The collection consists of town and county records, church records for the Old and New Meeting House, wharf and port records, maps, deeds, and plans and is divided into four series.

Series I. Town and County Records is divided into five subseries: Financial Records, Henry H. Buck Records, Legal Documents, Maps and Town Records. The collection is arranged chronologically within the subseries. The Henry H. Buck Records are mostly comprised of abstracts and handwritten copies of older records created by Henry H. Buck, an attorney in Marblehead during the twentieth century. The remainder of his records is correspondence between him and various clients

Series II. Church Records is divided into three subseries comprised of Baptismal and Burial Records, Correspondence, and Meeting House Records. The material contained in the Meeting House Records represents the Old and New Meeting House. The records contained in Church Records are arranged chronologically within the subseries.

Series III. Wharf and Port Records is divided into four subseries: Legal Documents, Sailor's Records, Ship Logs, and Wharf Records in Marblehead. The subseries of Wharf Records in Marblehead is a collection of papers from the wharves Atkins, B.Y.C (Bayview Yacht Club), Dixie, Hooper, Quiner, Reed, Rockmere, Stearn, Tucker, Turner, and Wainwright and contain handwritten copies. Document types include meeting notes, blueprints, mortgages, deeds, financial documents, legal documents, wills, and maps.

Series V. Miscellaneous Records is comprised of records that are labeled at the item level and are arranged alphabetically by item name.