Major manuscripts include manuscripts and galleys for publications which were first published in book form, including the short children's story, The Secret River.  The novella "Jacob's Ladder" is listed with the short stories and other writings.

Boxes 1 -3 : Typed manuscript (A), 13 x 14 inch boxes of bound, encapsulated sheets with minor autograph corrections:

        Box 1: leaves 1-118, Chapters, 1 - 10.
        Box 2: leaves 119 - 248, Chapters 11- 15.
        Box 3: leaves 249 - 411, Chapters 16 - 24.

Box 4: "Creek Sketches," - autograph and typed drafts and notes, from single pages to complete chapters. The following drafts are included:

     1       Birds.  M.s. 6 1.
     2       Black Bat's Hands.  T.s. w/M.s. notes 7 1.
     3       Caroline on a Geechee Nigger.  T.s. w/M.s. notes 5 1/2 1. This item is boxed separately in BOX 4B, labelled Cross Creek Notes and shelved on the folio shelf.
     4       The Cattle.  M.s. 2 1.
     5       [Cows]. M.s. 7 1.
     6       Cross Creek.  M.s. 5 1.
     7       The Dime.  T.s. 2 1.
     8       Duck's Eyes.  T.s. 1 1.
     9       Exile.  T.s. 4 1.
     10     The Farm Census - "Zelma."  T.s. w/1 M.s. notes 4 1.
     11     Help Me.  T.s. w/M.s. notes 7 1.
     12     Old Boss.  T.s. 2 1.
     13     Old Jib.  T.s. 3 1.
     14     Pigs.  M.s. 4 1.
     15     Prayed Down.  T.s. w/M.s. notes 2 1.
     16     Puddin'.  T.s. 3 1.
     17     Snake Pit.  T.s. 2 1.
     18     Sporting Blood.  M.s. 2 1.
     19     A Stranger in Town.  T.s. w/M.s. notes
     20    Toady-frogs, Snakes, Varmits.  M.s. 4 1.
     21    Trade.  M.s. 2 1.
     22    Turkey Hatching.  M.s. 2 1.
     23    The Uninhibited.  T.s. 2 1.
     24     The Village of Defeat.  T.s. w/M.s. notes
     24B    The Village of Defeat.  T.s. 7 1.
     25     Voodoo.  T.s. w/M.s. notes 2 1.
     26     Who Owns Cross Creek?  T.s. 2 1.

Box 5: "Notes" - Additional autograph and typed drafts and notes, and secondary material from the Ross Allen Institute.

Boxes 6 - 7:  - Typed Manuscript (B), apparently used to cast galley proofs, with autograph corrections. 402 leaves.

        Box 6: 250 ll.
        Box  7: Leaves 251-402. Also contains a folder with copies of some pages from the manuscripts and some notes that may refer to Cross Creek.

2.  The Secret River and  South Moon Under, Manuscripts and galley. 1 Box.

"The Secret River." Typed ms. with a. corrections. 12 ll.
 "The Secret River." Typed ms. with a. corrections. 14, [2] ll.
 "The Secret River." 12 galley sheets.

South Moon Under. "Galley incomplete. J[ulia] B[igham] 1-22-60."
South Moon Under. Galley. "Page proofs - probably  complete. J[ulia] B[igham] 1-22-60."

3. The Sojourner: Drafts, typed manuscript, and notes, 11 boxes.

Boxes 1 - 3: "First Original Rough Draft of  'The Sojourner,' began August, 1943." 411 typed, numbered leaves, with many pencilled annotations corrections. Includes 2 maps of "the farm."  In 4 boxes.

        Box 1: 105 ll.
        Box 2:  ll. 106 - 218.
        Box 3:  ll. 219 - 317.
        Box 4: ll. 318 - 411.

Boxes 5 - 7: "The Sojourner by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings," typed carbon  manuscript (A), with minor annotations and corrections. 504 numbered leaves in 3 boxes.

        Box 5: 178 ll.
        Box 6: ll. 179 - 357.
        Box 7: ll. 358 - 504.

Box 8: Additional drafts and notes. Includes early, fragmentary drafts of miscellaneous pages, varying in length from one - approximately 20 pages. Also includes 7 typed pages of notes, suggestions and a "Chronology Check," by an unknown reader. Includes several sketches of places in the novel.

Box 9: Notes and drafts. In 5 bound volumes and one encapsulated sheet.

        Item 1: Encapsulated sheets of notes written on both sides of a unfolded envelope, about
    9 x 9 1/2 inches.
        Item 2: Notes written on MKR's letterhead, 6 x 7," 16, [18], 8 p.
        Item 3: "Chapter Substances," for chapters 1 -30, 15 lleaves.
        Item 4: Corrections and notes, keyed to page numbers, [5 ll.]; draft of "The Sower," [1 l eaf];  inserts [12] ll., mostly keyed to galley pages.
        Item 5: Draft of "The Unrooted," 3 ll.
        Item 6: Draft of "Days on the Earth," 3 ll.

Box 10: Typed Manuscripts.

        Typed Manuscript (B), 494 leaves.
        Typed Manuscript (C), 392 leaves.

Box 11: Typed Manuscript and Galleys.

        Typed Manuscript C (carbon), 392 leaves.

        Galley (A), 109 numbered sheets, plus inserts.
        Galley (B), 327 numbered pages.

4. The Yearling: Typed manuscript, notes, and drafts. 17 Boxes.

Boxes 1-9: Typescript of The Yearling,  32 chapters, 448 leaves:

    Box 1: Chapters 1 -5
    Box 2: Chapters 6-10
    Box 3: Chapters 11-13
    Box 4: Chapters 14-16
    Box 5: Chapters 17-18
    Box 6: Chapters 19-22
    Box 7: Chapters 23-24
    Box 8: Chapters 25-28
    Box 9: Chapters 29-32

Boxes 10 - 12: Notes 1, Notes 2, and Notes 3. These volumes also contain variant drafts of some pages.

Boxes 13-14: Photocopy of The Yearling manuscript (2 copies in two boxes).

Boxes 15-16: Typed Manuscript (B), apparently used to cast galley. 2 boxes, 473 leaves.

    Box 15: Chapter 1-19, ll. 1-267.
    Box 16. Chapters 20 to end. Leaves 268 - 473.

Box 17: Yearling Proof sheets.  Shelved on oversize, folio shelf.

    6 x 24" encapsulated sheets in a 7 x 25" box. 428 pages; incomplete missing pages 43-188.