This collection consists of mainly correspondence, including letters between Hugh A. Moran and his family while he was a student at Washington College. There are letters from fellow students, college programs, and a class notebook. Correspondents include Alston Boyd, Lucius Desha, Jr., William Preston Johnston, Mildred Lee, Nathan M. Moran and Mrs. Nathan M. Moran. The collection also includes Moran's grade report for the half session ending February 1868 as well as ephemeral items associated with the Graham Philanthropic Society, both the Washington and Phoenix Literary Societies, The Ugly Club, the Southern Collegian, and commencement. The letters to Moran from his mother describe everyday life on a Kentucky farm. The collection ranges in date from 1865-1879.