This collection consists of personal papers, business and military records, and family photographs of Charles Clark (May 1811-December 17, 1877) of Jefferson and Bolivar counties, who served in the Confederate States Army and who was governor of Mississippi from November 16, 1863, to May 22, 1865. The papers include a number of letters. Among the correspondents are: John T. Buck, H. Cassedy, James and William Clark, Alexander M. Clayton, Varina Davis, N. B. Forrest, S. G. French, James Hill, Andrew Johnson, John F. Kennedy, R. M. King, J. V. Lobdell, William Yerger, and Douglas Walworth. The papers are arranged chronologically as follows:

• Folder 1. Papers and photographs. Undated.
• Folder 2. Papers. Undated.
• Folder 3. Papers. 1830-1859.
• Folder 4. Papers. 1860-1861.
• Folder 5. Papers. 1862-1864.
• Folder 6. Papers. 1865.
• Folder 7. Papers. 1866-1869.
• Folder 8. Papers. 1870-1875.
• Folder 9. Papers. 1876-1879.
• Folder 10. Papers. 1880-1890.

The personal papers and business records include twenty-four volumes as follows:

1. Legal Notebook, n.d., pp. 62, 15 x 38.5 cm.
2. Account and Docket Book of Charles Clark and C. Jefferson, March 1833-June 14, 1837, January 22-February 8, 1881, pp. 197, 19.5 x 32 cm.
3. "Execution Docket of Charles Clark from December Term 1836 to November Term 1840,"" pp. 284 (including index), 19 x 31 cm.
4. Book of Accounts Receivable, Book B, 1835-1842, pp. 334 (including index), 22 x 32.5 cm.
5. Book of Accounts Received for Collection by Charles Clark, 1838-1869, pp. 229 (including index), 20 x 32 cm.
6. Book of Accounts Receivable, Book C, 1839-1852, pp. 403 (including index), 20 x 31 cm.
7. Plantation Diary of Doro Plantation, kept by overseer J. B. Flowers, September 13, 1852-February 16, 1855, pp. 76, 24 x 37 cm.
8. Thomas Affleck's "The Cotton Plantation Record and Account Book, No. 2, Suitable for a Force of 80 Hands or Under," of Doro Plantation, kept by overseer J. B. Flowers, January 1, 1853 -January 23, 1854, pp. 128, 22.5 x 32.5 cm.
9. Thomas Affleck's "The Cotton Plantation Record and Account Book, No. 3, Suitable for a Force of 120 Hands or Under," of Doro Plantation, kept by overseer J. B. Flowers, January 7-December 31, 1855, pp. 105, 22.5 x 36 cm.
10. Plantation Diary of Doro Plantation, kept by overseer J. B. Flowers, May 16, 1858-January 8, 1859, and by overseer H. T. Cassity, September 19-December 10, 1892, pp. 58, 23 x 35.5 cm.
11. Thomas Affleck's "The Cotton Plantation Record and Account Book, No. 3, Suitable for a Force of 120 Hands or Under," of Doro Plantation, kept by overseers Samuel J. Dickey, William B. Farrar, A. D. Sailor and Mrs. Charles Clark, February 17, 1861-March 22, 1862, pp. 118, 22.5 x 36 cm.
12. Account Book, October 19, 1853 -March 20, 1861 and Plantation Diary of Doro Plantation, January 23-December 30, 1868, pp. 261, 19.5 x 31 cm.
13. Plantation Book of Burnside Plantation, February, 1879-March 20, 1880, p. 223, 15 x 37.5 cm.
14. Book of Miscellaneous Plantation Records and Newspaper Clippings of the War Between the States, October 20, 1810-September 29, 1866, pp. 100, 20.5 x 31 cm.
15. Book of Slaves, 1849-1850, and Accounts, March 25, 1880-January 14, 1881, pp. 100, 15.5 x 38.5 cm.
16. Account Book, 1860, 19.5 x 31 cm.
17. Docket Book, 1861-1879, pp. 194 (including index), 23.5 x 30 cm.
18. Suit Book, January 28, 1870-April 20, 1874 and Doro Plantation Accounts, January 1, 1885-November 24, 1888, pp. 114, 23.5 x 30 cm.
19. Daybook, September 14, 1876-August 3, 1877, pp. 189, 14 x 37.5 cm.
20. Letter Book (letterpress copies) of Charles and W. E. Montgomery, July 9, 1868-December 19, 1879, pp. 297, 24 x 29.5 cm.
21. Letter Book (letterpress copies) of Charles Clark and W. E. Montgomery, July 19, 1868-July 15, 1870, pp. 141, 24 x 29.5 cm.
22. Fred Clark - "Lectures Taken in Professor Minor's Senior Law Class at the University of Virginia during the Sessions of 1872-1873 and 1873-1874," p. 113, 21.5 x 29 cm.
23. Fred Clark's Notebook and Account Book, March 1, 1871-June 16, 1879, pp. 98, 19.5 x 31 cm.
24. Invoice Book of B. Kock, Importer and Exporter, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 8, 1849-May 1859, pp. 191, 16 x 40 cm.