The Maria Ellsworth collection contains her correspondence, letters sent and received, from the years 1936 to around the time of her death in 1999. It also includes articles and newspaper clippings from her life and community involvement. This collection has Maria Ellsworth's journals from December 1967 to November 11, 1998. It also has two other journals: one from 1983 and 1984. There are different writings by Maria about her family and her own personal experiences.