Article copies regarding ferns published in the British Fern Gazette and the American Fern Journal. Also includes a chapter in the book Evolutionary Pathways and Enigmatic Algae, Kluwer Academic Publishers, regarding a comprehensive bibliography of the world's literature on a particular genus of algae, Cyanidium geitler.

Contains a copy of John William Ott's obituary (Franklyn D. Ott's father) as well as Franklyn Ott's application for employment, curriculum vitae, employment history, and a list of 40 published works.

Two volume manuscript. The first volume consists of copies of typed text with photographs, illustrations, and notes of ferns. The second volume appears to be a continuation of fern photographs, illustrations and notes. The author of the manuscripts is not clear. "A. J. Petrik" is written inside the front cover of each volume.