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The series Family Groups covers 170 years of the Pierson Family and consists of family correspondence, legal papers, genealogical research, and newspaper clippings. The series has been arranged by generation, which is subdivided by Personal Name. Each generation has been made into its own sub-series. The sub-series First Generation contains papers of lawyer and politician Job Pierson (1791-1860), which include formal dinner invitations, cemetery deed, certificate to practice law in New York, and biographical material post dating his death. The sub-series Second Generation contains the papers of the children of Job Pierson (1791-1860) and his wife Clarissa Taintor Bulkeley. While Job and Clarissa Pierson had five children, only two, Job Pierson (1824-1896) and John Bulkeley Pierson (1828-1885) are represented in this series. The papers of Reverend Job Pierson include his heavily annotated bible, correspondence, a photocopied version of his diary, legal and financial papers, and biographical material post dating his death. Job Pierson's correspondence includes communications between himself and family members as well as correspondences from Nathaniel and Frank Topping dealing with various financial and legal matters. The sub-series also contains the papers of Job Pierson's wife Rachel Williams Smith. The sub-series Third Generation contains the papers of the children of Job and Rachel Pierson. The Fourth Generation and Fifth Generation sub-series represent the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Reverend Job Pierson accordingly. The series also contains the sub-series Other Families. This sub-series is made up of genealogical research on families related to the Pierson family.

The Family History series contains written family histories, family trees and early correspondence.

The Family History and Publications series (0.1 linear feet) is made up of biographical materials for Hussein Karoub and other family members. The series publications such as the America- Arab Message which had been funded by Hussein Karoub in 1947. Additional items are materials describing and honoring Imam Hussein Karoub's life and work.

The Family Materials series contains a family tree and photocopied biographical information relating to the Hull family and their history in Michigan.

Family Materials is the largest series and consists of visual materials and a chronological sequence of family correspondence. Photographs are found within the series, primarily consisting of portraits of James V. Another folder of photographs in the series is a collection of portraits of other Campbell family members. While a number of photographs have not been identified, some have notes on the back indicating names, including Cornelia Lois, and Lois Bushnell Campbell.

The earliest portion of the family correspondence includes letters of the first Henry M. Campbell and several of his children. During the 1850s and 1860s letters of James V. Campbell to his wife and children predominate. These letters concentrate on family matters but also explain to his family Campbell's reactions to his work on the Supreme Court. The bulk of the series consists of letters to Valeria Campbell and Cornelia "Nellie" Campbell, most from family members. Many letters from Charles H., Douglass H., and Edward D. Campbell describing their student life at the University of Michigan are found in the 1870s and 1880s. Later letters describe Douglass's studies in Germany, Edward's blindness, and the later lives of all three brothers. Also in the 1870s are found letters to Mary Campbell Douglass while she attended the University of Michigan (no letters from her are included). In the period 1885-1887 a number of letters are found from women active in Soldiers' Aid Societies during the Civil War, collected by Valeria Campbell for a publication of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. This series also includes newspaper clippings and other materials not easily identified with a specific family member.

Mary Pennington and her family were very interested in their family history. This series includes various materials that document multiple generations, such as diaries, ledger books, and legal records. The diaries in this collection span the mid-nineteenth century through the early 1980s. The early diaries describe daily chores on the family farm, weather conditions, and events such as lectures and town outings. Later ones also describe daily life, but in addition, include logs of college life, vacations and “I Am” activities. Personal items of the family such as poems, drawings, clippings, and publications are in this series as well. Also included are genealogical notes and charts compiled by Mary Pennington

Outline of Family Relationships includes brief notes made by Louise Armstrong in 1954, and a genealogical chart created by a BHL staff member from family information found within the collection.