The collection consists of originals and xeroxes of obituaries, photographs, wedding notices, and other family history materials covering two generations from 1840-1961, and genealogical charts going back to the eighteenth century. There are also some notes of Rachel Chamness Morris relating family history, family photographs, David Morris's account book, and three books of songs and poetry belonging to members of the family.

The collection contains modern black and white reprints of photographs pertaining to Olive Carr's teaching career in Eudora, Kansas and her parents' wedding portraits.