These papers are largely organized according to the successive generations of the ancestors of Helen Guiles Deyo. The first series of papers relate to the activities and experiences of Samuel Baily (1760-1820) and his son, Samuel Bailey (1800-1890), both of whom resided Geenfield, New York. These papers include personal correspondence with family members; accounts and other financial records related to various business and real estate ventures; official records of government posts they held in the Town of greenfield, particularly the office of justice of peace. The second series consists chiefly of the personal papers of the Weirman and Guiles families, which date from the late nineteenth through mid-twentieth centuries. This series consists chiefly of personal correspondence, genealogical research materials, and an assortment of photographs and other family mementos Some items of special interest include a pair of original sketches by cartoonist Hilda Terry inscribed to Emma Guiles and her daughter Helen Jean, and several letters of Leland Guiles in regards to his military service in the American Expeditionary forces during the First World War.
