This catalog was compiled by James R. Friday, Roy M. MacLeod, and Philippa Shepherd, and includes guides to published works, diaries, notebooks, journals, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

The correspondence is written chiefly from Priestley in America (1790-1802). The printed works include Priestley's "Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on the Study of History" (1765), John Aikin's "Heads of Chemistry" (1781), and a catalog of books belonging to the Warrington Academy (1775).

The archive of this village literary and scientific lyceum contains its constitution and by-laws, minutes, library catalogues, treasurer's accounts, membership rolls, and correspondence.

These papers include sketches made on a trip to the United States, Canada, and the West Indies; catalogs of objects of natural history, such as fish, animals, insects, and fossils, sent by him to the Museum; and notes.