The collection contains materials assembled by the donor, mostly relating to the early settlers and history of Lenawee County, Michigan. Included are deeds, mortgages, and other legal documents (1821-1880) of Tecumseh, Michigan, as well as accounts of a gristmill (1849, 1858). There is also a written report (1899) of a legislative trip to Bay City by the Joint Committee on State Affairs and Private Corporations of the Michigan House of Representatives to investigate Michigan's then new beet sugar industry. Other items include a songbook (1886) of the Grand Army of the Republic, two autograph albums belonging to Lena Sizer of Adrian, Michigan, and two booklets (1899, c. 1925) describing the history of Tecumseh.