Miscellaneous material includes a detailed inventory of possessions and expenditures in the Root household between 1887 and 1889, and notes regarding a trip to Germany in 1898-99. Includes biographical material and other information about Azariah S. Root. A bound volume prepared c.1955 by Root's daughter contains a biography along with obituaries and letters of condolence. Several recollections of Azariah S. Root and later scholarly papers have been added to the collection. Primarily comprised of Azariah S. Root's non-professional correspondence, both incoming and outgoing.
Incoming correspondence is arranged both alphabetically and chronologically.
An index to the alphabetical correspondence is housed in the first folder. Outgoing correspondence consists of chronologically maintained carbon copies. Extensive courtship and family correspondence is also included. Courtship Letters and Family Correspondence. Consists of diaries and notes kept by Anna Metcalf Root.