- Addison Family Papers, 1890/18991
- Adin B. Underwood Papers, 1861/19261
- Administration records collection, 1776/197621
- Advisory Committee Research Collection, 1772/201712
- African American Family Photographs, 1880/19601
- African American man tintype portrait, 1865/19001
- African and African American photograph collection, 1850/19451
- Alabama Collection, 1823/18931
- Albert C. Swindler Papers, 1862/1929, bulk 1862/18641
- Albert Frederick Wilson papers, 1840/19341
- Albert R. Gallatin papers, 1795/18281
- Alderman family papers, 1779/19616
- Alexander Brown Papers (I), 1815/19107
- Alexander Brown Papers (II), 1748/19006
- Alexander Farish Robertson Papers, 1867/19316