The Albert Leffingwell Collection was originally well preserved and well organized by Leffingwell himself. The correspondence and other documents reveal the state of animal rights and mental healthcare in the U.S. in the Victorian era. The scope of the collection is wide, ranging from some early settlement claims in Aurora, NY to the grounds eye view of the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the persecution of Jews in Warsaw.

The majority of the contents of this collection are Amanda Pope’s composition papers from various English classes. The remainder of the collection contains copies of The Chronicle, material from the Junior play “Here Again, Gone Again Cardigan,” images of Amanda Pope, and profiles of alumnae.

This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, council records, and committee reports from the American Association of University Professors from the 1910s through the 1960s.

This collection contains the papers on Anne J. Russ, varying from her preliminary Ph D. dissertation papers and various research projects, to information and notes from her administrative work at Wells on various committees.

The Bruce Bennett Collection contains correspondence, material related to the Wells College Book Arts Center, the Victor Hammer Symposium that was held at Wells College, as well as miscellaneous material.

This collection contains records of business transactions, property investments, personal correspondence, travel diaries and ephemera from the life of Edwin Barber Morgan, as well as his father, Christopher Morgan, and known associates. In addition, it contain extensive material documenting Morgan's life and pursuits, including travel abroad, serving in the military and government, as well as his connection with the New York Times.

This collection contains material on Erastus Dow Palmer, used by Temple Hollcroft, Catherine Bacon, and Joseph Gravit, ranging from the nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. It also contains pictures of E.D. Palmer himself and his work.

The Else Fleissner Collection covers the period from just prior to World War Two up to 1982. Correspondence from friends inside Nazi Germany covers the World War Two period. Various correspondence, manuscripts, and personal papers cover the remaining period.

The Emily Howland Papers contains items from the personal papers and library of abolitionist, suffragist, and peace activist Emily Howland, including her collection of political pamphlets, posters, program documents, articles, conference papers, short papers, and other publications relating to topics such as women’s suffrage, anti-slavery movements, Indian rights, the Unitarian Church, and temperance.

The Ethel Tower Collection documents student life at Wells College in Aurora, New York, at the turn of the Nineteenth Century. The collection consists primarily of letters written from Ethel while at college to her mother living in Detroit. The letters span the years 1899-1903, the years that Ethel was a student at Wells. Ethel graduated in 1903. She was a member of the basketball team and involved in the Psychology department.

The collection is primarily composed of miscellaneous materials from Frances de le Montayne's association with Wells College, including an extensive collection of Goodnight Notes from her classmates. Most the material from this collection is estimated to be from the late 1920s when Frances was a student at Wells.

The Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Collection covers three periods of the life of the famed Wells alumna. The years of 1884 to 1885 cover Frances' attendance at Wells College as a student. The second covers her life as a newly wedded First Lady of President Grover Cleveland from 1886 until the early twentieth century. The third part of the collection cover Frances' departure from the White House to her return to Aurora, New York in 1913, when she married Thomas Preston, who taught at Princeton University before teaching at Wells College. The collection also contains portraits, articles, and photographs of the commemoration after her death in 1947.

Papers of Helen Fairchild Smith, Lady Principal, Professor of English, and Dean of Wells College from 1876-1905, including correspondence and diaries.

This collection primarily contains financial records from Aurora Inn Inc., miscellaneous correspondences, and photographs from Wells in the early 20th century.

The collection contains material relating to the history of Wells College, including newspaper clippings and histories of the college written prior to Dieckmann’s publication of Wells College: A History in 1995. The collection also contains materials relating to Mary Hunter Marsh ’17 and Eleanor Hunter Byrne ’29, including correspondence written by the sisters while students at Wells College, as well as photographs, many undated or unidentified.

This collection contains correspondence, photographs and ephemera from Jane Morgan's student life at Wells College. Additionally, there are also news clippings and reunion materials contained within it.

The Jean S. Davis collection contains personal notes related to Wells College, Aurora, Auburn Prison, Dr. Macmillan, George Morgan Ward, Helen Fairchild Smith, Robert Peter Tristram Coffin, Frances Folsom Cleveland, and many professors from Wells.

The LBA (Lesbian Bisexual Alliance) Papers cover the groups' activities on the Wells College campus from the years between 1988 and 1995. Included are meeting minutes, programs, educational material, as well as information on UNYGALIN (Upstate NY Gay and Lesbian Intercollegiate Network).

The collection contains letters written by the women from 1923 until 1981. Also included in the collection are photographs of the women.

The majority of this collection is the correspondence between Sylvia Warner and those she sought information from; the Takada family, Wells college, etc. The remainder of this collection includes the original manuscript, the published book, handwritten poems of Robert Coffin, info on atomic weapons.

This collection contains various records from P.OW.E.R., including meeting minutes and membership records. The collection contains a large amount of information regarding events sponsored by the organization, as well as events sponsored by the college Gospel Choir and another organization, Appointed.

The William Weld papers cover years 1935-1950, including his interaction and communications with other colleges, people of distinction in academia and his personal connections with those that influenced his life and his presidency at Wells College. Also included in the papers are Henry Stebbins' correspondence with President Weld, as Finance member and Board of Trustee. Mr. Stebbins contributed heavily to President Weld's administration and direction of Wells College during his presidency and later into the early 1950's.

This collection contains the Round Robin letters from the Wells College class of 1936, as well as information concerning how the letters were started and how long they continued. The letters that Wells have start in 1948 and continue through 1994. The collection also contains photographs related to the writers of the letters.

The Tano Jodai Japanese Women's College Collection primarily contains letters between Jane Morgan, Eleanor Martin, and Tano Jodai, relating to the history of Wells College and its interactions with the Japanese Women's College University from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. The collection also contains numerous newspaper clippings and additional miscellaneous items related to each of the colleges and their histories together.

The Temple Rice Hollcroft Collection contains an array of primary documents of the history of Wells College, Henry Wells, E.B. Morgan, and the various companies established by the two men. In addition, documents relating to the history of Cayuga County are included as well as numerous notes and correspondence collected by Mr. Hollcroft during his tenure at Wells College.

The Ella Wells Stone Collection of Henry Wells' Papers focuses mainly on the biographical aspect of his rise as the famous founder of the American Express Company, co-founder of the Wells Fargo Express Mail and Banking Service, and most notably, founder of Wells College in Aurora, New York

The collection contains correspondence, both written by and to Victor Hammer and by his 2nd wife Carolyn Hammer; other correspondences include those of his close friends and requests for information sent to the school. There is additionally a small collection of his print work from his time at Wells College. The collection contains a wide variety of articles and newsprint materials from Hammer's life time as well as more contemporary work. Also included are: bibliographic information on Hammer, information on exhibitions of his work, photographs of Hammer, and information on and works from the Anvil Press. Tangential materials included in the collection contain the products of the Wells College Press, which uses Hammer's press, and information on the Wells Books Arts Center.

This collection contains materials relating to Welles’s time as a student at Wells College and the Alumnae Association in the years after she graduated. The collection includes correspondence written to Welles and members of her family from representatives of the college, including Helen Fairchild Smith, Anna Piutti, President Frisbee, and Edward French, student publications, college catalogs, and correspondence relating to the business of the Alumnae Association.

The collection includes the works of various artist during WW1 on posters of various sizes and detail. The collection includes a lot of posters from organizations like the Y.W.C.A, American Red Cross, and Edwards & Deutsch. The collection also includes a lot of representation from artists James Daugherty, W.T. Benda, Haskell Coffin, James Montgomery, and Howard Chandler Christy. Many of the posters reflect the ideals of the people who made them, highlighting their thoughts on third party bonds, sexism, the recruitment of women and teenage girls, and donations toward weaponry.

The majority of the contents of this collection are letters the Wells Canteener women sent home from abroad. The remainder of the collection contains newspaper articles which describe their work and living conditions, as well as the article entitled The Y Girl in the Leave Area.