This collection consists of a diary Newman kept as a teenager in which she records descriptions of her life at home with her family, activities at school, and plays that she attended. The diary is signed on the front inside cover by Frances Newman and by her mother, Fanny Alexander Newman. The collection also contains correspondence and newspaper articles about Newman's life and novels.

This collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and manuscripts by Georgia authors. Manuscripts include the story "Atlanta Biltmore", by Frances Newman. Correspondents include Ella Mae Thornton, June and Susie Ray, Hansell Baugh, Kemper Herreld, John Easter Minter, Erskine Caldwell, and opera singers Enrico Caruso, Nolan Van Way, and Louis Roney.