This collection contains materials highlighting the life, collections, research and literary works of Virginius Cornick Hall Jr., descendant of Cap. William Lytle and Gen. William Haines Lytle and prominent Cincinnati and Virginia historian.

This collection of papers pertaining to William Ashton includes manuscripts, including medical notes, letters, essays, and poetry; printed material, featuring agricultural publications and newspaper clippings; and artistic ephemera, such as a wallpaper design of Ashton's.