- African and African American photograph collection, 1850/19451
- Aileen Shafer, Collector, Material regarding African-Americans, 1829/18841
- Booker T. Washington, Commemorative Articles and Other Miscellaneous Items, 1881/19811
- Daybook and General Account Ledger, 1873/18881
- Fitzhugh Lee Papers, 1866/18871
- James City County and City of Williamsburg Personal Property Tax Books, 1865/19491
- John Newton Bell Papers, 1841/18821
- John W.M. Appleton (1832-1913), Soldier, Civil War Papers, 1861/1913, bulk 1863/18641
- Katherine G. Johnson, Mathematician, Papers, 1800/2024, bulk 2016/20211
- Racial and Ethnic Ephemera Collection, 1778/20051
- Two African American women tintype, 1865/19001