The series consists of newspaper clippings, photographs and a photograph album, genealogical materials, and diaries. Barton's Concord High School Diploma from 1914 is located in this series. Newspaper clippings include an announcement for George W. Barton's 50th wedding anniversary, his election to the position of president of The Friends of the La Canada Library, and his obituary. Diaries span June 27, 1914 to May 23, 1923 with daily entries documenting domestic life of the family and his experiences at Massachusetts Agricultural College. The 1923 diary contains entries regarding Barton's early relationship with Nellie. The diaries include a significant collection of newspaper clippings, the majority of which are song lyrics. Military documents and documents relating to treatment received at New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston in 1918 and 1919 are also included in this series. The first photograph album includes photographs of the campus and surrounding area: Mt. Sugarloaf, Mt. Toby, Sunderland Bridge, and the Holyoke range. Also depicted are Lake Michigan, Camp Grant, Illinois and Niagara Falls. The album also depicts Barton's travels to the west coast of the United States. The second album illustrates Barton's first few years in California.

Included in this series are event announcements, programs, and college publications from George Barton's tenure at Massachusetts Agricultural College. Included in this series is a small selection of Barton's college notebooks. The series also contains an excerpt from the 1918 Index yearbook, commencement programs from 1918 and 1920, alumni mailings, and a statement of the college purpose. College publications include the Massachusetts Agricultural College Calendar from 1915-1917, The Massachusetts Collegian, and The Squib. In addition the series contains a M.A.C. scrapbook compiled by George W. Barton.

This series contains twenty species folders of George W. Barton's herbarium and his 1908 edition of Gray's New Manual of Botany.