Eldred Klauser's correspondence consists of business letters from the agriculture departments of a few universities, concerning farm questions, and from the King Construction Co. and the Pfau Manufacturing Co., regarding construction of a greenhouse. Personal letters are mainly from his mother, 1911-1912, and from relatives and friends. Also included are a few of Klauser's narrative and financial progress reports of the Stiles farm, 1911-1912, an invitation to buy fresh vegetables at prices comparable to those in grocery stores, and very fragmentary financial records, most related to construction of the greenhouse. Family memorabilia consists of a partial personal diary, awards, clippings, invitations, programs, announcements, and ribbons, collected by Klauser and other relatives.
The photographs depict the exterior and interiors of the Eldred-Klauser family home in Milwaukee, family members and others (including photos of some participating in amateur theatricals), and scenes of family and friends taken at Wisconsin Dells. There are also post cards and a sketchbook of the “effect of Spanish American War on Eldred, 10 years old, 1898.”
