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The James P. Kimball diaries are made up of five pre-printed pocket diaries filled with daily entries, largely written by Congregationalist Reverend Kimball while he lived in Falmouth, Massachusetts, with his wife Mary B. Dickerson Kimball. The brief entries document his travels to nearby congregations (Marlborough, etc.), letters written and received, sermon preparations, visits (to persons, Sunday Schools, Young Men's Church Associations, et al.), remarks on his own sermons, attendance at temperance and lecture meetings, the births of his children, newspapers and books he was reading, Civil War news, the weather, gardening and leisure activities, occasional notes on his feelings, and much more. The volumes conclude with monthly cash accounts, lists of persons interested in religion, and lists of subscriptions.

The James P. Kimball diaries are made up of five pre-printed pocket diaries filled with daily entries, largely written by Congregationalist Reverend Kimball while he lived in Falmouth, Massachusetts, with his wife Mary B. Dickerson Kimball. The brief entries document his travels to nearby congregations (Marlborough, etc.), letters written and received, sermon preparations, visits (to persons, Sunday Schools, Young Men's Church Associations, et al.), remarks on his own sermons, attendance at temperance and lecture meetings, the births of his children, newspapers and books he was reading, Civil War news, the weather, gardening and leisure activities, occasional notes on his feelings, and much more. The volumes conclude with monthly cash accounts, lists of persons interested in religion, and lists of subscriptions.