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Consists of photographs, photograph albums, a baby book, an autograph album, family genealogical information including research notes, family histories, and correspondence (related in part to Ms. Manchester's applications for the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Mayflower Society), newspaper clippings, church-related documentation, school diplomas (e.g. from Deering High School in Portland) and the University of Michigan 1943 calendar. Also includes information on Carolyn Ross Manchester's father, Edwin Frederick Manchester, and her mother Mabelle Ross Manchester. Other topics represented include pets in Maine and the Camp Fire Girls. Families represented include the Ross, Manchester, Eveleth, Crowder, Stuart, Dockum, Masterson, and Richarson families. Objects in the collection include clothing, some of which are located in the MHS Museum.

A zine honoring Carolyn Saulson, a Bay Area African American and Disability Rights community activist who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer affecting African Americans at a rate twice that of the general population, on August 10, 2009. The zine features artwork, writing, collaging and photography by Carolyn, her daughter, award-winning horror author Sumiko Saulson, her granddaughter, beat poet Franchesca Saulson, and fellow disabled artists Kat Fury, Serena Toxicat, and Beth Johnson. It has facts and highlights about the rare blood cancer, about her fight against it, her life, her art, and her work with the communities she serves.

Here is Carolyn Connerton's story, as told by Carolyn.

This book is about Carolyn Mason's friendship with Doris Drucker. Carolyn inspires readers to notice the secret admirers in their lives and to pay attention to the signs of love that surround us all. She motivates readers to be present in their own lives and appreciate the knowledge they have about themselves and others. "We all need to keep being curious, to keep asking questions, and to keep learning more about ourselves."