Arrangement
The collection is divided into 9 series:
- Series 1. Correspondence
- Series 2. Accounts, invoices, receipts
- Series 3. Addresses and orations
- Series 4. Brown University material correspondence
- Series 5. Diaries and journals
- Series 6. Papers related to medicine
- Series 7. Military documents
- Series 8. Miscellaneous manuscripts
- Series 9. Miscellaneous papers
Items within Correspondence, are ordered alphabetically by the author of the letter. Accounts, invoices and receipts are ordered alphabetically. Addresses and orations are ordered by name. Brown University material correspondence are arranged alphabetically. Diaries and journals are arranged by name and then by time. Papers related to medicine are arranged alphabetically by type. Military documents are arranged chronologically. Miscellaneous manuscripts and papers are arranged alphabetically.