The Kingsbery family papers have been arranged by family member, then further categorized by type of document, e.g., personal correspondence, business correspondence, etc. Sanford Kingsbery's personal correspondence, work and sales receipts, business records, and a license issued by the Internal Revenue Service, authorizing his occupation as a miller, are included. This collection also contains the business and personal correspondence of Edwin Kingsbery. Joseph Kingsbery's personal correspondence, work and sales receipts, business records, and political correspondence are also included. In addition, there is personal correspondence of Mrs. Joseph Kingsbery and documents from Charles Kingsbery's estate proceedings. A large part of the collection contains personal correspondence, public school and related materials, and bills and receipts of Lula L. Kingsbery. In addition, the correspondence of Fred S. Wilson is included. Legal documents, correspondence, advertisements, postcards, political propaganda, and Masonic lodge materials are also in the collection, as well as the draft for a pardon request related to participation in the Civil War in the Confederate Army addressed to President Andrew Johnson.