The Rule and Alward papers consists of photographs, postcards, Officer Training notes, a commencement program from Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University), and class notes. About half of the postcards were sent from Clifford Rule to Lela Alward during World War I while he was deployed in France. Many of the postcards are scenes from France, or of soldiers training. Some notable photographs include Notre Dame Cathedral with supports for protection during air raids, Woodrow Wilson in France, the Eiffel Tower, a chateau from the 6th century, the Palace at Versailles, a monastery, the Garden of Marie Antoinette, and the American Red Cross in France. A training notebook for use of grenades and rifles is included. The postcard album contains pictures of his family and friends. There are negatives to the photographs of Woodrow Wilson.