This collection contains the papers of the Carlisle family of Logan, Utah. The papers of John E. Carlisle consist of letters, diaries, genealogy notes, and religious memorabilia. The papers of his son, John C. Carlisle, contain university letters, college of education memos, faculty information, student records, and general education materials.

This collection contains materials collected by Susan Sunada, a photojournalist for the Deseret News who also did a lot of research about Japanese American immigrants to the United States.

The Paul Swenson papers consist of materials Swenson produced or collected during his career as a writer and are divided into three sections: professional, personal, and correspondence.