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This series contains numerous examples of Breiding's other writings in addition to his daily logs and includes newspaper articles for The Wheeling Intelligencer; nature magazines including Wild Wonderful West Virginia; Bird Watcher's Digest; and The Redstart, publication of the Brooks Bird Club. Also included are Breiding's scientific articles in The Auk and The Wilson Bulletin; nature and conservation booklets including Wild Turkey Management in West Virginia, Common Trees of West Virginia and Their Use by Wildlife , and Some Common Birds of West Virginia and How to Know Them ; WVU Extension booklets Guidelines for Recreation Planning and Guidelines for Tourism and Travel Development; letters to editors; scripts for radio and television spots; and instructional materials. While his writings are scattered throughout the collection, boxes 12-14 contain scrapbooks of his newspaper stories and other nature stories as well as pamphlets, fliers, and other ephemera. There is an index to his writings, 1939-1971, in Box 11 as well as indexing on cards in Box 18.

This series includes books, pamphlets, and magazine articles authored by other writers, but related to Breiding's areas of research interests, which were predominantly birds but also all aspects of nature. The series also includes daily devotionals and other religious writings as well as areas of study such as phenology and foreign language study. Writings by others about Breiding are included in Series 4. Personal Material.

This series includes bird checklists, lists of bird sightings, and lists of plants in an area on various sizes of notebook paper. Other formats include charts on larger pieces of paper, on 3" X 5" index cards (Box 18), and on 4" X 6" index cards (Box 17). The "daily logs" primarily document bird sightings, as well as weather conditions, and more about nature from the following locations: Costa Rica and Puerto Rico, the United States, every county in West Virginia, and the Morgantown area including the Breiding property at Range Run, the WVU Core Arboretum, and the West Virginia Botanic Garden. Some of the lists were prepared for reporting to organizations and to publications such as Redstart. Breiding's bird records indicate a particular interest in warblers, specifically the Golden-Winged Warbler. The logs are mostly handwritten on small notebook paper. Content in this series is found throughout the collection.

This series includes photographs, legal documents, articles about Breiding, and correspondence with family and friends including cards, letters, and emails. Personal artifacts in Box 16 include metal decorations presumed to be from tassels, 2 wallets, and 2 engraved cigarette lighters.