Fonds consists of manuscripts, proofs, and photographs relating to seven books by Richard St. Barbe Baker: Caravan Story and Country Notebook (1919) ; Famous Trees (1952) ; Horse Sense: Horses in War and Peace (1962) ; Famous Trees of New Zealand (1965) ; Famous Trees of Bible Lands (1974) ; Sahara Conquest (1966) ; and Sahara Challenge (1954).