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Graduated from Berkshire Medical Institute ca. 1810; joined U.S. Navy ca. 1816; first tour of duty in 1818; retired from the Navy in 1852 from post of chief Surgeon of the Boston Navy Yard. Journals, letter book, medical notes, correspondence, and essays of Benajah Ticknor, doctor and surgeon with the U.S. Navy. Of primary importance are the journals which describe journeys made by Ticknor with the Navy to South America, the Far East, and Europe.

The Ticknor collection consists of photocopied and microfilmed papers from various institutions with Ticknor materials. The materials were gathered together by individuals involved in the restoration of Ticknor's Ann Arbor home, now known as Cobblestone Farm. The collection, subsequently donated to the Bentley Historical Library, includes Biographical material, journals, a letter book, writings, letters to his friend Congressman Elisha Whittlesey in Ohio, and State Department records from his diplomatic missions to the Far East.

The Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics is an economic modeling and forecasting unit at the University of Michigan. The collection ranges from 1960 to 2014 with the bulk of the material being from 1975-1989 and is primarily made up of the results of the seminar's economic forecasting and papers that were written for the seminar.

The Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics (RSQE) collection is primarily made up of the results of the seminar's economic forecasting and papers that were written for the seminar. The collection is made of four series: Forecasts, Presentation Papers, Time Series Papers, and Economic Outlook.