The collection contains materials related to the Moose Family of Arkansas, including clippings, family histories, and photographs. Family members mentioned in collection materials include James S. Moose, Sr.; James S. Moose, Jr.; Virginia Darden Moose; Richard M. Moose; Margaret Davis Moose; R. Redding Stevenson; and William Wilson Stevenson.

Contained are the professional papers pertaining to James S. Moose's career as a diplomat to Greece, France, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Sudan between 1928 and 1962; appointment books containing diary entries, 1942-1984; personal papers generated as a result of his research during his teaching career and his interest in early Arkansas history and the Civil War era; genealogy material; and photographs.