The Basore collection consists of material from the estate of Annie Terrell Basore, donated by her niece, Emily Hixon Gunter. The collection has been divided into 3 subgroups -- Leila Avary Terrell Papers, Cleburn Ammen Basore Papers, Annie Terrell Basore Papers -- each consisting of items collected by or created by that individual. The items consist of photos, correspondence, scrapbooks, certificates, publications, ledgers, research notes, clippings, charts, and genealogical working papers, covering the time period of the mid-1800's to 1982. The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Annie Basore, with the largest portion of these being genealogical working papers. The Cole, Andrews, Terrell, Allen, Spratling, Avary, Ware, and Basore families are well represented in this series. There was no discernable order to the collection on arrival. A basic artificial order has been established to facilitate use. Some individual groups of items in the collection were well-ordered within scrapbooks or notebooks, though most were not. No attempt has been made to impose an arrangement within these groups, and original order has been maintained. Since an attempt has been made to maintain original order whenever possible, a close interrelationship exists between many series. Mrs. Basore often filed similar materials in several different locations, making comprehensive research difficult. These inconsistencies are noted in the series listing.