Chiefly family and professional correspondence but also includes printed material, writings and speeches, scrapbooks, diaries, and photographs. The collection primarily pertains to the Farrar family and to Preston C. Farrar as an English teacher at Allegheny High School (Pa.), in New York City, and as professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Much of the Correspondence Series consists of personal letters among family members, primarily written to Preston C. Farrar; his wife Edna P. Farrar; brother Samuel Clark Farrar, Jr.; sister Josephine; father Samuel Clark Farrar; and mother Ettie Farrar. However, the series also documents the careers of Samuel Farrar, Sr. and Preston Farrar as educators. Business letters from Samuel Farrar concern real estate investments in Pennsylvania and New York that father and son held in joint ownership. The Writings and Speeches Series contains writings by Preston C. Farrar on teaching literature, English, and education. The Scrapbooks and Clippings Series contains items which pertain to school laws, family events, and local Allegheny elections. The Diaries Series contains Preston C. Farrar's diaries while he attended Washington and Jefferson College, 1887-1891. The Photographs Series contains pictures of family and friends, 1890-1920's. The Printed Material Series includes drama and opera programs for New York City theaters, collected by Edith P. Farrar, 1899-1957.
