notes mostly on churches and genealogy; a poem; and blank letterhead from the Law Offices of Dunne, Morris, Heckscher & Roberts, Philadelphia , [18]90; undated

The Pickering family correspondence and photographs collection (1855-1944, undated; bulk 1902-1936) contains one box of mostly letters as well as photographs and ephemera belonging to members of the Pickering family. A majority of the correspondence is to Nelle Pontz Pickering from her sister Ethel Pontz McCown, and from Nelle Pickering to her husband, Maylin J. Pickering.

Topics in the Pontz sisters correspondence mostly includes discussions of daily life activities such as going shopping, doctors visits, and attending dinners; and also includes discussions about clothing, health, weather, family, and friends. Some of the correspondence is sent from Ethel Pontz while she was living in El Paso, TX. presumably while her husband, and Nelle's husband were in the military; as well as from Nelle to her husband, Maylin while he was at Camp MacArthur in Waco,TX., El Paso, and the Aviation Concentration Center in Garden City, Long Island, NY. Some of the topics in the letters from Mary [Barger] to her mother discuss interactions with soldiers and their families presumably during the Civil War. Other correspondence includes: letters to Nelle from relatives and friends; letters from Jessie [Pickering], letters to Mrs. Tomlinson who is presumably Marie L. Barger Tomlinson(Jessie Tomlinson Pickering's mother), Eliza T. Wayne, and others.

This collection also includes postcards sent from Maylin J. Pickering to J.L. Pickering, military comics postcards, photographs taken at a parade and reception for returning Spanish-American War soldiers in Philadelphia, photographs of friends and family at various gatherings, images taken of the Philadelphia National Guard at Mt. Gretna, images taken at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA. and other locations; as well as ephemera such as cufflinks, a watch, bolo tie, E Pluribus Urium Army pin; WWII Major Oak Leaf insignia pins; dental association pins; and certificates that detail Maylin's military service and discharge.