This collection contains publications by and about Elizur Wright, a faculty member of the Western Reserve College. Wright was an abolitionist and also known as "the father of life insurance." The publications focus on his work with the insurance industry.

Journals and published works of Beriah Green, an abolitionist clergyman and faculty member of Western Reserve College in Hudson, Ohio.

Correspondence of the Adair, McFarland, Remington, Crothers, and Ward families (primarily typescripts), relatives of abolitionist John Brown. Collection also includes newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and genealogy.