- Isaiah Bolyard Family Scrapbook, 1880/19591
- J. Kenneth Graham Collection, 1934/1986, bulk 1975/19851
- James Clark McReynolds papers, 1819/19771
- James Morton Callahan, Historian, Papers, 1864/19561
- Jenkins Family Papers, 1832/19511
- Jewish Genealogy Society of Tidewater Records, 1843/2003, bulk 1970/19991
- John A. Washington Family History Collection, 1880/20161
- John Allan Family Papers, 1795/19861
- John Burns Murphy, Compiler, Genealogy of Murphy and Related Families, 1890/19881
- John D. Weaver Papers, 1906/19971
- John Toole Collection (MS067), 1838/19591
- Jolliff Family Papers, 1878/19541
- Joseph C. Jefferds, Collector, Papers, 1896/19651
- Joseph M. Kellogg, Compiler, Notebooks, 1945/19581
- Joseph W. Summers Papers, 1831/19561