Photocopies of pages from: George R. Stewart. Ordeal By Hunger, 1964 edition, Massachusetts: Riverside Press, 1936, and George R. Stewart. "The Smart Ones Got Through." American Heritage. 6, No.4 (June 1955): 61-108.

Photocopy of: Margaret Sutton. Palace Wagon Family. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957.

Photocopies of: George R. Stewart. Names on the Land. New York: Random House, 1945 and George R. Stewart. Donner Pass. California: Lane Book Company, 1964.

Photocopies of: Joseph Pigney. For Fear We Shall Perish. New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., Inc, 1961, and an article on the Donner Party from the Encyclopedia Britannica Library Research Team, undated.

Photocopies of seven magazine, journal, and newspaper articles relating to the Donner Party, spanning the dates July 1870, September 1887, 5/21/1896, 3/30/1930, 1938, 9/8/1940, and 2/8/1956.

This group of documents was unsorted. During processing, they were separated into four categories: articles, correspondence, genealogy and collected Donnerana. This folder contains newspaper and journal articles, original and photocopies, from 4/5/1976- Spring 2005.

This group of documents was unsorted. During processing, they were separated into four categories: articles, correspondence, genealogy, and collected Donnerana. This folder contains correspondence, mostly related to genealogy, from 11/26/1976- December 2004. There is a gap between the years 1986-2004.

This group of documents was unsorted. During processing, they were separated into four categories: articles, correspondence, genealogy and collected Donnerana. This folder contains notes, family trees, pictures, obituaries and book excerpts relating to Donner family genealogy, 6/10/1953 through 7/1/1996. Also contains photocopies of the marriage license between George Donner and Tamsen Dosier on 5/18/1839.

This group of documents was unsorted. During processing, they were separated into four categories: articles, correspondence, genealogy and collected Donnerana. This folder contains "Donner Pass" song lyrics, 1974; "Donner Pass" paint color, 1996, Donner Party play, list of the Donner Party members; Sangamon County Historical Society Press Release dated 3/30/1996, including a written copy of a speech given by Donald Donner Springer, dated 4/16/1966; a log cabin floor plan, undated.

Brochures, schedules, and correspondence regarding the Donner Party Sesquicentennial at Truckee California during August 15-18, 1996.