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Bishops files, records of executive and administrative bodies and of diocesan organizations, staff files, parishes and mission's materials, and visual materials and sound recordings.

The records of the diocese of Michigan have been arranged into the following series: Bishops' files, Executive and administrative bodies, Diocesan organizations, Diocesan programs, Diocesan staff, Parishes and missions, Clergy, Audio and visual material, and Miscellaneous.

The record group is most valuable for its documentation of the history of the diocese and the individual churches within its administration, with a lesser amount of material pertaining to religious functions performed and to the operation of diocesan administrative groups and departments. For a number of reasons, there is scant material pertaining to the administration of the diocesan office or to the special programs that have been initiated by it over the years. Some of this material may be found in the papers of individual bishops whose papers have also come to the library and are separately cataloged. These include Samuel McCoskry, Samuel Smith Harris, Charles D. Williams, Herman Page, and Richard Emrich. Records of parishes that remain open are under the jurisdiction of the relevant parish, and records of other institutions that remain open, such as missions, are under the jurisdiction of their deanery or parent parish. Local-level records held by the diocesan archives largely concern parishes, missions, etc. that have closed.

Retired Naval officer George Richard Boush kept this diary, account book, and notebook between 1887 and 1889, while in Washington, D.C. Boush recorded his daily activities and wrote reflections on spiritual matters, including notes on lectures he attended by Spiritualists, Christian Scientists, Theosophists, and others. The diary/journal-like portion covers part of 1889 and includes content on trips to local markets and parks, visits, and news of navy acquaintances. He made notes on Swedenborgianism, Warren Felt Evans and New Thought, clairvoyance, and vegetarianism. He also added around 10 pages of genealogical notes.

Noted publications/Theosophical works quoted by Boush include The Esoteric: A Magazine of Advanced & Practical Esoteric Thought, The Buddhist Ray (a periodical), and The Primitive Mental Cure (Warren Felt Evans, 1885). Purchases Boush made at a local market include chicken, potatoes, strawberries, and other food items.

A small number of newspaper clippings are pasted into the front of the volume: one dated December 26, 1887, is about a child prodigy in calculation, and another dated December 21, 188[7?], regards French Spoilation claims.