This collection consists of six letters among three different generations of the Dodge family while residing in Buffalo, New York; at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; and in Emporia, Kansas. The letters mostly focus on family news, including marriage announcements and the illnesses and deaths of family members.

This collection contains the papers of Kansas free state activist Josiah Miller, dating from 1854-1870 and those of various members of his family, dating from 1840-1912.

Five letterpress printed postcards addressed either to Christine or Philip Miller of Eureka, Kansas from friends in Lawrence, Kansas. The postcards show views of the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence.