The collection contains the diary of Anne Hulme, whose entries give information on her time in school, visits by relatives, public lectures, church activities, her work feeding silk worms, and the courtship between Hulme and her husband, Samuel Woolman. The diaries include scattered entries from 1836 through 1850, during which Anne courted and married her husband, gave birth to her children, and lived in a number of different locations. Her entries talk about school and home life, her courtship and marriage, gender relations, and family.

The collection is split into two sections. The first section contains unbound sheets of lined paper with entries from December 25, 1836 through December 10, 1838. The second is a memo book containing entries from January 1, 1840 through June 10, 1850.