Contains 3881 slides of various countries around the world.

Correspondence from Philip M. Flammer to Margie and Marty Smith. About half of the letters are addressed to the couple and the remaining half are addressed to only Margie. Topics of the letters include Flammer's teaching study abroad terms in London, Russia, and Jerusalem; health concerns with depression; presentations and publications; and his role as a history and religion professor. Materials are dated 1983 to 1991.

Contains transcripts of three emails, two in correspondence with an "Ylena Gavrilova," and one with a "Vera Zhura Vleva," both Russian, on research for Sears' book, "the Silence of God." Also contains business cards and notes on contact information for other people, as well.

Contains notes, copies, and bibliographies of research material for the novel "The Silence of God." Also contains notes from a trip made by the author to Moscow.

Contains various international news items. Some of the reports are in the handwriting of Samuel Russell [Sr.]. Topics include emigration of early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jewish riots in Russia, and the Ireland/England peace policy. Materials dated May 1, 1882.

Contains the unpublished manuscript for a possible book of Russia, entitled "Surging Russia." Dated 1929.