The William M. Beebe, Jr. papers consist of his correspondence written on campaign in Tennessee during the Civil War. Letters include correspondence from officers in the U.S. military, with letters of support for reinstating William Beebe, Jr. into the military in the 1870s. Photographs of commanders that Beebe served alongside his time, including General William Brewster Hazen and General Oliver Otis Howard in the military are also included. The collection includes one folder of photostat copies of some of Beebe's military/medical records. Records pertaining to Beebe's involvement in the Greely Expedition are part of this collection, including Beebe's own written report of the 1882 relief expedition.