Papers of Augustus Alvey Adee include journals and correspondence, primarily to his wife, Amelia Kinnaird Graham Adee, written while serving as fleet surgeon on a cruise of the U.S. frigate Potomac along the coast of South America (1840-1841); notes on the Adee family of Scotland; Adee and Graham family records, including marriage and baptismal certificates; and catalogs of his book and shell collections.

Papers of David Graham Adee include manuscripts and newspaper clippings of his writings; letters from his brother, Alvey Augustus Adee, written while on a European tour (1867); and newspaper articles relating to the Civil War service of Major General George L. Hartsuff and his brother, Albert Hartsuff, assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army.

Papers of Alvey Augustus Adee include manuscripts of his writings; newpaper clippings concerning Adee's service in the U.S. State Dept.; an accession catalog of his books; a master's thesis by George Sheppard Hunsberger on Adee's diplomatic career, with special references to the Boxer Rebellion; and miscellaneous materials about Adee.