Collection includes twenty-one letters written by Gerald Leander Butler to his sister Eva May Butler Israelsen, which document his experiences in the United States Army and discuss family events and news. Also includes photographs of Butler with fellow soldiers and officers; images of Butler's Army garrison; various San Diego beach scenes; and an image of the San Diego YMCA building.

Collection contains two photocopies of Jens Hansen's diary from 1886, which includes an account of his trial and experience in the territorial penitentiary. Diary is written in parallel versions, one a narrative account and the other a series of daily entries. Also includes copies of autograph book entries written by Hansen during his stay. His entries describe conditions and activities in the prison, and his relationship with his family.

Collection consists of postcards to and from Thomas R. Jones between 1905 and 1912. The majority of the correspondence documents his service as a Mormon missionary. The collection also includes blank postcards with images of European countries and photographic postcards.

The Anna Latimer correspondence, 1891, includes her incoming and outgoing letters of 1891. All letters are written from Salk Lake City, Utah, to Anna's husband Tom Latimer who was temporarily working in the mines of Idaho.

Contains a compact disc with PDF files of a family history booklet prepared by descendants of Alvin J. Schow. The booklet outlines general information about Schow-Holt ancestors and specific stories regarding some of them. Stories about the family's time in Denmark and in Utah are present. Materials compiled and created in 2009.

Letters written by Joseph F. Smith to his wife Mary Taylor, 1884-1918.

Collection includes a nineteenth-century ledger used for a journal and an incomplete letter written from prison. Also in the collection are photocopied photographs and a typescript of the journal.