The collection is largely composed to records created by the Genesee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution over the course of conducting its activities. A minority of the collection is composed of newspaper clippings and other items collected by members that came into possession of the chapter. Some of these contents are related to the chapter and the DAR; others are not.

Records reflecting its activities come in many forms, but predominantly in chapter rosters, a treasurer’s journal, and minutes recorded by various secretaries between 1897 and 1929. These reflect that the chapter focused more on contributing money to charitable and educational causes due to other women’s groups in Flint taking on duties similar to other chapters of the DAR in other American cities.

Contents collected the by that are related to the DAR include multiple scrapbooks with cards, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Indexes were created for some of these scrapbooks and printed out from computers. No electronic copies are known to exist. These reflect events and stories about the DAR, both local and national. Some coverage is given to the Flint Ladies’ Library Association.

Contents unrelated to the DAR have unknown provenance, but do not reflect any connection to the chapter or the DAR. Many precede the chapter’s establishment by several decades. A number of ledgers document purchases from the 1840s to 1850s. How they were included in the collection is unknown.

The scrapbook contains clippings from Barron’s Weekly that record business dealings and personal episodes from the life of William C. Durant. The clippings come from articles written from January to February 1926.