The collection is arranged into 4 series: I. The Otto Benndorf papers contain correspondence between Benndorf and his wife and documents related to his professional life. II. The Moszcowicz family papers include Ludwig Moszcowicz’s scientific papers and scholarly correspondence; family documents, including love letters written in shorthand between Ludwig and Else; and family correspondence, especially during the late 1930s and 1940s. III. The Franz Kirschner papers contain materials related to Franz’s childhood, correspondence with his family, and papers related to his grandparents and great-grandparents. IV. The Seattle papers include family and professional documents from the Kirschners years in Seattle.