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The business papers are mostly from the 18th century, created by Samuel Beall, Norborne Booth Beall, William Lee Booth, John May, William Scott, and James Semple. They contain bonds, receipts, contracts, memos, notes, and correspondence. The business papers deal with the accounts of the Beall Family, as operated by the family and the lawyers who managed their estates. Much of the business papers address the land claims of Samuel Beall and Norborne Booth Beall in Kentucky, bought and managed with John May.

The personal papers are primarily from the 19th century. They focus on the Booth family in Kentucky, with some family mementos from the Maupin family who migrated with the Beall Family to Kentucky. They contain mostly correspondence between William Lee Booth, his children, and friends of the family. Many of the letters are written to and from Galt Worthington Booth, who was a hospital steward for the Union Army during the Civil War. While the family writes on the Civil War, they mostly write about day to day life. The personal papers also contain some photos, pamphlets, and photographs of the family. The pamphlets include a prayer book that belonged to Gabriel Maupin, a notebook, a young man's guide to the bridal chamber, and a copy of a speech given during the peace talks prior to the Civil War.