Items in the collection include a scrapbook, a bound volume of the Ring-Tum Phi, a book of pressed leaves, Miller family birth records, photographs of Lexington and Campbell family members, newspapers, and personal letters.

This file consists of a typescript essay on the history of visitors, architecture, and ownership of Col Alto, a Roanoke Times article on a lawn party held at Col Alto, a letter from Mrs. Gordon G. Heiner, Jr. to Don Bruce McClelland related to a murder near Col Alto, and a printed copy of a Hampton Inn's historical description of the building.

This file consists of a paper/presentation materials written by Nanlou Sauder presented to the Ignorance Club on the topic of "Madison Dunlap, David Lowman, and Miller's Mill" (3162 West Midland Trail @ Kerrs Creek).

This box contains documents on James Lackey, the Lacy family, the Laird family, the Lee family, the Leech family, the Little family, the Lyle family, the Lynn family, the McClung family, the McClure family, the McCorkle family, the McCormick family, Thomas McCoy, Ephraim McDowell, the McFadden family, the McKee family, the McNutt family, the Mackey family, John Marshall, the Miller family, the Mills family, the Moffett family, and the Moore family.

This file contains a typescript copy of information related to a land grant granted to John Miller, for land in Botetort and Rockbridge County, Virginia of about five thousand acres. The copy includes information on bordering properities and their ownership.

This file consists of a document related to Joseph Miller's state and county taxes for the year 1869.

This file consists of a book by Mrs. Retta L. Horne entitled "The History of Decatur, V.A." Published in 1988 by the author. This book largely includes genealogical information.