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Stories depict the lives of women in late nineteenth-century New England, as sisters, friends, wives and individuals.

This collection contains one volume of Walcott's diary, which begins on January 1, 1858, when Walcott was only 12 years old. The diary contains entries related to Walcott's life in Worcester County, including visits with friends and family, headaches and toothaches, the weather, and the "Dr." having his ambrotype taken (Jan. 20). The bulk of the entries are from 1858, but there are scattered entries, poetry, and accounts from 1859 to 1861.

The Mary Marshall Papers contains a letter to Marshall from H.W. Herrington, three published articles written by Marshall, and many published works by William Shakespeare used by Marshall in her classes. The Yale Shakespeare set and the collection of Shakespeare edited by William J. Rolfe make up a large part of the collection. Also included are three other stand-alone volumes. Some of the books have quotes from the play written on their inside cover and margin notes written by either Marshall or Professor H.W. Herrington, whose name appears on the inside cover of most volumes. Many of the books hold newspaper clippings tucked within their pages.