Typescripts of diaries kept from 1963 to 2001. Holmes writes about his life in Victor, Idaho, his relationship with his family which included four children, his activities as a drug store owner, his work as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church), and his participation in civic affairs. Blair Holmes, Harold's son, transcribed the materials into typewritten form.

This collection contains journals, correspondence, ephemera, scrapbooks, maps, and other papers and items dealing with the Harold Harper Holmes family.