The collection consists of a letter written by English poet and novelist, Walter de La Mare to Amy L. Steiner.

The collection consists of correspondence between Daniel Coit Gilman, Basil Gildersleeve, Nicholas Murray Butler and others regarding obtaining a copy of the Didache manuscript.

The collection consists of one thank-you letter written to Clark E. Canby by R.M. Douglas, the son of Stephen Douglas. Canby wrote a biography of Stephen Douglas.

The collection consists of a letter written to The Johns Hopkins University by the English author, Sir Arthur du Cros, saying that a copy of his book, Wheels of Fortune, has been sent to be added to the library.

The collection consists of two letters from Thomas Eagleton to E. C. Goodall regarding his lecture at Hopkins on September 26, 1972; two newspaper clippings; and a typescript of the lecture.

The collection consists of one volume of short sketches of various people, mostly French, written by Marie Dujardin, the widow of French journalist and writer, Edouard Dujardin. It concerns individuals associated with the Belle Époque.

The collection consists of one letter written on behalf of English author, Emily Eden, regarding the binding of books.

The collection consists of a short, seven-page biography of Edward VIII by an unknown author, and a photograph of Edward VIII.

The collection consists of two form letters from the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists urging the control of atomic weapons. Albert Einstein is one of the signers.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. The collection consists of letters from American essayist and poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson to John Boynton and George B. Coale.

The collection consists of a letter from Charles-Francois Lebrun (1739-1824) to Napoleon, dated March 7, 1813; and a letter from Napoleon's secretary, Claude Francois Meneval to Baron Mounier, dated April 28, 1813 collected by Charles Estes.

The collection consists of one letter and one manuscript, both written by the Scottish philosopher, Adam Ferguson.

John H. Finley was a journalist and educator who received his M.A. in history from Johns Hopkins University in 1890. The collection consists of a two page typescript letter signed by John H. Finley regarding Ground Under Our Feet, Richard T. Ely's autobiography, dated 1938.

J.M.T. Finney (1863-1942) was a Baltimore surgeon. The collection is a letter from J.M.T. Finney to Joseph Ackerman in which Finney thanks Ackerman for his letter telling Finney how much he enjoyed reading Finney's book, A Surgeon's Life. The letter is dated 1940, the same year the book was published.

Gustave Flaubert (1821 – 1880) was a French novelist. The collection consists of a letter from Flaubert, and a translation of the letter, in which Flaubert declines a luncheon date. Date unknown. Supporting documentation is also included, dating from 1912.

Abraham Flexner graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1886. The collection consists of one letter, Flexner to Miss Cole, September 14, 1943, telling her that he still working on his biography of Daniel Coit Gilman; one copy of Field and Work of the Squibb Institute, November 1938; one card signed by F.J. Furnivall.

The collection consists of one indenture between Peter Folliott and Arthur Bryan, dated August 6, 1783.

Joseph C. W. Frazer was a professor of Chemistry at Johns Hopkins. The collection consists of two photomechanical duplicating plates for the bookplate for the Frazer collection, and for a description of the "Frazer Shelf" established in his honor by the Johns Hopkins Chemistry Department in 1944.

One letter written by the English author, Charles Dickens.