Correspondence, literary manuscripts and notes, clippings, published journals and reprinted articles, and other materials pertaining principally to Vance Randolph's research and publication in Ozark Mountain folk culture and to his personal relations with friends Walter Church (i.e., Ralph Church) and Frances Nation Church Lemon. Correspondents include Fred High, Helen Keller, Otto Ernest Rayburn, and Mary Stith.

Research files, bibliographies, writings, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and other materials collected and compiled by Otto Rayburn about the Ozark Mountains Region and Ozark folk life.