This collection spans 6 linear feet and dates from 1890 to 1988. The collection comprises manuscripts, publications, photographs, clippings, cassettes, floppy disks, printed materials, correspondence, sheet music, and other research materials. Materials relate to Evans J. Casso and his research subjects, including Francis T. Nicholls, the Civil War, and Italian-Americans.

Microfilm copy of correspondence between Benjamin F. Morse and family members during the Civil War. Letters date from 1962 to 1965 and relate the Morse's service in the United States Army. Places mentioned include Woodbury and Brattleboro, Vermont, and Brashear City (Morgan City), Bayou Des Allemands, Algiers, and New Orleans, Louisiana.