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This collection contains an original newspaper of the Wooster Daily Record, August 15, 1945, that belonged to Margaret Saunders while she was a student at the College of Wooster on the homefront during World War II and a U.S. soldier inscribed German flag fragment.

This collection primarily consists of the letters of John B. Savard, an American soldier who fought in World War II and saw action at the Normandy landings, the Battle for Brest, and the D-Day Landings. Most of the material consists of letters to and from his parents, though letters from other soldiers are included. In addition to letters, this collection contains Savard's sketches, a poem he wrote detailing his reaction to the Battle of the Bulge, a manuscript of his autobiography detailing his life from birth to his time as a US Postal Worker and several photographs taken during the Second World War.

The Engel den Hartog Collection consists of 2 axes acquired by Captain Engel den Hartog during the period of his career from 1905 to 1914 sailing the Congo Basin for King Leopold of the former Belgian Congo. Both axes are 15.5 inches long from the top of the axe head to the base of the handle, and the handles are covered in hammered sheet metal held in place with small nails. Both axe heads are decorative. One axe head is decorated with two wrought iron twists and a single face on each side and measures 7.5 inches wide from the blade to the outer handle edge. The other axe head is decorated with a more intricate wrought iron pattern and two heads on each side and measures 9.5 inches wide from the blade of the handle to the outer handle edge.

This is a collection of engravings done by Theodor de Bry and his sons, Johann Theodore and Johann Israel, for the German version of the Grand Voyages: America series. The collection has been divided into two series.

Printing plate that appears to depict some sort of battle re-enactment

This collection relates to Ralph J. Valente, who served as a Private in Company A, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division, in the U.S. Army during the Second World War. Valente served in France, where he was severly wounded in action during an engagement in Phlin, France on November 9, 1944. He died from his wounds fifteen days later on November 24. The collection contains correspondence between Valente and his family and relatives, as well as typed and written documents pertaining to the retrieval and reinternment of Valente's remains, cased engraved Purple Heart Medal, and photographs from before Valente's enlistment and from Valente's training.

Jonathan Chamberlain Williams (1929-2008) was and American poet, photographer, and essayist. He was born only a few months before the Great Depression in Asheville, North Carolina to Thomas Benjamin and Georgette (Chamberlain) Williams. Williams was a student at Princeton University and dropped out after finding that academia stifled his creativity. He was the founder of a prestigious press that printed avant-garde works, known as The Jargon Society Press. In October 1962, Williams traveled to England and nearly every day during his month-long trip, he wrote a hand-written postcard to Jessie McGullie discussing his observations and comments about the many places that he visited, the people he interacted with, and the environment around him. He received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim, National Endowment Fellowships, and a Longview Foundation Grant. In 2008, Williams passed away with his longtime partner Thomas Meyer by his bedside at their home in North Carolina.

In August 1862, Henry B. Whitney a 24-year-old carriage maker in Pulaski, New York enlisted in the infantry as a private. He was married to Martha Smith Whitney and they had one child, Charley. On August 13, Henry mustered into Co. B, 110th New York Voluntary Infantry (The 110th New York Infantry Regiment), recruited primarily in Oswego County. Whitney served with the 110th New York Volunteers and his letters detail his service from 1862 to 1865, and include his experiences in Louisiana, the siege of Port Hudson, a crucial battle in securing Union control of the Mississippi River, and Fort Jefferson, Florida. Many letters are from Martha to Henry about the home front–including the death of their son.

This collection includes photographs and documents pertaining to aerial operations over Europe during World War II. Lt. Herman Simler flew over 30 bombing missions over Europe during his service. The squadrons specified in this collection are the 8th Army Air Force, the 15th Army Air Force, and the 716th-719th bomber squadrons.

Mary Theresa Kraus, a nurse in the Foreign Service Volunteer Corps, served in both India and China during World War II. She accumulated a personal collection of photographs and letters during the war. Documents include letters written to Kraus' parents between October 1942 and November 1945. Also included are a series of photographs of India and China, as well as press clippings Kraus sent home about the American campaign in China. In addition, the collection includes Chinese paper money and Kraus' Army registration.