The Roscoe Conkling papers consist of microfilm containing correspondence and printed materials. The correspondence relates to personal matters as well as New York and national politics. Also included are materials from Conkling's Frey/Frye/Fry ancestors, including a family history. Correspondents include George Bancroft, Hamilton Fish, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Horatio Seymour, and William T. Sherman.