This subseries contains correspondence of Amos Binney with non-family members. Included are papers related to the Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston (1803-1814); letters from Gen. Daniel Parker about Binney's work as Navy Agent for Boston and personal matters; a letter from Benjamin Homans (23 June 1813) about "evil spirits" in Boston, the Essex Junto, and the loss of the U.S.S. Chesapeake; a letter from Commodore Thomas Tingey (29 Jan. 1820) about a man named Harry, enslaved by Tingey, who had escaped to Boston; and correspondence with Capt. David Porter and Caleb Eddy about the official investigation into Amos Binney's conduct as Navy Agent (1822). Primary correspondents are Daniel Parker and David Porter. Included are single letters from Lawrence Kearny, Benjamin Waterhouse, Daniel Webster, and Anne Royall. The subseries also contains two letters from Stephen Cushing to Binney's brother John Binney about the War of 1812 and opposition to the war (1812).

This subseries contains photocopies of manuscripts from the U.S. National Archives related to Binney's service as Navy Agent in Boston. The papers consist primarily of letters and orders, but also include inventories, receipts, accounts, and other papers.

This subseries consists of photocopies of two printed items: The Militia Reporter; Containing the Trials of Capt. Jos. Loring, Jun. on the Charges of Gen. Winslow; Capt. Jos. Loring, Jun. on the Charges of Maj. Davis; Capt. Amos Binney, on the Charges of Maj. Osgood; Capt. Thomas Howe, on the Charges of Maj. Messenger (Boston: T. Kennard, 1810) and Documents Relative to the Investigation, by Order of the Secretary of the Navy, of the Official Conduct of Amos Binney, United States Navy Agent at Boston, upon the Charges Made by Lieutenant Joel Abbot (Boston: Phelps and Farnham, 1822). Some pages are missing.

This subseries contains correspondence of Henry P. Binney with non-family members. Included are letters from Thomas Gaffield (1825-1900) and Henry L. Dodge while Binney was traveling in Europe (1853-1854); letters of reference from William Andrews and Julian Fish praising the character of Catherine Harvey, a domestic worker, and discussing her family situation; correspondence with John Jeffries, Jr. about the sale of a house on Marlborough St., Boston; and correspondence related to Binney's interest in photography. Some letters are in French.

Henry P. Binney served on the Executive Committee of Esmond Mills in Esmond, R.I. Minutes include financial statements, correspondence, and printed matter.

This volume contains names, addresses, cable addresses, and memoranda about Binney's business contacts.

Included are reports and examinations of Binney from the Roxbury Latin School.

This subseries contains handwritten English translations of correspondence and poetry of the Romanov family of Russia (1917-1918), made by Nathalie Sabsovitch. Included are translations of letters from Empress Alexandra Feodorovna to Gen. Alexander Vladimir Syroboiarsky and his wife, typescripts of Russian documents, a printed Russian booklet on the Romanov family (1928), letters from Sabsovitch to Henry and Alberta Binney, and a letter from Syroboiarsky to Henry P. Binney thanking him for his help publishing Syroboiarsky's book and discussing public opinion of the Romanovs. The printed booklet is probably the one written by Syroboiarsky.

This subseries contains correspondence of Alberta (Sturtevant) Binney with non-family members. The correspondence consists primarily of incoming letters about personal subjects, visits, gifts, etc., as well as letters related to financial matters and answers to Binney's inquiries on Russian history. Correspondents include Susan Edith (Waterbury) Weld, the widow of Stephen Minot Weld, Jr. (1842-1920), and members of the Weld family; Ethel (Stockton) Whiteside and members of the Whiteside family; Gertrude B. Coffin; and many others. A letter from Charles Henry Hawes (20 Apr. 1934) discusses his research on convicts in Sakhalin, Russia. Also included is a thank-you note from Princess Ileana of Romania (16 Apr. 1952) and correspondence with Martha G. Perrine, Frank A. Mathews, Jr., William J. Morrissey, and others (1939-1944) about Binney's cousin Florence, the Princess of Camporeale, and her family; their safety during the war; their interest in family property at Edgewater Park, N.J.; and legal difficulties in recovering that property from the alien property custodian.

Beginning in 1917, Alberta Binney served on the Board of Managers of the Students House Corporation (96 Fenway), "a club residence for [female] students attending the colleges and professional schools in Boston." She also served at times as secretary and as chairman of the Entertainment Committee. This subseries includes correspondence, notices, minutes, notes, drafts, and printed matter, as well as copies of Binney's history of the Students House, "The Origins of the Students House" (1950), and papers related to its compilation.

This subseries consists of miscellaneous volumes, including two address books with some memoranda, a notebook of jokes and anecdotes, a book of handwritten French phrases (1917), seven small bank books (1938-1942), a memoranda book related to agriculture and other subjects (1951), and a reading log with notes about books Alberta Binney read and a few newspaper clippings (ca. 1952-1953).

This series consists of notes, clippings, and other papers on various subjects in which Alberta Binney was interested, including Russia, the Romanov family, the Princess of Camporeale (née Florence Binney), and the Princess Ileana of Romania.

This series contains papers of Alberta Binney related primarily to household matters, including cleaning tips, notes on hiring domestic workers, recipes, a typescript cookbook, knitting patterns, etc. Also included are papers related to her medical care and death; two manuscript recipe books, most likely both belonging to her mother Ada (Eliot) Sturtevant; and undated pencil sketches of a child's garden and household furniture.

Included in this subseries are blank postcards and art prints, many from Europe. Some postcards were annotated by Alberta Binney or her mother Ada Louise (Sturtevant) Todd, and most are undated. The subseries also contains miscellaneous printed matter, including clippings, newsletters, catalogs, calendars, Chilton Club (Boston, Mass.) membership lists, and the Chilton Club constitution and by-laws.

This subseries contains correspondence of Henry P. Binney with non-family members. Included are a few letters to Binney from friends during his World War II service abroad.

This subseries consists primarily of printed matter related to Henry P. Binney's World War II service, including a 1943 Military Railway Service wall calendar; issues of Talon Scoops and The Yankee Boomer wartime newsletters; newspaper clippings; programs; and two small booklets published by the U.S. Army: A Pocket Guide to North Africa (1943) and American "Rails" in Eight Countries: The Story of the 1st Military Railway Service (undated).

Estate papers consist of deeds, inventories, wills, leases, appraisals, powers of attorney, correspondence, accounts, receipts, and other papers related to the estates of Col. Amos Binney (1778-1833), Hannah (Dolliver) Binney, Dr. Amos Binney (1803-1847), Hannah Binney (1806-1864), Mary Gray Prentice Binney, Alberta (Sturtevant) Binney, Henry P. Binney, Jr. (1911-1995), and other family members. Included are deeds to land on Hancock St., Boston, as well as other land in Boston, Cambridge, Roxbury, and Charlestown, Mass.; papers related to land in northern Florida bought by Dr. Amos Binney from Isaiah D. Hart (1840-1844); receipts of Henry P. Binney (1838-1878) with real estate agents Holbrook & Fox (1870-1874); and correspondence about family lots at Mount Auburn Cemetery (1941-1949). Papers related to the partition of Mary G. P. Binney's estate (1888) consist of maps, diagrams, Binney genealogies, and a notebook of detailed memoranda on specific parcels of land, including assessments, divisions, improvements, sales, mortgages, etc.