Materials include copied transcriptions of Orson F. Whitney's personal compilation of his favorite and most popular poetry, probably dated after 1904. Before most of the poems there is a paragraph giving some background information and it's original date of publication. Many of the poems are about religion, love, nature, and history. Date of production not identified.

Materials include writings by Orson F. Whitney, many of which are religious in nature; they are arranged alphabetially by letters M through R. Materials include funeral addresses and memorial speeches, general conference addresses, and speeches about pioneers and pilgrims. There is also an entry on Mormons written for the Encyclopedia Briticanna sometime during Heber J. Grant's tenure as prophet. Dated approximately 1892-1911.

Materials include writings by Orson F. Whitney, organized alphabetically by titles beginning with the letters A through O. They include a paper of random notes and ideas that he called his "scattering thoughts" as well as lectures about history, education, and oratory tradition given for various institutions like the Sons of the American Revolution or Brigham Young College. Dated approximately 1896-1917.

Materials include non-religious writings by Orson F. Whitney, alphabetically organized and titled with the letters P through W. They include talks and essays about poetry, history, education, writing, gender, politics, and woman's suffrage. There is a copy of his speech supporting equal suffrage given at the Utah Constitutional Convention of 1895, article about writing from the Improvement Era in 1924, and a talk given at general conference in 1924. Dated approximately 1895-1924.

Materials include canto one ("As From A Dream") of Orson F. Whitney's epic poem "Elias: An Epic of the Ages." Dated 1914.

Materials include canto two ("The Soul of Song") of Orson F. Whitney's epic poem "Elias: An Epic of the Ages." Dated 1914.

Materials include canto three ("Elect of Elohim") of Orson F. Whitney's epic poem "Elias: An Epic of the Ages." Dated 1914.

Materials include canto four ("Night and Wilderness") of Orson F. Whitney's epic poem "Elias: An Epic of the Ages." Dated 1914.

Materials include canto five ("The Messenger of Morn") of Orson F. Whitney's epic poem "Elias: An Epic of the Ages." Dated 1914.

Materials include canto six ("From Out of the Dust") of Orson F. Whitney's epic poem "Elias: An Epic of the Ages." Dated 1914.