The collection consists of correspondence, business materials, and photographs from the Baxter and Sutton families. The collection is arranged into two series, one of correspondence and business records, and one of photographs. The letters to William Baxter by Mary Barker prior to their marriage are especially rich.  The correspondence primarily consists of letters to William Baxter. Some of the other correspondents include Alfred Baxter and Esther Wilson. The series also includes cemetery lot information, deeds and preservation issues associated with the Sutton House and Cliffside, and miscellaneous business records primarily from Wayne County. The series also includes some grammar and arithmetic books owned by William and Mary Baxter. The photographs include members of the Baxter and Sutton family. There are also numerous pictures of property including Cliffside, Brooks Farm, and land in Iowa along with a few travel photos. There are also some negatives and some postcards. The series is arranged first by individuals that were clearly identified. Unidentified photos were then placed together.  Eventually the pictures may be identified, but to make the collection available to researchers we did not identify every individual photo. Researchers are free to look at the unidentified photos.