The Crowder Family Papers includes receipts, legal documents, correspondences, and accounts that date from 1821to 1875 and are associated with the Crowder family of Cumberland County. This collection contains the papers of the following individuals: Thomas W. Crowder, to whom a majority of the documents pertain, John E. Crowder, Willson Crowder, and Richard Hughes.

Financial records form the majority of the collection. These records relate to both Thomas W. Crowder and John E. Crowder, though most pertain to the former. Much of the correspondence in this collection involves business transactions and financial matters, including a letter requesting payment for a delinquent account. One letter expresses a doctor's condolences for a patient that did not survive. These letters reference Thomas, John, and Wilson Crowder. The legal documents include a will ascribed to Richard Hughes, a contract between Thomas W. Crowder and Alexander Hendrick, and two records of the estate of John Holman that was administrated by John E. Crowder.

The collection contains an additional document relating to John N. Rucker. It is unclear how he is connected to the Crowder family.