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Diaries, letters, and miscellaneous items of Elizabeth Garrett (Mrs. Edwin) Atwood and her daughter Elizabeth C., residents of Nelson, Portage County, Ohio, detailing their daily activities. Included in the miscellany is a printed 1864 obituary of Cornelia A. Stowe in Williams County, Ohio and an 1862 letter to Mrs. Stowe; four brief tracts by the Reverence David Jones; two advertising cards showing boys' suits, a tintype of an unidentified man; and a notebook of writings and scattered diary entries.

Mimeographed copy of a biography of Taylor, a teacher, homesteader, and civic leader of River Falls, Wisconsin; written by her daughter, Margaret Taylor Miller.

Miscellaneous papers, including a seven-page biographical tribute to Taylor written by her daughter, Margaret T. Miller, beginning with her birth in 1868 to Wesley and Elizabeth (Shults) Atwater.
Ella's father was a Methodist minister and the family moved from Packwaukee (Wisconsin), to small towns near La Crosse, to River Falls, and finally to South Dakota. Wesley Taylor followed Ella to South Dakota where they married and homesteaded near Whitewood before moving back to River Falls around 1900. The tribute also includes reminiscences by others of Ella's character and Methodist faith. Three clippings on Taylor's 98th and 100th birthdays are also included.

Scrapbook of World War II postal covers and military letterhead received by Mrs. Ella Toby from former boarders who left their studies at the River Falls State Teachers College (Wisconsin) for military service. Also included are photographs of the soldiers, news clippings, and a few letters.
The postal covers contain military addresses and Mrs. Toby made notes on post changes for many of the soldiers. Seven photographs were loose in the scrapbook and are separately housed; they are primarily posed images of individual soldiers.

Audit reports of the creamery; missing reports for 1939, 1941, 1942, 1944, and 1954.

Record books of the association listing for the herd of each participating farmer the individual cow's milk production, production value, butterfat content, and quantity and value of feed used; listed on forms provided by the United States Bureau of Animal Industry.

Records of an Ellsworth, Wisconsin, women's group including constitution and by-laws, minutes, yearbooks, financial records, news clippings, and a small amount of correspondence. Activities of the group included discussion of history, civics, and literary topics; presentation of papers and original literature written by members; and charity work including sponsorship of a French World War I orphan.

Record of receipts, noting date, from whom received, on what account, and amount; and expenditures, noting date, to whom paid, on what account, and amount.