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Personal correspondence, 1842-1941; Civil War letters, 1862-1865, of C. V. DeLand of Co. C, Ninth Michigan Infantry, later Colonel of the First Sharpshooters during the Civil War; and correspondence concerning early Jackson (Mich.) history and other matters.

Civil War correspondence includes six letters (1862-1865) written by Charles Victor DeLand to his parents. They are concerned with runaway slaves in camp; the beauties of the country near Nashville; the battle of Petersburg in which his brother James was wounded; and the death of Lincoln. There is one letter from his mother about McClellan. The collection also includes two letters from other soldiers relating to James S. DeLand, who was wounded at Petersburg, Va. One letter (Apr. 12, 1865) from Charles Allen (postmaster, Second Corps Hospital, City Point, Va.) to judge William R. DeLand concerns James's condition after being wounded at Petersburg, April 2, 1865. Another letter (Apr. 2, 1865), written by Edward J. Buckbee (an adjutant with the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters from Ypsilanti, Mich.) to Colonel Charles DeLand, gives an account of the engagement before Petersburg in which Captain James DeLand was wounded and of DeLand's condition.

Various papers related to genealogy, local history, business, schools, politics, and family finances; includes several songs with sheet music and lyrics.