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This series is primarily composed of research files on the genealogy of the Black, Kent, Apperson and related families. It also contains family photographs, including a picture of the Alexander Black House, later burned, ca. 1900; a folder of correspondence pertaining to Alexander Black's service on the vestry of Mountainbrook Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, 1944-1954; a 1914 edition of "The X-Ray," the yearbook of Marion High School; and a program from the 1962 annual convention of the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

This series contains various memorabilia collected by the Singleton family over the years. Included in the series are opera programs, calling cards, recipes, and wedding invitations.

This series consits of miscellaneous material collected by the Singleton family including aricles on Abraham Lincoln, genealogical material, and writings.

Series includes material from Mason Andrews involvement with Norfolk city government. Some of the topics include Norfolk public schools, construction projects in Norfolk, transportation, and Norfolk city council.

This series consits of publications owned by members of the Hodges family.

The series consists of speeches including those given by James W. Singleton.

The subscription series consists of bound volumes of records documenting the subscribers of the company while doubling as ledgers for many of the financial transactions of the pre-Lyceum period (1794-1839), with gaps between volumes. Apart from the minutes, the volumes contain the only information on the subscribers of the late 1790s, for which there is a gap in the circulation records.

Included in this series are commissions, orders and reports. In addition there is a 1794 Proclamation pardoning participants in the Whiskey Rebellion.

This series consists of a few military communications. Included in the series are William Henry Harrison Hodges' notice to report to the Provost Marshall's Office, and his official prison sentence.

The catalogs provide listings of books showing what was available at the library during different time periods and identifying books for some parts of the circulation records. Catalogs also frequently included information on other topics, including the rules of the library, founding documents, library histories, and the value of the books.