Researchers are able to access a great deal of material deposited with us by individuals and families. This material includes correspondence, diaries and personal records. Some of the most heavily used materials in this category are:

• The Acland Family Papers
• The Baverstock papers
• The Armitage family papers
• Samuel Hurst Seagar papers
• James Hight papers
• Leo Bensemann papers
• Muriel Bradshaw papers
• Brian Wyn Irwin papers
• The Fenwick Family papers
• The John Hall papers
• The John Macmillan Brown papers
• The John Bell Condliffe papers
• Harry Reginald Hornsby papers