The papers of Esther Buhler Paxton, a graduate of the University of Kansas and long-time Lawrence, Kansas resident and piano teacher, consist chiefly of her membership records from the church and the masonic, social, and professional music organizations with which she was affiliated.

Mu Phi Epsilon is a professional music fraternity which is composed of collegiate chapters, alumni chapters, and allied members. This collection is for the Lawrence, Kansas alumni chapter and consists of meeting minutes, scrapbooks, yearbooks, photographs, and other related materials.