The papers consist of materials related to Edgar Kirk and the Richards Quintet. The materials include three binder scrapbooks with photographs, performance programs, letters, and newspapers clippings. There are also two photograph albums relating to the 1984 China trip of the Richards Quintet, one album contains photographs, the other album contains photographs and clippings which are written in Chinese. The collection also contains two LP records of the Richards Quintet: Anton Reicha's Wind Quintet in F Minor and Wind Quintet in B-flat Major, and Müller's Three Wind Quintets.