The collection consists of materials pertaining to the Johnson family of Washington County, Arkansas, and to family homes (particularly the Johnson House in Johnson, Ark.) and a family business (the Johnson Mill), as well as to Johnson Baptist Church and to local politics and elections. Materials include photographs, business records, property records, autograph books, correspondence, and clippings.

The collection includes materials related to Iva Mae Shook of Fayetteville, including items that had been inserted into her personal Bible; a broadside advertising the sale of her estate; and financial records related to Springdale Tractors, Inc.