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The Raynor-Gardiner correspondence is made up of letters that Henry Raynor of Syracuse, New York, wrote to John Gardiner of Norwalk, Ohio, about the railroad industry in the early 1850s. Raynor discussed subjects such as finances, iron shipments, and competing railroad companies in New York, Ohio, and Indiana.

The Raynor-Gardiner correspondence is made up of 41 letters that Henry Raynor of Syracuse, New York, wrote to John Gardiner of Norwalk, Ohio, from July 25, 1851-December 7, 1853. Raynor and Gardiner were involved in the railroad industry in New York and Ohio, and Raynor commented railroad lines such as the Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland Railroad. He also discussed his business and financial affairs, including railroad-related legislation and the negative effects of missing or late iron shipments. Some of the later letters pertain to the possible construction of a railroad between Tiffin, Ohio, and Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The collection consists mainly of photographic images of railroad related topics, mostly in Michigan, and related subject files.

This collection consists mainly of film negatives, photographs, some copy prints, and subject files collected and generated by Sam Breck, mostly of railroads, locomotives, depots, towns, historic buildings, both public and private, bridges, freighters or barges, railroad logos, and waterfront scenes in Michigan, but also including Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York (state), Ontario, Canada, and some 1942 images of the mountains and wilderness of Colorado. There are a few images of people, including members of a band, and a downtown art show. The collection is organized by format and topic as much as possible. Several folders of negatives are unidentified and undated. The collection is in good physical condition.

Published materials donated with the collection were separately cataloged.

A photograph collection of Samuel L. Breck, 1960s-1980s, is housed at the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.

This collection is made up of letters that Wilson H. Clark of New Haven, Connecticut, received from family members between 1846 and 1848. His brothers James and Warren and his aunt, Eunice E. Higgins, discussed their lives in Ohio, commenting on family news, finances, and other subjects.

This collection is made up of 30 letters that Wilson H. Clark of New Haven, Connecticut, received between February 1846 and December 1848. The bulk of the correspondence consists of letters from Wilson's brothers, James B. and Warren V. Clark, who wrote from Mansfield, Sandusky, and Castalia, Ohio; Wilson also received a few letters from an aunt and uncle in Castalia. James B. Clark's letters pertain to financial issues, such as crop prices and his attempts to sell a watch that belonged to Wilson. Warren V. Clark, who wrote the majority of the letters, provided news of family members and acquaintances, and discussed his work for a railroad company and other aspects of the Ohio railroad industry. In his letter of October 19, 1847, he copied the inscription he had written for James's tombstone. He later expressed his concerns about "Rodney's" intention to move to the south to become a seafarer; Warren believed that residents of the southern states were exposed to more diseases. A few of Warren's letters from October and November 1848 discuss political issues, such as the election of Zachary Taylor. Wilson H. Clark's final correspondents were an aunt (E. E. Higgins) and uncle in Castalia, Ohio, who reported on family health and other news. The collection includes 3 letters from S. Royston, who discussed finances and a legal dispute.