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Includes correspondence with various banks and lawyers.  Covers court case by family contesting the will, sales of parts of the estate, some newspaper clippings.

T. McClelland, president of Knox College, comments on pensions under the "new Carnegie figt for college professors" (June 1905); Paul Peck on election to Chair of History; Albert Shaw to Pres. Bradley on soliciting money from Rockefeller and Carnegie (1902 and 1905); Eugene Taylor (of Josselyn & Taylor, Cedar Rapids) applying to become college architect; Pres. Winchell on construction of railroad depot; Zitterell, contractor for Chapel and YM-YW building.

Henry Matlack on power and installation of new organ; L. F. Parker on Gates, Herron and fund raising; Trustee John Meyer.

Correspondence and photograph of ground breaking. Blueprints are in Oversize file (RG-T ser. 4.9)

Correspondence between Phelps and Lewis Scharnberg, farmer, deals with daily activities, problems and trials of farming at the time: planting walnut ttrees as a windbreak, Dec. 3, 1936; building repairs; marketing crops; list of grains to be planted, cost of seed, roads closed because of mud, March 1936; description of an "old timer" snowstorm and reminiscences of "the old days" ("oldest child was born in the barn, done it ourselves, had no $5 to get a Doctor, second child was born in a machine shed...:" "...walked 8 miles to and from work every morning and night and got $1.50 for 10 hours work...did not have time them days to smoke cigarettes..." Feb. 11, 1936 Correspondence and legal papers related to the college mortgage on the farm. Arranged more or less in reverse chronological order, as they came to the archives.

Frank Almy; E. Adams on selection of Bradley as president, 1902; Dan Dradley; S. F. Cooper; S. A. Cravath on selection of Bradley as president; Frisbie; Henry Holsman (architect; building on W. Ohio, Chicago); Gershom Hill; Sh. H. Herrick on investments; James L. Hill; S. H. Herrick.

Samuel Cooper on Chapel.

Concerning law suits over Bailey-Marsh's non-payment of bills to sub-contractors, financial disputes.

Letters to the Treasurer (H. H. Robbins). Most deal with fund raising or paying pledges; some are from parents about their children's finances (e.g. Atkinson, which continues 1901-1902), parents seeking help finding student housing; alumni urging admission of promising students; real estate investments (e.g. college lot on West Ohio St., Chicago, letters from E.S. Judd); mortgage payments. Note letters from : Bicknell on Herron 1899, J. F. Darby, A.L. Frisbie, J. Fleming on Mrs. Rand's finances, 1900, S.H. Herrick, J. L. Hill, Gershom Hill (Hill and Robbins were cousins), from H. H. Kennedy re: candidate for presidency of Grinnell, Dr. Harper, 1900; letters from S. A. Merrill and John Meyers re: college investments.

Letters from Rossetter Cole and Henry Matlack on Music School (all in "M: folder); Wm. Parsons on Herron affair effect on donations; from L. F. Parker mention of A. Adams' papers, Julius Reed correspondence, Pres. Gates, Herron (Feb. 1901)

Mostly between Bailey-Marsh construction co. and L. V. Phelps. 1917-1918. Deals with labor problems, labor strike (Arpil 1917), effects of war on construction, cost overruns, finances.

Deals primarily with furnishings. Includes Cross-Wells kitchen plans, lamps, laundry equipment. Cross-Wells blueprints for kitchen equipment are in Oversize file (RG-T Ser. 4.2)

Mostly between Bailey-marsh and Phelps on details of construction and ordering materials.