The collection is the personal papers of Henry Vail Deale, including correspondence with Jane Niehaus (1941-45), while in the Civilian Public Service camps in Merom, Indiana; Big Flats, New York; and Powellsville, Maryland. Also included are pamphlets on peace and pacifism, images from the CPS camps, and other family photographs. Another major portion of the correspondence is from daughter Sally Deale while she is attending Grinnell, College in Grinnell Iowa (1960-1963).