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Andrew Tanner was photographer, born in Missouri, who traveled about the United States. He lived for a time in Ann Arbor, Michigan and on Coryell Island (part of the Les Cheneaux Islands) in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The collection consists of glass plate negatives of images taken while in different parts of the United States and Mexico.

The Andrew Tanner Photograph Collection includes glass plate negatives from his travels across the United State and in Mexico in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Images in the collection demonstrate in a vivid way life in the United States, the natural environment, and the photographic processes of the time. The plates are in excellent condition and images are of very good quality. Tanner's original plate numbers are indicated on the slides, and where known, are indicated on the sleeves containing the plates; some plates were also assigned numbers by their intermediate owner, Jack Kausch, and, where known, these are also indicated on the envelopes. The images in the collection (14 boxes) date from 1894 to 1909, and are organized into three series: 5x7 Plates, 1894-1909 (13 boxes), 8x10 Plates, ca. 1900 (1 linear foot), and Miscellaneous (1 linear foot).

This collection is made up of love letters that Sara Neal of Russellville, Arkansas, wrote to Edward Brown Rogers, her future husband, while he played baseball in Texas. She commented on her social life, her everyday activities, and their upcoming wedding.

This collection is made up of 23 love letters that Sara Neal wrote to Edward Brown Rogers, her future husband, while he played baseball in Atlanta, Georgia; San Antonio, Texas; and Waco, Texas. She wrote about her social activities, travels, and daily life in Little Rock, Arkansas; Houston, Texas; Russellville, Arkansas; and Houston, Texas. She mentioned a trip to the circus, a recent peach crop, tennis, and other topics. Sara also discussed aspects of her upcoming wedding to Rogers, including their preferences for the number of guests, the possibility of going on their honeymoon in Texas, and her desire to marry as soon as possible. Her letter of April 2, 1910, contains examples of coded text.