection, in particular Samuel's father, George Comfort, as well as Samuel's mother and older sister, Susan Lower Comfort and Annie Comfort.

The majority of the Writings series is composed of materials related to articles and books written by Hirschman, including offprints and drafts of articles, correspondence, reviews, research materials, and notes. The books include Exit, Voice and Loyalty, The Passions and the Interests, and Shifting Involvements. The subject of his writings is predominantly economic development in Latin America and throughout the world, and also includes economic policies, industrialization, inflation, and trade. The series also contains speech materials from Hirschman's tenure as economist for the Federal Reserve Board, papers and correspondence sent to Hirschman by other scholars to solicit his review and some of his reviews of their work, and papers written by Hirschman during his education.