The Jackson Homestead's Collections, which include objects and documents, pertain to Newton' s social, cultural, economic, and physical development. Visual materials, including an extensive series of photographs from the City's glass plate negative collection, are a strength. Records of clubs and organizations include several improvement societies, women's clubs, and churches.
Subjects range from individual, family, school, and community images to the built environment.
Birdseye views of the villages and aerial photographs complement this collection. There is also a small reference collection of books on some adjacent communities, suburban development, architecture, gravestone studies, and museum management. Collection materials do not circulate.