This collection consists primarily of letters from Edward Jackson Bartlett to his parents detailing his time at Bowdoin College, Bard College, and his service during World War II. It also contains report cards from the Browne and Nicholas School, Governor Dummer Academy, and Bowdoin College. Photographs, postcards describing his travels, a poetry book, and a journal are also present in the collection.

The Mari Lyons Collection consists of exhibition ephemera, press clippings, correspondence and artwork documenting the life and career of Mari Sharon Blumenau Lyons (1935-2016) an American modern artist who was based in New York City and Woodstock, NY. Graduating from Bard College in 1957, Lyons career as an artist spanned the rest of her life and encompassed several solo and group exhibitions of which many are represented in this collection.