The John Mason Tyler Papers document the professional work and personal life of John Mason Tyler spanning the period from 1875 to his death in 1929. The bulk of this collection is manuscripts for published and unpublished works by Tyler, including lectures, pamphlets, speeches, notes on the same, and classroom notes taken as a student. The first series contains all personal correspondence to and from Tyler.

This collection is organized into six series:

• 1. Correspondence, 1875-1929, n.d.
• 2. Manuscripts of Published Works, n.d.
• 3. Manuscripts of Unpublished Works, n.d.
• 4. Miscellaneous Notes and Manuscripts, n.d.
• 5. Published Pamphlets, 1883-1921
• 6. Miscellaneous, ca. 1876-1921