Correspondence, reports, and other papers relating to bees and beekeeping.

Pamphlets on economic, political, agricultural, religious, and social topics, published mainly in the United States. Topics covered include beekeeping, horticulture, farming equipment, temperance, banking reform, political and military issues surrounding World War I, and others. Also included are pamphlets on various places in New York State and elsewhere, such as Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, and the Hudson River.

Diary (1831) of a trip to Kendall, Massilon, and Canton, Ohio from Quinby's home in Greene County, New York, including a description of the Zoar community near Canton. Also, legal documents and letters written to his parents, William and Hannah Quinby, and a periodical "Gleanings in Bee Culture," 1915, which includes information on Moses Quinby.

Collection relating to beekeeping business in Camillus, N.Y. includes: photographs, letters, a typed manuscript, typed letters, diaries, and account books. Also includes tintype of unidentified man and other miscellaneous materials.