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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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

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 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.