The papers contain correspondence, letterpress copybooks, legal and financial documents, diaries, maps, blueprints, and photographs, the bulk of which documents the personal life and law and business careers of Edwin Hale Abbot.
This series contains materials arranged alphabetically within two subseries: Maps, Blueprints, and Drawings and Financial and Legal Papers. The latter subseries contains the sub-subseries Railroads, Mines, and Businesses and Personal Records.
This series contains material arranged alphabetically by company or personal name within two subseries: Railroads, Mines, and Businesses and Personal Records.