The Joseph A. Geddes essay (1941) consist of an unpublished paper by Geddes titled, "Crime as a Mormon Culture Problem: A Monograph." The title bears little resemblance to most of the paper which quotes secondary sources on criminal psychology. Geddes presents no comparable information on Utah and the Mormons.

The grand jury summons, signed by court clerk Jacob B. Backenstos, is a subpeona summoning Chauncy Robinson, G. W. Thatcher, Chauncy L. Higbee, Francis M. Higbee, William Law, Wilson Law, George Buchanan, Charles Ivins, and Charles S. Foster to appear before the Grand Jury at Carthage, Illinois, on 24 October 1844.

The Julia Dean Hayne divorce proceedings (1865-1866) were filed before Judge Elias Smith in the Great Salt Lake City Probate Court, Territory of Utah, in 1865 and again in 1866 between Julia Dean Hayne and Arthur P. Hayne.

The Bruce S. Jenkins papers (1974-1996) consist of speeches given during his career as a United States District Judge along with articles featuring Jenkins.

The Zane Witcher Keating oral history interview (1970) was recorded in Tuscon, Arizona. Keating was interviewed by Henry J. Wolfinger regarding his grandfather, Utah judge Charles S. Zane and other members of the Zane family.

The George W. Latimer papers (1926-2007) consists of records and papers of civil court and court-martial cases handled by Latimer. Of particular interest are the files regarding the My Lai Massacre and Lieutenant William L. Calley, whom Latimer defended in 1974. Latimer was a lawyer and judge. He was elected as Utah State Supreme Court justice in 1946 and was a judge on the U.S. Court of Military Appeals in 1951.

The Montana Territorial Penitentiary ledger (1876-1880) shows the board bill accounts for prisoners in the Territorial Penitentiary. Prisoners were boarded for $2.50 per day. Total bill to the U. S. Government was $8619.50.

The Sylvia Eugenia Nilsen papers (circa 1920s-1975) consist of materials from Nilsen's schooling and memoranda, news clippings, and memorabilia from her career as a U.S. Department of State attorney.

This collection consists of meeting minutes of the Ogden City Council, including the text of passed ordinances; covers the period 1851-1872.

The Richard Jay Oldroyd papers (1974-1995) is a collection of documents relating to his career in the Utah prison system. It includes reports on prison programs and guidelines, the prison population, and budget concerns.