The Culinary Pamphlet Collection includes product advertising literature, government and non-profit organization pamphlets, brochures on food preparation and cooking equipment, and independently written recipe booklets. Most were published in the United States.

The Billie Dahlquist Collection consists of blue books, term papers and a Library Handbook for Students from Billie's time as a student at what was initially a satellite of Los Angeles State College and later became the San Fernando Valley State College (now CSUN). It includes a term paper for a music class taught by Bess Lomax Hawes. Billie Dahlquist went on to become a high school English teacher in Newbury Park, California.

Jan Daily, a sex researcher and author, corresponded with Dr. John Money, sex researcher and co-founder of the Gender Identity Clinic at Johns Hopkins, for 17 years. The correspondence begins with Jan Dailey, who lived near Los Angeles International Airport, writing to Dr. Money about the effect of noise on sexual health. The collection consists of correspondence documenting a wide range of topics, from professional to personal matters, over the course of several years.

The Araunah Daman Blacksmith Ledger is an account book for work performed by Araunah Daman, a blacksmith in Maine. Entries are arranged by customer's name.

L. Clarice "Cal" Davis was an art book dealer in Sherman Oaks, California. The collection consists of correspondence and sale records for "Derriere le Miroir," a collection of birthday cards sent to William Randolph Hearst by King Features Syndicate comic strip artists, and a number of prints, engravings and other artwork collected by Davis.