The records reflect the land development company's effort to preserve the unique beauty of the area, as well as the financial autonomy of the company. Although the papers contain material from early as well as later periods of the company's history, the record is by no means complete. One folder consists simply of two typescript pamphlets, both of them histories of Fairy Chasm prepared by former residents. Two ledger books from the years 1899-1911 and 1925-1958 contain the most complete series of minutes of Board of Directors' meetings, as well as miscellaneous notations. The proceedings folder covers only the years 1931-1941 and contains copies of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors, as well as minutes of Board meetings and the president's report for the years 1940 and 1941.
The bulk of the folders in this collection contain information on land transfers during the company's history. The folders include records of the adoption of a new plat, circa 1938-1940, the annexation of South Fairy Chasm into the Village of Bayside, circa 1954-1955, the dispute over the proposed sale of reserve lands, 1959-1960, and the sale of the remaining reserve land to Nature Conservancy, 1970. The correspondence folder deals only with the years 1950-1959, the years when the collection's donor, E. Eugene Kohls, was president of the company.
The collection also contains financial statements and maps of the area from circa 1938.
