A collection of local history items collected or approved for purchase by members of the Shenandoah Room and Truban Archives Advisory Committee during their work as representatives of the library. They include local history publications, especially pamphlets, primary sources, newspaper clippings, research files, and reprints.

The collection includes family pictures related to Sherrie Miller. Family names include Borden, Rosenberger, Barb, Feller, Miller, Keller, Rutz, Borden, Rohr, Bushong, Funkhouser, and others. Photographs from Toms Brooks, Mt. Olive, Fort Valley, and other locations are included.