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The Photographs, 1891-1978 (5.2 linear feet) subseries, arranged by expedition, contains Bartlett's photographic collections from his expeditions in the United States and abroad as well as his personal photographs. These collections include photographic prints, negatives, and film. This subseries is of particular interest to researchers because it documents Bartlett's early ethno botanical research, portraying indigenous societies, archaeology, farming practices, and U-M research practices. The photographs and negatives include substantial metadata, both written on assorted prints and negatives and included in accompanying notebooks or envelopes, directly linking photographs to Bartlett's field notebooks, language materials, and collected specimens. Researchers should note the extensive Sumatra and the Far East collection, which captures Bartlett's multiple trips to the region and research into the Batak peoples of Indonesia.

The Special Interest, 1744-1957 (2.15 linear feet) subseries, arranged alphabetically, documents Bartlett's personal and research interests.2 This subseries provides insight into the history of botany, the history of botany at the University of Michigan, and into ethno botanical research. This series includes Bartlett's research notes, field notes, and Indonesian language materials. This series also contains manuscript histories of botany at the University of Michigan and of the U-M botanical gardens. Also included are materials related to early botany, including a 1550 Cedar of Lebanon census and copies of correspondence by Alexander Garden, Asa Gray, and Edward Lee Greene. [This series is primarily in tact as indexed by the Herbarium; however some material was separated because it was duplicative of records within the Bentley Historical Library's collections.]