The collection contains Samuel Bolitho Jeffries (1884-1953) diaries from 1912-1951 (minus several individual years). These diaries depict both Jeffries' personal life, as well as his career as a civil engineer.

The collection contains letters written to family by John W. Jellison, a Union soldier in the 27th Regiment, Maine Infantry, during the American Civil War. Also included are Jellison's discharge papers.

This collection contains the American Civil War diary of Joel H. Jenks, 78th Illinois Infantry, spanning 1865. Entries discuss the weather, food, and daily activities in the camp and hospital ward.

The collection contains the papers (including correspondence, grade reports, receipts, photographs, and textbooks) of Leslie Wallace Jerrell, a student and instructor at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University).

The Doctor V. Jewell Account Books detail the customer accounts of a Montgomery County, Virginia general store as well as staff and customers of Crockett Springs Hotel, also in Montgomery County.

John James Porter: Portrait Artist, 1825-1888 Document is a short biographical sketch about the painter John James Porter. The item details Porter's life and several of his works currently on display in various locations.

This collection contains a check written by Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, in 1868.

The collection contains the journal of a Methodist circuit riding minister of eastern Virginia during the American Civil War. Salient topics include: the effects of war, typhoid outbreaks, and religious practices in eastern Virginia.

Papers of Charles N. Johnson, private in Company C, 15th Iowa Infantry, during the American Civil War, including seven war-time letters from Johnson, his discharge certificate, marriage license, and family photographs.

Six letters from Edgar W. Johnson (1845-1864), private in Company F, 50th New York Engineers during the American Civil War, together with three letters from Thomas M. Blyth and Henry De. Wakeman, both also of the 50th New York, all written to Johnson's father, the letters from Blyth and Wakeman relating to Johnson's death.