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Chester F. Burgess was a Professor of English at the VMI from 1962 to 1988. This collection consists of edited manuscripts of three of his publications, including:

• "The Letters of John Gay"
• "The Beggar's Opera and Companion Pieces"
• "The Fellowship of the Craft: Conrad on Ships and Seamen and the Sea"

Originally published irregularly as a brochure called "Publications, Theses, Dissertations of the Faculty and Staff". A yearly compilation of faculty publications, created by the Dean's Office; after 2002 assembled in volumes by academic year. Later years include lists of published books, copies of scholarly articles, and lists of presentations.

This collection consists of George M. Brooke, Jr.'s copy of the galley proofs for his book titled "John M. Brooke, Naval Scientist and Educator" (University Press of Virginia, 1980).

The Matthew Fontaine Maury papers consist primarily of letters written by Maury to various members of his family, including daughter Diana Fontaine Corbin (Maury) (1837-1900), son-in-law Spotswood Wellford Corbin (1835-1897), and wife Ann Hull Maury (Herndon) (1811-1901). Other correspondents include Maximilian (1832-1867), Emperor of Mexico, and Empress Carlotta.

The material in this sub-series is related to the Biennial meeting and conference.

The bulk of the Robert F. Hunter papers consist of an edited typescript and illustrations for Hunter's book, "Claudius Crozet" (University of Virginia Press, 1989). The book was co-authored by Edwin L. Dooley. The papers also include a typescript of the article entitled "The Turnpike Movement in Virginia, 1816-1860."

The Robert K. Turner papers consist of annotated typescripts, galley and page proofs, and other pre-publication materials relating to "Letters of a New Market Cadet" (University of North Carolina Press, 1961) edited by Robert K. Turner and John G. Barrett. Most of the original documents that appear in the book are located in the Jaqueline Beverly Stanard papers (MS-0083).

The Thomas H. Williamson papers include:

• Civil War memoirs, in which Williamson discusses the events that took place during his temporary assignment to the command of Major General Stonewall Jackson beginning in April 1862
• Lecture notes (1850s) used in teaching engineering and architecture courses at VMI
• Two copies of the textbook written by Williamson for use at VMI titled "An Elementary Course of Architecture and Civil Engineering"
• Williamson family genealogical material
• Correspondence